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List of roller coaster elements. Roller coasters are widely known for their drops, inversions, airtime, and other intense ride elements that contribute to a thrilling ride experience. They are also made up of a variety of features and components responsible for the mechanical operation and safety of the ride. Some are very common and appear on ...
Vertical loop. The generic roller coaster vertical loop, also known as a Loop-the-loop, or a Loop-de-loop, where a section of track causes the riders to complete a 360 degree turn, is the most basic of roller coaster inversions. At the top of the loop, riders are completely inverted.
The famous interlocking loops on the Loch Ness Monster coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. A roller coaster inversion is a roller coaster element in which the track turns riders upside-down and then returns them to an upright position.
Suspended Looping Coaster (SLC) at RCDB. The Suspended Looping Coaster (or SLC, as referred to by coaster enthusiasts) is a model of steel inverted roller coaster built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma. There are at least 39 different installations across the world. The minimum rider height requirement is 130 centimetres (4 ft 3 in).
All American Triple Loop (formerly Montaña Infinitum ["Infinity Mountain"] (2007-2014), Montaña Triple Loop ["Triple Loop Mountain"] (2014-2016) and Quimera[1] ["Chimera"] [2] (2017-2019)) is a steel roller coaster at Indiana Beach in Monticello, Indiana. Manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf, it was originally purchased by showman Rudolf Barth ...
Loop the Loop. a single car. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 4 riders per train. Loop the Loop was a dual-tracked steel roller coaster that operated on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, from 1901 to 1910. The coaster was one of the first looping roller coasters in North America.
It was the first roller coaster in the modern era to feature a vertical loop. [2] The vertical loop became a signature element used in many of Schwarzkopf's designs, including King Kobra at Kings Dominion in 1977, one of the first Shuttle Loop designs, and Shock Wave at Six Flags Over Texas in 1978, which featured consecutive vertical loops.
Loch Ness Monster is a steel roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. Manufactured by Arrow Development and designed by Ron Toomer, it was the first roller coaster in the world to feature interlocking loops. The roller coaster was opened within the park's Scottish hamlet, Heatherdowns, on June 2, 1978, and ...