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A wooden roller coaster is a type of roller coaster classified by its wooden track, which consists of running rails made of flat steel strips mounted on laminated wood. The support structure is also typically made of wood, but may also be made of steel lattice or truss , which has no bearing on a wooden coaster's classification.
Jack Rabbit is a wooden roller coaster located at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.Designed and built by John A. Miller [2] and Harry C. Baker, [3] Jack Rabbit opened in 1920, making it one of the oldest roller coasters in the world still in operation. [4]
The attraction was designed and built by Great Coasters International, a Pennsylvania-based company that specializes in the construction and restoration of wooden roller coasters. [6] [15] The 109-foot-tall (33 m) Mystic Timbers is 3,265 feet (995 m) in length and reaches a maximum speed of 53 miles per hour (85 km/h). [6]
American Eagle is a wooden racing roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America theme park in Gurnee, Illinois. It was the first wooden roller coaster designed by Intamin of Switzerland and was built in 1981 by the contracting firm Figley-Wright at a cost of $10 million. While most of the records have since been broken, American Eagle had ...
Fastest wooden roller coasters [note 3] [note 4] [22] Rank Name Park Country Speed Manufacturer Record held 1 Goliath: Six Flags Great America United States: 72 mph (116 km/h) Rocky Mountain Construction: June 2014 – June 2016 September 2020 – present 2 Wildfire: Kolmården Wildlife Park Sweden: 71.5 mph (115.1 km/h) Rocky Mountain ...
Balder (roller coaster) The Beast (roller coaster) Big Dipper (Battersea Fun Fair) Big Dipper (Geauga Lake) Big Dipper (Luna Park Sydney) Big Dipper (Pleasure Beach Resort) Blue Streak (Cedar Point) Blue Streak (Conneaut Lake) Boardwalk Bullet; The Bobs (roller coaster) The Boss (roller coaster) Boulder Dash (roller coaster) The Bush Beast
Derek and Doug Perry got bit by the roller coaster bug early. "Our mom really loves roller coasters," Derek recalled. "On our summer vacations, we would hop in the van, and we would go driving ...
Outlaw Run was Rocky Mountain Construction's first wooden roller coaster. [2] It is the sixth fastest wooden roller coaster in the world, reaching speeds of up to 68 miles per hour (109 km/h). Throughout the course of the 2,937-foot-long (895 m) ride, riders go through three inversions, including a double heartline roll. [9]