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

Facts

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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