Galaxi (Joyland Amusement Park)

Roller coaster in the United States
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Galaxi
Galaxi in 2013
Joyland Amusement Park
Location Lubbock, Texas, USA
Coordinates 33°35′30″N 101°49′49″W / 33.591711°N 101.830357°W / 33.591711; -101.830357
Status Defunct
Operated 1991 to 2022
Rider height
  • Minimum: 42 inch
  • Min. unaccompanied: 48 inch
White Swan Park
Location Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA
Operated 1972 to 1989
Statistics
Manufacturer SDC
Product Galaxi (large)
Type Steel
Track layout Zyklon / Galaxi
Riders per train 8
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Inversions 0
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Galaxi was a steel roller coaster previously located at Joyland Amusement Park in Lubbock, Texas, USA. The attraction previously operated at White Swan Park from 1972 until the closure of the park in 1989. It sat standing but not operating for most of 1990 before reopening at Joyland in 1991.[1]

Design

Elements

Color scheme

Red track and white supports.

Trains

2 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 8 riders per train.

References

  1. "Other new coasters". The Morning Call.

External links

  • Galaxi on the Roller Coaster DataBase.