High Speed Thrill Coaster

High Speed Thrill Coaster was a steel junior roller coaster located at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. Built by the Overland Amusement Company, it opened in 1955 and operated until 2008. The installation at Knoebels was the last operating roller coaster in the world from Overland.

High Speed Thrill Coaster
Cars coming down the lift hill in 2008
Knoebels Amusement Resort
LocationKnoebels Amusement Resort
Coordinates40.880140°N 76.502711°W / 40.880140; -76.502711
StatusRemoved
Opening date1955 (1955)
Closing date2008 (2008)
Replaced byKozmo's Kurves
General statistics
TypeSteel
DesignerOverland Amusement Company
Track layoutOval
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height18 ft (5.5 m)
Drop12 ft (3.7 m)
Length200 ft (61 m)
Inversions0
Height restriction42 in (107 cm)
High Speed Thrill Coaster at RCDB
Pictures of High Speed Thrill Coaster at RCDB

The layout consisted of a small, 18-foot-high (5.5 m) lift hill, followed by a diving 180° turn and several small hills, ending with another 180° turn back to the station. High Speed Thrill Coaster lift was powered by a six-cylinder Ford engine. The operator could control the coaster's overall speed by adjusting the speed of the chain through a clutch lever to engage and disengage the engine from the lift chain.[1]

The ride was dismantled beginning in late 2008.[2] According to their website, the ride was "worn out". It was the first roller coaster to be built at Knoebels, and as such was the longest continually-operating roller coaster at the park. The area where the coaster was located at Knoebels – on the island above the motor boat trough – is still used for a junior roller coaster known as Kozmo's Kurves,[3] the successor to High Speed Thrill Coaster that opened on August 1, 2009.

References
  1. Futrell, Jim (2002). Amusement Parks of Pennsylvania. Stackpole Books. p. 163. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  2. "Knoebels". Screamscape.com. 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  3. "Knoebels Amusement Resort". Knoebels.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
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