Golden Loop
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Manufacturer | Schwarzkopf | ||||||
Type | Steel - Launched - Shuttle | ||||||
Model / product | Shuttle Loop (Weight Drop) | ||||||
Riders per train | 28 | ||||||
Propulsion | Weight drop launch | ||||||
Height137.8 feet
Top speed57 mph Length863 feet Track inversions1 Rider inversions2 Steepest drop70° Duration0:30
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Golden Loop is a Schwarzkopf launched shuttle roller coaster located at Gold Reef City in Gauteng, South Africa.
The vertical loop features a triangular lattice of steel pipe.[1] The only other operating roller coasters that use this type of Schwarzkopf loop are Katapul at Hopi Hari in São Paulo, Brazil, Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, USA, and SooperDooperLooper at Hersheypark in Pennsylvania, USA. Later Schwarzkopf loops feature a box frame construction for the track backbone.
White Lightnin'[edit | edit source]
White Lightnin' opened at Carowinds in 1977[2] and closed on October 16, 1988. It was relocated to its current location at Gold Reef City in 1989, and changed its name to Golden Loop.
Colour Schemes[edit | edit source]
The trains on Golden Loop are painted the colours of the South African flag. The track was originally painted blue, but is now yellow.
Design[edit | edit source]
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Golden Loop launches out of the station straight into a vertical loop and up a 70 degree spike. The train falls back down backwards through the loop, past the station, and up a second spike. Finally, the ride falls back down and is stopped in the station.
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External links[edit | edit source]
- Golden Loop on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
Tallest roller coaster tied with King Kobra Tidal Wave 1977 - 1978 | ||
Preceded by Giant Coaster |
Tallest roller coaster tied with King Kobra Tidal Wave 1977 - 1978 |
Succeeded by Montezooma's Revenge |
Roller coasters at Gold Reef City | |||||||||
Present | Anaconda • Golden Loop • Jozi Express • Run A Way Mine Train • Shongololo • Tower of Terror | ||||||||
Roller coasters at Carowinds | |||||||||
Present | Afterburn • Carolina Cyclone • Carolina Goldrusher • Copperhead Strike • Flying Cobras • Fury 325 • Hurler • Intimidator • Kiddy Hawk • Nighthawk • Ricochet • Vortex • Wilderness Run • Woodstock Express | ||||||||
Former | Flying Super Saturator • Thunder Road • White Lightnin' | ||||||||