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Suspended Coaster (Arrow Dynamics product)

Product
Suspended Coaster
The cars swing froms side to side, as is visible in this photograph of Big Bad Wolf
Status Discontinued
First built Bat at Kings Island (1981)
Last built Bat at Kings Island (1993)
Statistics
Manufacturer
 Arrow Dynamics, USA
Type Steel - Suspended
Propulsion Lift

The Suspended Coaster was a suspended roller coaster product built by the now-defunct Arrow Dynamics of Utah, USA.

History

The product was awarded the D.S. Humphrey award at the IAAPA Expo in 1980.[1]

Completed Attractions

Name Park Location Opened Status
Bat Kings Island
USA
April 26, 1981 Closed August 1983
Bat
Formerly Flight Deck, Top Gun
Kings Island
USA
April 9, 1993 Operating
Big Bad Wolf Busch Gardens Williamsburg
USA
June 15, 1984 Closed September 7, 2009
Eagle Fortress Everland
South Korea
September 8, 1992 Closed January 2009
Hayabusa Tokyo Summerland
Japan
July 1992 Closed August 24, 2005
Iron Dragon Cedar Point
USA
June 11, 1987 Operating
Ninja Six Flags Magic Mountain
USA
May 21, 1988 Operating
Vampire Chessington World of Adventures
UK
April 11, 1990 Operating
Vortex Canada's Wonderland
USA
May 12, 1991 Operating
XLR-8 Six Flags AstroWorld
USA
May 12, 1984 Closed October 30, 2005

References

  1. "D.S. Humphrey Award". National Amusement Park Historical News. No. Vol. 2 No. 6. 1980.