Ride Facts |
| Number of Trains: | 2 | | Capacity: | 1025 riders per hour | | Ride Length: | 2 minutes, 15 seconds | | Maximum Speed: | 61 miles per hour | | Maximum Drop: | 124 ' | | Designer: | Bolliger & Mabillard | | Year Installed: | 1998 |
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Great Bear
Description
Great Bear is an exhilarating, looping, inverted steel coaster. You ride below the track, not above it. The ride starts by lifting you 90 feet off the ground. It will then speed up to 61 miles per hour (nearly a mile a minute) as it rips down the tracks, through a loop then into what is called an immelman - a loop that turns you out at the top and then drops you like a falling star! Then you will cross the Sooperdooperlooper, make an "S" turn before returning to earth.
**Hersheypark suggests that that if you plan on riding rides to please bring into the park only items that can be safely secured in cargo pockets, a waist pack or a zipping jacket pocket. To secure loose articles, a cargo pocket must fasten with a velcro or button flap or a zipper, a waist pack should fasten around the waist and have a zipper closure, and a jacket pocket must have a zipper closure.
Due to the dynamics of some of our rides, loose articles are not permitted on most rides and should be left with non-riders or secured in lockers. Loose or hand-held articles include but are not limited to cameras, cell phones, pagers, purses, stuffed animals, basketballs, prizes, radios, hats, loose fitting jewelry, glasses, backpacks, ect. Hersheypark and its employees are not responsible for lost or stolen items which include items that fall out of pockets.
Ride Type
Adult Rides
Coasters
Ride Rating
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Aggressive Thrill Ride - This is a high-speed experience. Riders will experience many unexpected, rapid changes in speed, direction, and/or elevation and requires rider full body control. This ride is not recommended for guests with physical, cognitive, and/or medical limitations. |
Park Area
Minetown
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Height Requirements for this Ride
Additional Restrictions
** This ride may not accommodate guests of a larger size (height and/or weight) due to the configuration of the safety restraint system.
Guests with prosthetic legs may have to remove them in order to ride.
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