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Zonga - Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Vallejo, California, USA)

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Roller Coaster: Zonga
Amusement Park: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Vallejo, California, USA)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Sit Down
Status: Defunct
SBNO from 2005 to 2006
Operated from 4/25/2003 to 2004
Relocations: Gröna Lund as Thriller
Six Flags AstroWorld as Texas Tornado
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom as Zonga
Isla San Marcos Parque Temático as Tsunami
Builder: Schwarzkopf
Designer: Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Maps: Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite)
Capacity: 720 riders per hour
 
Length: 3,675 ft 
Height: 115 ft 
Drop: 98 ft 
Inversions: 4 
Speed: 54 mph 
Max Vertical Angle: 70° 
Elements: 91.5 ft tall Loop
80.6 ft tall Loop
56 ft tall Loop
48 ft tall Loop
 
 
Trains: 5 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train.
 
Etymology: Zonga is Swahili for "coil" or "loop".
Facts: When the Thriller was moved from Six Flags Astroworld to Six Flags Marine World, some track modifications were made by Premier Rides.  The most significant was increasing the elevation of the first two loops.  The affect of this change would be reducing the Thriller's top speed and lowering the g-forces during the first two loops.
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