Hangman
Steel Inverted at Opryland USA, Nashville, Tennessee. Opened 1995, closed 1997.
This ride has closed. It last operated at Opryland USA in 1997.
- Height
- 109 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 50 mph
- Length
- 2,261 ft
- Inversions
- 5
- Ride time
- 1 min 36 s
- Designer
- Vekoma
Hangman operated at Opryland USA from May 1, 1995, until the park closed in 1997. It was then taken down and rebuilt at Marine World in Vallejo, California (now Six Flags Discovery Kingdom), where it opened as Kong in May 1998.
Sources
- rcdb.com/162.htm (RCDB Hangman: Opryland USA, removed, operated 1995-05-01 to 1997; steel inverted; Vekoma SLC / 689m Standard; length 2260.5 ft, height 109.3 ft, speed 49.7 mph, 5 inversions, duration 1:36; no drop listed; relocated to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom as Kong; designer Peter Clerx.)
- rcdb.com/163.htm (RCDB Kong: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, operating since May 1998; relocated from Opryland USA where it was Hangman.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong_(roller_coaster) (Wikipedia: opened at Opryland May 1, 1995, closed October 26, 1997; sold and rebuilt at Marine World, reopening as Kong in May 1998 (also gives 115 ft height, 109 ft drop, 50 mph; see doubts).)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.