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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.
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 ...
Gold Striker is a wooden roller coaster located at California's Great America amusement park. Built by Great Coasters International and designed by Jeff Pike, Gold Striker was the park's eighth roller coaster which opened to the public on May 31, 2013. Its 174-foot-long (53 m) tunnel is the longest in the world to be featured on the first drop ...
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]
Flying Turns is a wooden bobsled roller coaster at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. It is modeled after a similar ride designed by John Norman Bartlett and John Miller in the 1920s. The ride concept is similar to a modern steel bobsled roller coaster; however Flying Turns is made of wood, like the original rides.
The Thriller (roller coaster) Thunder Road (roller coaster) Thunder Run (Kentucky Kingdom) Thunderbird (PowerPark) Thunderbolt (1925 roller coaster) Thunderbolt (Kennywood) Thunderbolt (Savin Rock) Thunderbolt (Six Flags New England) Thundercoaster (TusenFryd) Thunderhawk (Dorney Park) Thunderhead (roller coaster) Timber Terror; Timber Wolf ...
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 ]
Comet is a wooden roller coaster at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Hollow section of Hersheypark, next to Skyrush. Built in 1946 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the coaster features a double out and back track layout. When built it was jointly owned by Hershey Park and PTC.