Roller Soaker
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Roller Soaker is a suspended roller coaster
at Hersheypark
in Hershey
, Pennsylvania
. It was manufactured by Setpoint USA, and was the first interactive ride built in the park. It is located in Midway America at Hersheypark, behind Tidal Force. It was the second roller coaster of this type to be built after Flying Super Saturator
was built at Carowinds in 2000.
The nine cars are capable of holding four riders total: two riders facing forward, and two riders facing backwards. Cars are moved in and out of the ride in groups of three. The course is filled with gentle slopes and turns.
Roller Soaker is unique because each rider is given 4 gallons (15.1 l) of water which totals 16 gallons (60.6 l) of water for each car. The water can be dropped from the car toward park guests waiting in line or over Intercoastal Waterway lazy river. There are also several water cannons which can be fired at riders from individuals on the ground, and several places where guests are guaranteed to get wet by traveling under a waterfall. For guests of the park who do not wish to get soaked, a "dry path" is marked, which is achieved by covering the path with a wide margin to allow for splash.
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
at Hersheypark
Hersheypark
Hersheypark is an amusement park located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, near the Hershey Chocolate Factory.Hersheypark was opened on April 24, 1907 as a leisure park for the employees of the Hershey Chocolate Company, an American confectionery company. Later, the company decided to open the park to the...
in Hershey
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. It was manufactured by Setpoint USA, and was the first interactive ride built in the park. It is located in Midway America at Hersheypark, behind Tidal Force. It was the second roller coaster of this type to be built after Flying Super Saturator
Flying Super Saturator
Flying Super Saturator was a water ride and suspended roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park, which lies on the border of North and South Carolina. Flying Super Saturator was the first roller coaster of its kind, allowing riders to dump 4-gallon payloads of water on those Carowinds patrons who...
was built at Carowinds in 2000.
The nine cars are capable of holding four riders total: two riders facing forward, and two riders facing backwards. Cars are moved in and out of the ride in groups of three. The course is filled with gentle slopes and turns.
Roller Soaker is unique because each rider is given 4 gallons (15.1 l) of water which totals 16 gallons (60.6 l) of water for each car. The water can be dropped from the car toward park guests waiting in line or over Intercoastal Waterway lazy river. There are also several water cannons which can be fired at riders from individuals on the ground, and several places where guests are guaranteed to get wet by traveling under a waterfall. For guests of the park who do not wish to get soaked, a "dry path" is marked, which is achieved by covering the path with a wide margin to allow for splash.