Spiral lift

The spiral lift on Flying Coaster at Elitch Gardens.

A spiral lift is a style of lift hill that is shaped as an upwards spiral. Unlike a spiral electric lift, a spiral lift is physically pushed by a rotating structure located in the middle of the spiraling track. This type of lift is found on various types of roller coasters, most notably Zamperla's Volare.

References

Roller coaster descriptions

Basic elements

Brake runStation

Advanced elements

HillHeadchopperInversionsPre-DropTunnel

Propulsion

Lift hill(CableCatch carChainElectricElevatorFerris wheelFriction wheelSpiral)Powered launch( CounterweightFriction wheelFlywheelCompressed air launchElectric winch launchHydraulicLIMLSM)

Technology

Block brakesOn-ride cameraOn-ride soundtrackTest seat TrainTrackTransfer trackWheel assembly

Other

Chicken exitExclusive ride timePOVQueue lineRollbackTheming