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Steeplechase
Steel Launched at Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. Opened 2011.
- Height
- 43 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 40 mph
- Length
- 1,476 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Zamperla
Steeplechase is a launched roller coaster at Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. It honors the horse-racing ride of the historic Steeplechase Park, and riders sit astride saddle-style seats as on a horse.
The ride is a Zamperla Moto Coaster. It opened in April 2011 as one of the first rides of the park's Scream Zone. A flywheel launch sends the trains from a standstill to 40 mph in under two seconds, according to the park, followed by a series of jumps and 65-degree banked curves on a 1,476-foot track. RCDB gives a height of 42.7 feet and lists no inversions.
The park's minimum height to ride alone is 48 inches.
Sources
- lunaparknyc.com/rides/steeplechase (Park page: equestrian theme honoring Steeplechase Park; saddle seats; 0 to 40 mph in less than 2 seconds; 1,476 ft track; jumps and 65-degree curves; 48 in to ride alone.)
- rcdb.com/9664.htm (RCDB: operating; Zamperla Moto Coaster / 364m; 42.7 ft, 37.3 mph, 1,194.2 ft, 0 inversions; flywheel launch 0-37.3 mph in 2 s; 2 trains of 6 cars.)
- brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/18/all_screamzonemain_2011_5_6_... (Brooklyn Paper: Scream Zone, with Steeplechase, opened April 24, 2011.)
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.