Side Friction roller coaster

A side friction roller coaster is a type of roller coaster that usually consists of a wooden track and a distinctive lack of upstop wheels on its cars. The cars sit on top of the track and are held to the track with the friction created by the side-friction wheels.

These are one of the oldest types of roller coasters in the world, pre-dating more modern wooden roller coasters. An example of one of this type of ride is Leap the Dips at Lakemont Park, which is the oldest operating roller coaster in the world.

Track materials

Hybrid Steel Wooden

Scale

Kiddie Hyper (200+ feet)Giga (300+ feet)Strata (400+ feet)

Train configurations

4th Dimension Bobsled Floorless Flying Inverted Motorbike (Steeplechase)Pipeline Side Friction Spinning (Virginia Reel)Stand-Up Suspended Winged

Track layouts

Cyclone Figure 8 Out and Back U-shuttle Wacky Worm (Big Apple)Wild Mouse

Style

Diving Water (liquid)

Situation

Enclosed Indoor Terrain Travelling