Terrain roller coaster
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A terrain roller coaster takes advantage of its natural surroundings by following contours on the ground.[1] This may be weaving through trees in a forest, or gliding over water. Terrain roller coasters are often cheaper than non-terrain coasters, because terrain coasters are usually closer to the ground, so the price for supports is reduced.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- Ninja at Six Flags Magic Mountain
- Nemesis at Alton Towers
- The Ultimate at Lightwater Valley
- The Beast at Kings Island
- The Boss at Six Flags St. Louis
- The New Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain
- Phantom's Revenge at Kennywood
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Style Options - The Gravity Group, LLC (Wayback archive)
| Types of roller coaster | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track materials | Hybrid • Steel • Wooden | ||||||||
| Scale | Kiddie • Family • 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 | Figure 8 • Out and Back • Twister • U-shuttle • Wacky Worm (Big Apple) • Wild Mouse | ||||||||
| Multi-tracked | Number of tracks: 2 (twin, möbius) • 3 (triple) • 4 (quad) • 6 (sextuple) | ||||||||
| Style | Mine Train • Water (liquid) | ||||||||
| Situation | Enclosed • Indoor • Terrain • Travelling | ||||||||
| Track configurations | Single rail | ||||||||