Cyclone (Lakeside Amusement Park)
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Designer / calculations | Edward A. Vettel | ||||||||||||
Type | Wooden | ||||||||||||
Hourly capacity | 1100 | ||||||||||||
Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
Height | 80 feet | ||||||||||||
Drop | 80 feet | ||||||||||||
Length | 2800 feet | ||||||||||||
Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
Drop angle | 50° | ||||||||||||
Duration | 2:00 | ||||||||||||
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Manufacturer | Edward A. Vettel (1940-?) Built in-house (?-Present) | ||||||||||||
Riders per train | 20 |
Cyclone is a wooden roller coaster currently standing but not operating at Lakeside Amusement Park in Denver, Colorado, USA.
History
On August 2, 2003 American Coaster Enthusiasts recognized the ride as an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark.[1]
In 2021 the coaster was temporarily closed during the second half of the season.
Cyclone operated from the start of the 2022 season until June when it was ordered to close by state officials.[2]
Design
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Trains
2 trains with 5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train. The trains were originally built by Vettel and would be replaced with trains built in-house at an unknown time.
Incident
Two trains collided on May 14, 1972. Four riders suffered minor injuries. The ride was later cleared to reopen by a Colorado safety inspector and was set to reopen on June 11.[3] In July, two of the injured riders filed a $225,000 suit against the park.[4]
References
- ↑ "Coaster Landmark - Cyclone". American Coaster Enthusiasts. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ↑ "Why Lakeside's Cyclone hasn't run in 2 years — and what the 116-year-old park is doing to bring back its iconic roller coaster". The Denver Post. 2024-06-30. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ↑ "Lakeside's 'Cyclone' ride given approval". Fort Collins Coloradoan. 1972-06-11. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
- ↑ "Suits filed in roller coaster accident case". Fort Collins Coloradoan. 1972-07-28. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
External links
- Cyclone on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Cyclone on Coaster-Count.