Tunnel

A tunnel is a feature found on many roller coasters where a section of track is enclosed in a structure, or underground. Some tunnels have lighting effects, while others are kept in complete darkness.
Over-ground tunnels[edit | edit source]
Most tunnels are built above ground, mostly because they are cheaper to build and easier to maintain. Over-ground tunnels often have lighting effects.
Underground tunnels[edit | edit source]
As the name suggests, an underground tunnel is a segment of track built below the ground level of the roller coaster, and sometimes the park. These are often made out of concrete, and, depending on the intended atmosphere of the ride, may be lit or un-lit. Also, tunnels can go underwater, an example is Anaconda at Kings Dominion.
Oblivion at Alton Towers has one of, if not the deepest underground tunnel in a roller coaster.
Roller coaster descriptions | |||||||||
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Basic elements | Brake run • Station | ||||||||
Advanced elements | Bunny hill • Headchopper • Inversions • Pre-Drop • Tunnel | ||||||||
Propulsion | Lift hill (Cable • Catch car • Chain • Electric spiral • Elevator • Ferris wheel • Friction wheel • Spiral)
Powered launch (Cable • Counterweight • Friction wheel • Flywheel • Compressed air launch • Electric winch launch • Hydraulic • LIM • LSM) | ||||||||
Technology | Block brakes • Car • On-ride camera • On-ride soundtrack • Test seat • Train • Track • Transfer track • Wheel assembly | ||||||||
Other | Chicken exit • Exclusive ride time • POV • Queue line • Rollback • Theming |