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Georgia Scorcher is the third attraction to occupy this location in the Georgia section of the park. It replaced the Ragin' Rivers "wet-dry" raft slide tower that was added for the 1991 season, which itself replaced one of the two Log Jamboree
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that threads through the center of the vertical loop. After exiting the element, the roller coaster then climbs a small hill and is twisted over on its right side, twisting back as it enters its second inversion, a
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in 1998 respectively, Georgia Scorcher did not continue the trend of the world's tallest and fastest stand-up roller coasters. Its layout is more modest, in fitting with the long, narrow site selected for it.
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Georgia Scorcher departs the station and climbs its 107-foot (33 m) lift hill, then drops down a 101 ft drop. Then the roller coaster enters its 81-foot (25 m)
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The roller coaster climbs up to the left, crossing over the start of the lift hill, before diving down and performing a ground-level 270-degree
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The track was originally painted yellow with purple supports. For the 2019 season, the track was repainted cherry red with dark grey supports.
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2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
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On November 10, 1998, Six Flags Over Georgia announced that they would be building a new
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turn, crossing itself again as it rises one final time to enter the
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Stand-up roller coasters manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard
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Roller coasters manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard
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Six Flags Over Georgia
Six Flags Over Georgia
Georgia
Coordinates
33°46′13″N 84°33′02″W / 33.77028°N 84.55056°W / 33.77028; -84.55056
Steel
Stand-up
Bolliger & Mabillard
Werner Stengel
lift hill
Inversions
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Flash Pass
Georgia Scorcher at RCDB
stand-up roller coaster
Six Flags Over Georgia
Austell, Georgia

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