Sand Storm (Joyland Amusement Park)

Watch the on-ride POV
Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy ContinueDismiss

Sand Storm

Joyland Amusement Park Location Lubbock, Texas, USA Coordinates 33.591522°N 101.834747°W / 33.591522; -101.834747 Status Defunct Operated September 14, 2019 to 2022 Replaced Mad Mouse
Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko Location Chorzów, Śląskie, Poland Coordinates 50.278056°N 18.991742°E / 50.278056; 18.991742 Operated April 2008 to March 2010 Joop van der Marel (Netherlands) Location Travelling, Netherlands Operated 2004 to 2007 Coney Beach Pleasure Park Location Porthcawl, Bridgend, Wales, UK Coordinates 51.479753°N 3.696706°W / 51.479753; -3.696706 Operated 1989 to 2003
Statistics
Manufacturer	Diego Cavazza
Product	Blizzard
Type	Steel - Kiddie
Riders per train	24
Propulsion	2 Chain lift hills
Height	24 feet
Top speed	22 mph
Length	721 feet
Inversions	0

Sand Storm was a steel kiddie roller coaster built by Italian manufacturer Diego Cavazza previously located at Joyland Amusement Park in Lubbock, Texas, USA. It replaced the Mad Mouse.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Chain lift hill Helix Tunnel Helix

Color scheme

Yellow track and unpainted supports. It had this same color scheme at Coney Beach Pleasure Park, but had red track at Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko

Trains

Single train with 6 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.

External links

• 

  Sand Storm on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
• Images of the ride in the UK on NFCA Digital.