Swamp Fox (roller coaster)
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| Swamp Fox | |
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| Family Kingdom Amusement Park | |
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| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1966 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters |
| Designer | John Allen |
| Track layout | Double Out and Back |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Drop | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Length | 2,400 ft (730 m) |
| Speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Swamp Fox at RCDB Pictures of Swamp Fox at RCDB |
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The Swamp Fox wooden roller coaster is located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina It is one of 37 rides at Family Kingdom Amusement Park.[1] The coaster is named after American Revolutionary War leader, Francis Marion.
The Swamp Fox is a wooden roller coaster that runs over a 2,400 feet (730 m), figure-eight track. The “double out and back” design takes riders to heights of 75 feet (22.9 m) at speeds up to 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) and features dramatic drops of up to 65 feet (19.8 m).[2] It is number 10 on About.com's list of “The 10 Most Underrated Coasters In North America.”[3]
Functioning as a shock absorber, the coaster's structure is designed to sway with the force of the moving train.[citation needed]
In one experiment performed on the Swamp Fox, operators found that the train ran its track anywhere from eight to 10 seconds faster at 9 p.m. than it did around 2 p.m. in the afternoon.[2]
The Swamp Fox roller coaster, built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company of Pennsylvania, opened in 1966 as one of the rides at Grand Strand Amusement Park. In 1992, that park was purchased by the Ammons family and rechristened "Family Kingdom Amusement Park". The Swamp Fox was then totally refurbished according to the original specifications of the original design by John C. Allen.[4] In 2016, American Coaster Enthusiasts marked the 50th anniversary of the Swamp Fox by adding a historical marker.[5]
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