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| Manufacturer | Mack Rides | ||||||||||
| Product | Spinning Coaster | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Spinning | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 16 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
| Height | 62.3 feet | ||||||||||
| Drop | 39 feet | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 37 mph | ||||||||||
| Length | 1410.8 feet | ||||||||||
Sierra Sidewinder is a Mack Rides spinning roller coaster located at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, USA. Opened on May 26, 2007, it is the first roller coaster to feature multiple free spinning cars on a train, rather than individual spinning cars.[citation needed]
History
Sierra Sidewinder was announced on November 29, 2006.[1] The attraction opened on May 26, 2007.[2]
Design
Trains
2 trains with 4 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 16 riders per train.
Images
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Low turn on Sierra Sidewinder
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References
- ↑ New Roller Coaster To Spin Into Knott's Next Year - Ultimate Rollercoaster
- ↑ "Sierra Sidewinder & Geauga Lake Opened, Too". NewsPlusNotes. 2007-05-26. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
External links
- Sierra Sidewinder on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
