Dive drop
The dive drop is an element found on Wing Coasters of Bolliger & Mabillard and the Premier built Full Throttle launched roller coaster. It consists of half an in-line twist, into a drop. At the point of entering the drop, riders are (usually) fully inverted.
Examples[edit | edit source]
| Name | Park | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flug der Dämonen | Heide Park | Bolliger & Mabillard | Winged | 2014 | Operating |
| Full Throttle | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Premier Rides | Launched | 2013 | Operating |
| GateKeeper | Cedar Point | Bolliger & Mabillard | Winged | 2013 | Operating |
| Lost Gravity | Walibi Holland | Mack Rides | 2016 | Operating | |
| Swarm | Thorpe Park | Bolliger & Mabillard | Winged | 2012 | Operating |
| X-Flight | Six Flags Great America | Bolliger & Mabillard | Winged | 2012 | Operating |
| unknown | Wanda City | Bolliger & Mabillard | Winged | 2017 | Under construction |
| Thrill elements | |||||||||
| Inverting | Banana roll • Batwing • Bent cuban eight • Bowtie • Butterfly • Cobra loop • Cobra roll • Corkscrew • Cutback • Dive drop • Dive loop • Diving turn • Double dip • Fly to lie / Lie to fly • Flying snake dive • Heartline roll • Jr. Immelmann • Immelman • Inclined dive loop • Inclined loop • In-line twist • Interlocking corkscrews • Interlocking loops • Lagoon roll • Norwegian loop • Pretzel knot • Pretzel loop • Raven turn • Reverse cobra roll • Reverse sidewinder • Roll over • Saxophone • Scorpion tail • Sea Serpent • Sidewinder • SkyLoop • Step-up under flip • Tongue • Top-Gun stall • Twisted horseshoe roll • Vertical loop • Zero-g roll • Zero-g stall | ||||||||
| Non-inverting | Hammerhead turn • Helix • High five • Non-inverted loop • Splashdown • Stengel dive • Tilt section • Trick track • Triple dip • Tunnel • Turntable • Vertical drop track • Water brakes • Wave turn | ||||||||
| Variable | Top hat | ||||||||