Texas Tornado (Frontierland Family Theme Park)

Roller coaster in the United Kingdom
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Texas Tornado
Frontierland Family Theme Park
Location Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
Coordinates 54°04′10″N 2°52′33″W / 54.069364°N 2.875964°W / 54.069364; -2.875964
Status Defunct
Operated 1939 to 1999
Statistics
Designer / calculations Charles Paige
Onsite construction Harry G Traver
Type Wooden
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Length 914.4 metres
Inversions 0
Rolling stock
Manufacturer Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
Riders per train 18
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Texas Tornado was a wooden roller coaster designed by American designer Charles Paige that was previously located at Frontierland Family Theme Park in Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK.

History

The ride originally opened as Cyclone in 1939. The park was known as Morecambe Pleasure Park in this time. The Cyclone was constructed using parts of a coaster that formerly operated at the 1937 Paris Exhibition, this was done to save on construction costs. The coaster was renamed to Texas Tornado in 1987, after the entire park received a western theme.

Design

Elements

Trains

3 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 18 riders per train.

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