Pretzel loop

A pretzel loop is an inversion seen on Bolliger & Mabillard flying roller coasters. It is essentially a vertical loop which starts elevated and dives downwards. The entrance and exit points cross overlap, forming a shape resembling a pretzel, when viewed from the proper angle. When riders enter a pretzel loop, their backs are pushed back into the seat, causing riders to feel heavy (due to the high amount of positive g-forces exerted) and heightens the feeling of flying. The world's first pretzel loop was seen on Superman Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Over Georgia. The world's tallest pretzel loop is on Tatsu at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Tatsu's pretzel loop stands at 124 feet tall.

Name	Amusement Park	Country	Layout	Opened	Manufacturer	Status
Acrobat	Nagashima Spa Land	Japan	Manta	July 18, 2015	Bolliger & Mabillard	Operating
Crystal Wing	Happy Valley (Beijing)	China	Superman	July 9, 2006	Bolliger & Mabillard	Operating
Flying Dinosaur	Universal Studios Japan	Japan	Custom	March 18, 2016	Bolliger & Mabillard	Operating
Harpy	Xishuangbanna Theme Park	China	Custom	September 26, 2015	Bolliger & Mabillard	Operating
Manta	SeaWorld Orlando	USA	Manta	May 22, 2009	Bolliger & Mabillard	Operating
Superman Ultimate Flight	Six Flags Over Georgia	USA	Superman	April 6, 2002	Bolliger & Mabillard	Operating
Superman Ultimate Flight	Six Flags Great Adventure	USA	Superman	April 17, 2003	Bolliger & Mabillard	Operating
Superman Ultimate Flight	Six Flags Great America	USA	Superman	May 3, 2003	Bolliger & Mabillard	Operating
Tatsu	Six Flags Magic Mountain	USA	Custom	May 13, 2006	Bolliger & Mabillard	Operating

External links

Pretzel loop on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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Inverting	Banana roll Barrel roll downdrop Batwing Bowtie Butterfly Cobra loop Cobra roll Corkscrew Cutback Demonic knot Dive drop Dive loop Diving turn Dog tongue Double inverting dive loop Double inverting stall Drachen fire dive drop Finnish loop Fly to lie / Lie to fly Flying snake dive Heartline roll Immelmann Inclined dive loop Inclined loop In-line twist Interlocking corkscrews Interlocking loops Lagoon roll Negative-g stall loop Norwegian loop Over-banked inversion Pretzel knot Pretzel loop Raven turn Reverse cobra roll Reverse sidewinder Roll out Roll over Rollover camelback Saxophone Scorpion tail Sea serpent Sidewinder SkyLoop Step-up under flip Tongue Top-Gun stall Twisted horseshoe roll Twisted in-line rollback Vertical loop Wraparound corkscrew Zero-g roll Zero-g stall Zero-g winder
Non-inverting	Dark/Show section Double down Hairpin dive Hairpin turn Hammerhead turn Helix High five Hill Horseshoe Jr. Scorpion tail Kickflip Non inverting cobra roll Non inverting loop Octopus arm Outward banked airtime hill Over-banked curve Over-banked pretzel knot Pretzel curve Splashdown Splash effect Splash track Stengel dive Switch track Tilt section Trick track Triple dip Tunnel Turntable Twisted dive Twisted top hat Vertical drop track Vertical rollback Vertical spiral Wagon wheel Water brakes Wave turn Windcatcher tower
Variable	Jr. Immelmann Top hat

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