Hersheypark · operating · 2002
Lightning Racer
90 ft · 51 mph
A GCI dueling wooden coaster with two tracks — Thunder and Lightning — that race and interact through crossovers.
Specifications
Ride profile
Scaled against Hersheypark's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
90 ft
#9 of 14 at Hersheypark
Ride experience
Launches, airtime, layout style, and more
- Dueling
- Wood
Specs from hersheypark.com
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Rocky Mountain hybrid coasters
Steel track on reinvented wooden structures — steep, twisted, and often relentless.
Track compliance — why wood feels alive
Wood flexes; steel is stiffer — the same forces feel different on each structure.
Twister layouts
Helixes and direction changes stacked in one direction — classic wooden feel.
Wooden vs steel coasters
Structure and maintenance differ, but the question for riders is feel — vibration, sound, and how the train moves.
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Sources & official links
We link out to parks, manufacturers, and the pages where facts and media come from.
- Hersheypark — official sitehersheypark.com(opens in a new tab)
- Hersheypark on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcehersheypark.com(opens in a new tab)
- Great Coasters International — manufacturergreatcoasters.com(opens in a new tab)