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| Manufacturer | Intamin | ||||||||||||||
| Product | Impulse Coaster Twist & Twist (66m) | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Inverted - Launched - Shuttle | ||||||||||||||
| Track layout | U-Shuttle | ||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1000 | ||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | LIM launch (multi-pass) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 215 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Drop | 206 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Top speed | 72 mph | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 675 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Drop angle | 90° | ||||||||||||||
Wicked Twister was an Intamin inverted launched shuttle roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. Opened in 2002, it was the tallest and fastest inverted coaster until Legendary Twin Dragon opened in February 2021.[1] The ride consisted of one train on a double-ended track which, as a whole, forms a U-shape. Both ends of the towers had a 450-degree twist.
After less than two decades, Wicked Twister closed on September 6, 2021.
History
Wicked Twister was announced on November 20, 2001.[2] It opened on May 5, 2002.[3]
In 2003, Cedar Point added an extra two yellow supports on each spiked tower to attach the track to the top of the main structure.[4]
It was announced on August 6, 2021 that the ride had reached the end of its service life. Wicked Twister would officially close on September 6, 2021.[5]
On November 3, 2021, Cedar Point officials announced that Wicked Twister would be completely scrapped. Its trains were sent to a company that specializes in wooden roller coaster trains.[6] Demolition begun in December 2021.[7] The spiked towers were then toppled on January 14, 2022.[8][9] By February, the area was cleared out.[10] The ride's components were later reused on other Intamin Impulse Coasters.[7]
Cedar Point later sold pieces of Wicked Twister for $215, which featured stands, commemorative photos and certificates of authenticity.[11]
Design
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Wicked Twister was a 215 foot Impulse Coaster Twist & Twist installation from Intamin. It was the first Impulse Coaster with two twisted rollbacks.
Color scheme
Yellow track and cyan supports.
Trains
Single train with 8 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 32 riders per train.
Trivia
The simulation game Planet Coaster contains an impulse coaster model dubbed Viper One, with a color scheme matching Wicked Twister's.
Images
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View from the parking lot
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References
- ↑ "Cedar Point Announces Closure of Wicked Twister Coaster". Coaster101. August 6, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ↑ Cedar Point Announces Plans For 15th Roller Coaster - Ultimate Rollercoaster
- ↑ Red Cross To Auction First Ride On Wicked Twister - Ultimate Rollercoaster
- ↑ "Wicked Twister". CoasterGallery.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ "Cedar Point announces Wicked Twister will close in September".
- ↑ "Cedar Point official details what happens in the winter; Wicked Twister is 'being disposed of'". WXYZ.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Cedar Point gestart met afbraakwerken Wicked Twister".
- ↑ "'Start of something new': Remains of Wicked Twister removed at Cedar Point".
- ↑ Welp, here’s your last shot of these record-breaking towers…
- ↑ "Wicked Twister coaster officially gone from Cedar Point".
- ↑ "Cedar Point sells pieces of legendary rollercoaster".
External links
- Wicked Twister on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
| Tallest inverted roller coaster May 2002 - February 2021 | ||
| Preceded by Alpengeist |
Tallest inverted roller coaster May 2002 - February 2021 |
Succeeded by Legendary Twin Dragon |
| Fastest inverted roller coaster May 2002 - February 2021 | ||
| Preceded by Volcano The Blast Coaster |
Fastest inverted roller coaster May 2002 - February 2021 |
Succeeded by Legendary Twin Dragon |
