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Great Bear

Roller coaster
Minimum height to ride: 54 inches

About Great Bear

An exhilarating, looping, inverted steel coaster with speeds over 60mph and an initial 124' drop. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard and installed in 1998, GREAT BEARŪ features a loop, an immelman and a sharp 'S' turn near the end. It's a very smooth ride.

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39 votes, so far

LOVE IT!!! I usually hate roller coasters because of the stomach-drop feeling but I didn't get anything on this one. One of my first roller coasters. Amazing! - Alyssa Dravick

For some reason, this didn't really get up to my standers for the job I had expected from another B&M invert; I was really looking forward to a better ride. Don't get me wrong, it's still a great ride, just not exactly what B&M is capable of. Maybe, it's because B&M and hershey weren't allowed to put the supports on the water, and that created a huge mishap of avoiding it. (If you pay attention in the next youtube video you watch of great bear, the supports never touch the water! Leading up to the final flat spin, the support has a square shape that goes under your feat!) - Eli Katzman

This was smooth as most B&Ms are. The pre-drop was neat, but the ride really didn't do very much at all after the zero-G roll. It just turned and made the run back toward the station. - Patrick Gorham

The helix is very unique, as is the entire ride. My personal favorite in the park (love that roar!) - Ian Kampert

Not As Good As Batman The Ride But One Of The Best In Hersheypark. - James Kurek


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