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| Manufacturer | Ascot Design & Development | ||||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Roger Tofte, Dave Windows | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Terrain - Family | ||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Two chain lift hills | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation change | 100 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 1600 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2:30 | ||||||||||||||
Ice Mountain Bobsled is a steel roller coaster located at Enchanted Forest in Turner, Oregon, USA.[1]
History
Ice Mountain Bobsled was constructed as a replacement to the Ice Mountain attraction that opened in March 1982, as the original attraction had many operational issues that were solved by a traditional roller coaster.[2][3][4] The coaster was manufactured by Ascot Design & Development and opened in 1983.[3][4]
Following an accident in its opening year, the coaster's brakes and trains needed to be modified.[3][4][5]
Design
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Trains
2 trains with 3 cars per train. Riders are arranged inline in 2 rows for a total of 6 riders per train.
The coaster opened with 2 car trains.[3]
Each car features an enclosed top that locks into place during the ride and is lifted at the station by attendants to allow guests to enter and exit. The enclosure is made of a tubular metal frame and plexiglass and features a plexiglass screen with airflow holes on the front of each car to reduce drag. The air then escapes via a plexiglass back panel strip that is slightly lower than the plexiglass roof and slightly higher than the base of the enclosure. The sides are solid plexiglass.[6]
Capacity Variations
2 adults, 1 adult and 2 children, or 3 children per car.[1][6]
Weight Limits
Each car's guest load can equal up to 399 pounds. A total train can weigh no more than 1197 pounds per train.[6]
Incedent
On July 17, 1983, 8-year-old Sean Garrett was riding in the front car of the coaster, when it stopped abruptly and threw the boy into the front of the car, which had no seatbelt. He suffered injuries to his nose and knees.[5]
The cause of the incident was determined to be a malfunction of a trim brake. As the back car of the train passed over the brake, which was supposed to slow the train down slightly, it abruptly stopped, causing the coupling between the cars to break. The front car continued along the track before stopping on its own.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rides". Enchanted Forest. 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ "History". Enchanted Forest. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Amusement ride to be modified". Statesman Journal. July 21, 1983. p. 7. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Panetta, Gary (Apr 19, 1985). "Enchanted Forest Creator's dream keeps on growing". Statesman Journal. p. 29. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Boy injured". Statesman Journal. July 18, 1983. p. 9. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Ice Mountain Bobsled Roller Coaster". Theme Park Archive. 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
External links
- Ice Mountain Bobsled on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
