Hydrus
Steel Euro-Fighter at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, New Jersey. Opened 2017.
- Height
- 72 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 45 mph
- Length
- 1,050 ft
- Inversions
- 3
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Gerstlauer
Hydrus is a steel roller coaster on Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. It is a Euro-Fighter model built by Gerstlauer and opened on May 6, 2017, as part of an expansion of the pier after Hurricane Sandy.
Riders climb a 72-foot vertical lift hill and then drop at 97 degrees, steeper than straight down. The 1,050-foot track reaches 45 mph and turns riders upside down three times, through a vertical loop, a cutback and a heartline roll. Each train has two cars seating four riders in a single row.
Hydrus is the tallest of the four roller coasters on the pier. The park requires riders to be at least 48 inches tall.
Sources
- casinopiernj.com/boardwalk-rides (Hydrus: Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter, 72 ft vertical lift, 97-degree first drop, 45 mph, 1,050 ft of track, vertical loop; 48-inch minimum height.)
- rcdb.com/14231.htm (Hydrus: operating since May 6, 2017; Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter / 320; length 1,050 ft, height 72 ft, 45 mph, 3 inversions, 97-degree vertical angle; elements vertical chain lift, loop, cutback, heartline roll; 2 cars of 4 riders.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Pier (Hydrus is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter; the 2017 pier expansion included Hydrus.)
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.