North Star
Swing Ride at Valleyfair, Shakopee, Minnesota. Opened 2017.
- Height
- 230 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 40 mph
- Length
- n/a
- Inversions
- n/a
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Funtime
North Star is a swing ride in the Route 76 area of Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota. Funtime built it as a Star Flyer, and it opened in 2017 in place of the park's Enterprise ride, which closed in 2016. Its name honors Minnesota's state motto, "L'Etoile du Nord."
Riders sit in two-person swings hung on chains, with their feet dangling. The swings rotate and rise up a 230-foot tower, carrying riders more than 20 stories above the ground at up to 40 mph. The park notes that the tower is taller than Wild Thing, the park's tallest roller coaster at 207 feet.
Riders must be at least 44 inches tall.
Sources
- valleyfair.enchantedparks.com/rides-and-experiences/attracti... (Park page: named for Minnesota's state motto 'L'etoile du Nord'; 230-foot-tall tower; two-person chain-linked swings with feet dangling; up to 40 mph; more than 20 stories; taller than Wild Thing; minimum height 44 inches.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valleyfair (North Star, 2017, Funtime Star Flyer; two-person swings reach 230 feet and 40 mph; Enterprise (1979 to 2016) closed to make room for North Star; opened near the front of Route 76.)
- valleyfair.enchantedparks.com/rides-and-experiences/attracti... (Wild Thing climbs 207 feet.)
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.