High Speed Thrill Coaster was a steel junior roller coaster located at

Knoebels Amusement Resort Knoebels Amusement Resort () is a family-owned and operated amusement park, picnic grove, and campground in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1926, it is the United States's largest free-admission park. The park has more than 60 rides including thre ...

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History

Built by Overland Amusement Company, it opened in 1955 and operated until 2008. The installation at Knoebels was the last operating roller coaster in the world from Overland. The layout consisted of a small lift hill, followed by a diving 180° turn and several small hills, ending with another 180° turn back to the station. High Speed Thrill Coaster's lift hill was powered by a six-cylinder Ford engine. The operator could control the coaster's overall speed by adjusting the speed of the chain through a

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lever to engage and disengage the engine from the lift chain. The ride was dismantled beginning in late 2008. According to their website, the ride was "worn out". It was the first roller coaster to be built at Knoebels, and as such was the longest continually-operating roller coaster at the park. The area where the coaster was located is still used for a junior roller coaster known as Kozmo's Kurves, the successor to High Speed Thrill Coaster. Kozmo's Kurves opened on August 1, 2009.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:High Speed Thrill Coaster (Roller Coaster) Roller coasters manufactured by Overland Amusement Company Former roller coasters in Pennsylvania 1955 establishments in Pennsylvania Knoebels Amusement Resort