A lift hill is a transport device that is used to pull a train up a hill on a roller coaster. Lift hills always include anti-rollback mechanisms, also known as "chain dogs". Methods of lifting the train include a chain, a cable or tires.
On The Incredible Hulk, the lift hill also acts as a launch.
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Types of lift hill[edit]
Chain lift[edit]
See chain lift.
Tire propelled lift[edit]
Cable lift[edit]
See cable lift.
Spiral lift[edit]
See spiral lift.
Electric spiral lift[edit]
See electric spiral lift.
Elevator lift[edit]
See elevator lift.
Ferris wheel lift[edit]
See ferris wheel lift.
External links[edit]
- Lift hill on Wikipedia.
| Roller coaster descriptions | |||||||||
| Basic elements | Brake run • Station | ||||||||
| Advanced elements | Bunny hill • Headchopper • Inversions • Pre-Drop • Tunnel | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Lift hill (Cable lift • Chain lift • Elevator lift • Ferris wheel lift)
Powered launch (Cable launch • Counterweight • Friction Wheels • Flywheel • Hydraulic • LIM • LSM) | ||||||||
| Technology | Block brakes • On-ride camera • On-ride soundtrack • Train • car • Track • Transfer track • Underfriction • Wheel assembly | ||||||||
| Other | POV • Queue line • Rollback • Theming | ||||||||
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