Now that I’ve
become somewhat acclimated to riding below the track – something which I had
resisted for a long time – I decided to try out this suspended inverted
coaster. It looked as if it might turn
out to be a fun ride. And it has some
historical value, as it was the first coaster of its kind to be erected in Pennsylvania
The ride
begins with the train ascending the chain-lift hill and entering a short helix
before dropping 120 feet and going up into a 100-foot vertical loop. There
are 4 inversions, the other three being an Immelmann loop, zero-g roll and
corkscrew. I found these all to be very
pleasurable, especially the zero-g roll.
As I had anticipated, Great Bear
was a fun ride – nothing exceptional, but a fun ride nevertheless. (Unfortunately, the layout is such that I was
not able to get a good photograph of the coaster in its entirety.) First photograph courtesy of Coasterimage.com. 3 out of 5 stars. . For more information about rides at
Hersheypark, visit www.hersheypark.com
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