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pair of 12-passenger trains, each of which consists of three cars that seat four riders each, in two rows of two. In each car, riders are seated forwards and backwards so that they face the outside of the car, and each freely spins throughout the ride layout. These trains are stored via a stacked storage system instead of the typical transfer track and shed found on most rides capable of running multiple trains. Instead of a switch track into a shed, one train can be stored below the station while the other is stored within the station, and can be lifted up via an elevator lift underneath the platform. This system is fairly rare, and can be found on some of Mack Ride's products (e.g. Sierra
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began conducting test runs and landscape work throughout the spring. Following a media preview on May 18, and a first rider preview earlier in the morning, Turbulence had its grand opening for a widely enthusiastic crowd at 2pm EST on May 22, 2015, with public and local dignitaries at hand for the event.
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Turbulence is 55 feet (17 m) tall, 1,253.3 feet (382.0 m) long, and reaches a top speed of 40 mph (64 km/h). The coaster is roughly 174 feet (53 m) feet shorter than the
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is played from the ride's PA systems on the lift hill, although it is all but drowned out by the sounds of the lift mechanism. Once at the top, free spinning mode is enabled and the ride makes a left turn into the ride's main drop, achieving a top speed of 40 mph (64 km/h) and pulling up
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