Runaway Coaster

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Runaway Coaster

Rotunda Amusement Park Location Folkestone, Kent, England, UK Coordinates 51.076622°N 1.183236°E / 51.076622; 1.183236 Status Defunct Operated 1997 to 2002
Unknown
Statistics
Type	Wooden - Side Friction
Track layout	Figure-8
Riders per train	4
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Inversions	0

Runaway Coaster was a wooden side friction roller coaster previously located at Rotunda Amusement Park in Folkestone, Kent, England, UK.

History

The coaster was originally a travelling roller coaster in the Netherlands, these years and its former owner are unknown however. The ride was abandoned in a field and eventually found and refurbished by Rotunda's former owner, Jimmy Godden.

Runaway Coaster opened at Rotunda Amusement Park in 1997. It last operated in 2002. It was left on the site untill April 2007, in which it was demolished and scrapped.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Bunny hill

Colour scheme

Red track and white supports.

Trains

Single cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 4 riders per car.

External links

• 

  Runaway Coaster on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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