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Storm Runner

Hersheypark's operating launch: 0 to 72 mph in 2 seconds. The launch time is what counts.

Storm Runner's launch time is 2.00 s, an official figure.

Also known as Hersheypark Storm Runner
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Launch time

2.00s

Operating launch at Hersheypark, 0 to 72 mph in 2 seconds. Coasterpedia says 0 mph to 72 mph in 2 s. Wikipedia says 0 to 72 mph in two seconds.

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Quick answers

People also ask

What is Storm Runner's launch time?

Storm Runner's launch time is 2.00 s, an official figure.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Storm Runner is labeled Official. Ratified by a governing body such as the FIA, World Athletics or Guinness World Records.

What is the source?

The figure cites Hersheypark, “Storm Runner.”

Where does Storm Runner rank?

Storm Runner is 3rd of 8 on Fastest Launches.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Storm Runner at Hersheypark launches from 0 to 72 mph in 2 seconds. The launch time is what counts.

Launch
0–72 mph
Time
2 seconds
Park
Hersheypark

  1. Two seconds to 72 mph

    Hersheypark's operating launch is 0 to 72 mph in 2 seconds. That is slower and a bit longer than Stealth's 0 to 80 mph in 1.8 seconds. What counts is this launch time. An average is not calculated from those two numbers.

  2. Operating, and specific

    Storm Runner is open. The closed launches, Do-Dodonpa and Kingda Ka, stay on the list as their own rows with their own clocks. 72 mph in 2 seconds is Hersheypark's figure.

Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 2.00sRanked figure

    Operating launch at Hersheypark, 0 to 72 mph in 2 seconds. Coasterpedia says 0 mph to 72 mph in 2 s. Wikipedia says 0 to 72 mph in two seconds.

    Two seconds is the whole clock. The target speed is 72 mph, lower than Stealth's 80 mph, and the times are not converted into g.

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Reference

Specs

Park
Hersheypark
Launch
0–72 mph
Time
2 seconds

Context

Background

Hersheypark says Storm Runner launches riders from 0 to 72 mph in 2 seconds flat. Coasterpedia says 0 mph to 72 mph in 2 seconds. Wikipedia says 0 to 72 mph in two seconds. The figure is 2 seconds.

The clock stops at 72 mph. That is a different finish from Stealth's 80 mph and from Xcelerator's 82 mph. The list does not divide speed by time and store the result.

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