Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Great Bear
Amusement Park: Hersheypark (Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Inverted
Status: Operating since 5/23/1998
Make / Model: Bolliger & Mabillard / Inverted Coaster / Custom
Designer: Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Cost: $13,000,000 USD
Capacity: 1,300 riders per hour
Length: 2,800 ft
Height: 90 ft
Drop: 124 ft
Inversions: 4
Speed: 58 mph
Duration: 2:55
Elements: 100 ft tall Loop
Immelmann
Zero-G Roll
Corkscrew
Trains: 2 trains with 8 cars per train. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
Facts: Prior to its first drop, the coaster begins with a helix.
On the final section of track, as the Sooperdooperlooper train comes close, riders seated on the far right have the opportunity to "kick the Sooperdooperlooper."
The coaster was built over a stream. Because Hersheypark had difficulty getting permission to place supports in the water, B&M had to create some unique structural elements and footers .
Great Bear
Amusement Park: Hersheypark (Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Inverted
Status: Operating since 5/23/1998
Make / Model: Bolliger & Mabillard / Inverted Coaster / Custom
Designer: Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Cost: $13,000,000 USD
Capacity: 1,300 riders per hour
Length: 2,800 ft
Height: 90 ft
Drop: 124 ft
Inversions: 4
Speed: 58 mph
Duration: 2:55
Elements: 100 ft tall Loop
Immelmann
Zero-G Roll
Corkscrew
Trains: 2 trains with 8 cars per train. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
Facts: Prior to its first drop, the coaster begins with a helix.
On the final section of track, as the Sooperdooperlooper train comes close, riders seated on the far right have the opportunity to "kick the Sooperdooperlooper."
The coaster was built over a stream. Because Hersheypark had difficulty getting permission to place supports in the water, B&M had to create some unique structural elements and footers .
