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The Sidewinder was the first roller coaster installed in the park in 14 years since the SooperDooperLooper in 1977 and the fourth roller coaster in operation to be built. The roller coaster has a maximum height of 116.5 ft (35.5 m), with a maximum speed of 47 mph (76 km/h), and a track length of 935 ft (285 m).
Racer 75 is a wooden racing roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Designed by John C. Allen , the ride opened with the park in 1975 as Rebel Yell . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It features a similar track layout to The Racer (1972) at Kings Island and the now-defunct Thunder Road at Carowinds (1976).
West Coast Racers is a dueling steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park in Valencia, California. Manufactured by Premier Rides, the ride is a collaboration between West Coast Customs and Six Flags that was promoted as the world's first launch version of a racing roller coaster. After multiple delays and missing the ...
The roller coaster takes riders to a height of 111 feet (34 m) before entering a barrel roll inversion and dropping them 109 feet (33 m) down the first hill. It reaches a maximum speed of 54 mph (87 km/h), features twenty airtime moments with three overbanked turns , and takes riders through two additional inversions including a cutback and ...
The Racer is a wooden, racing roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio. It was designed by John C. Allen , well-known for his contributions to roller coasters during the mid-twentieth century, and debuted at the park's grand opening in 1972.
Screamin' Eagle is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri.When it opened on April 10, 1976 for America's Bicentennial celebration, Guinness World Records listed it as the largest coaster at 110 feet (34 m) high and as the fastest coaster at 62 mph (100 km/h).
The first Kennywood Racer was a side friction roller coaster built in 1910 by Frederick Ingersoll. It was a twin-track racing coaster designed by John Miller that cost nearly $50,000. When it was built, it was the largest racing coaster in the world. [citation needed] The original Racer had two trains which raced side by side on two separate ...
Mr. Freeze also opened as the third tallest launched coaster with a top height of 218 feet (66 m), as well as the second fastest launched coaster with a top speed of 70 mph (110 km/h). Its speed was matched by Volcano: The Blast Coaster at Kings Dominion that same year, Speed – The Ride and Superman: Ultimate Escape at Geauga Lake in 2000.