Lightning Racer
Hersheypark, Hershey, PA
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Dueling coaster · Wooden · GCI
Opened 2000 · Owned by Hershey
Two wooden trains, Lightning and Thunder, chase each other through six near-miss passes in GCI's first dueling racer.
- Height
- 90 ft
- Top speed
- 51 mph
- Length
- 3,400 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Opened
- 2000
- Builder
- GCI
On-ride video
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Plan your ride
Lines are shortest at park open and in the last hour of the day. Enthusiasts swear by the back row for the biggest airtime.
Good to know
No inversions — intense, but you never go upside down
Wooden ride — expect a classic, rattly feel
Compact layout — 3,400 ft of track
