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| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics | ||||||||||||
| Product | Custom Looping Coaster | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
| Height | 102 feet | ||||||||||||
| Drop | 90 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 50 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 2130 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Drop angle | 54° | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:45 | ||||||||||||
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Demon is a steel roller coaster located at California's Great America in Santa Clara, California, USA. The ride opened in 1976, along with its identical copy at Six Flags Great America as Turn of the Century. It was built by Arrow Dynamics.
History
Turn of the Century first opened with the park on May 20, 1976. For the 1980 season, the coaster's color scheme was repainted from white into black, lit tunnels were added and the airtime hills were replaced with two consecutive vertical loops. The ride was renamed Demon that same year.
In 2021, the ride was updated with the restoration of the tunnel lights and waterfall.[1]
Design
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Color scheme
Black track with orange rails and black supports. The ride used to feature white track and supports, later being repainted to red track and white supports.
Trains
6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.
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References
- ↑ "8 New Things You'll Find In California's Great America When it Opens". Coaster101. May 14, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
External links
- Demon on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Demon on Coaster-Count.
- Demon on the parks website
| Most inversions on a roller coaster (4) tied with Carolina Cyclone Demon Python 1980 - May 1982 | ||
| Preceded by Corkscrew |
Most inversions on a roller coaster (4) tied with Carolina Cyclone Demon Python 1980 - May 1982 |
Succeeded by Vortex |
