Inclined loop
An inclined loop, also known as an oblique loop is a vertical loop that is tilted at an angle usually between 45 and 80 degrees. The train enters the loop while banked. The element is essentially in between a helix (horizontal loop) and a vertical loop.
Inclined loops are found on some Top Fun sit-down roller coasters as well as some Bolliger & Mabillard stand-up and winged roller coasters.
The first roller coaster with an inclined loop was Mantis at Cedar Point, a Stand-Up Coaster installation from Bolliger & Mabillard. It has since become a floorless coaster called Rougarou.
Installations[edit | edit source]
This is a list of roller coasters which feature an inclined loop.
| Name | Amusement park | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Lantern Formerly Chang |
Six Flags Great Adventure Kentucky Kingdom |
Bolliger & Mabillard | Stand-up | 2011 1997 |
Operating Closed 2009 |
| Magic Mountain Formerly Magic Mountain |
Lunapark Fréjus Magic World |
Top Fun | Sit-down | 2008 | Operating Closed 2005-2007 |
| Rainier Rush Formerly Typhoon Formerly Typhoon |
Washington State Fair Los Angeles Country Fairgrounds |
Top Fun | Sit-down | 2013 2011 1998 |
Operating Closed 2012 Closed 2005 |
| Rougarou Formerly Mantis |
Cedar Point | Bolliger & Mabillard | Floorless Stand-up |
2015 1996 |
Operating Closed October 19, 2014 |
| Riddler's Revenge | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Bolliger & Mabillard | Stand-up | 1998 | Operating |
| Suspended Roller Coaster | Jiufeng Park | Qin Long | Inverted | 2015 | Operating |
| Swarm | Thorpe Park | Bolliger & Mabillard | Winged | 2012 | Operating |
| Typhoon | Hillpark Sibolangit | Top Fun | Sit-down | 2008 | Operating |
| 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 • 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 | ||||||||