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| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics | ||||||||||||
| Product | Launched Loop | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Launched - Shuttle | ||||||||||||
| Track layout | Shuttle loop | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Electric winch launch | ||||||||||||
| Height | 56 feet | ||||||||||||
| Drop | 47 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 45 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 635 feet | ||||||||||||
| Track inversions | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Rider inversions | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:06 | ||||||||||||
| G-Force | 4 | ||||||||||||
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Black Widow was a steel launched shuttle roller coaster previously located at Riverside Amusement Park in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA.
History
The ride opened on May 14, 1977 and was called Loop Coaster.[1][2] Its name was later changed to Black Widow. In 1999, the ride was closed to make way for Flashback, a Vekoma Boomerang that opened a year later in 2000.
The ride was sent to the former site of Old Indiana Fun-n-Water Park, where Six Flags had planned to build an amusement park. The park was never built and the Black Widow was scrapped in 2002 or 2003 after the land it sat on was sold.
Design
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Color scheme
Bordeux track and black supports.
Trains
Single train with 4 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 16 riders per train.
Etymology
The Black Widow is a highly venomous spider.
References
- ↑ "Amusement Park's Ride Loops Loop", Journal Inquirer (May 6, 1977), pp. 22. Retrieved on December 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Riverside Park advert", The Berkshire Eagle (August 31, 1977), pp. 6. Retrieved on January 14, 2021.
External links
- Black Widow on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
