Hybrid roller coaster
A hybrid roller coaster is a category of roller coasters that is defined as having the track made out of steel, while the support structure is made from wood.[1][2] Though it can be flipped around as the track is made of wood with a steel running plate, and a support structure that is made of steel.[3][4][5] This design of roller coaster is mostly known to be utilized by Rocky Mountain Construction in their I-Box track design,[6] and Arrow Dynamic's Mine Train style roller coasters.
This type of design has several benefits, such as making the ride feel smooth and like that of a steel roller coaster. Hybrid roller coasters can also have inversions, such as Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point. They also tend to be taller, faster, and have steeper drops than that of wooden coasters.
History
The oldest operating hybrid roller coaster is Cyclone at Luna Park, opening in 1927,[7] with the track being made from wood and the support structure being made of steel.[8] Arrow Dynamics built many Mine Train style coasters such as Adventure Express at Kings Island in 1991, with the tracks being made of tubular steel, and the support structure being made of wood.[9][10][11][12][13] Arrow Dynamics continued to build mine trains until 2002 when their last hybrid mine train was built.[14] Most of the modern hybrid coasters being built today are made by Rocky Mountain Construction and The Gravity Group. Rocky Mountain Construction makes conversions of old wooden roller coasters to turn them into hybrids with steel track and wooden supports, such as New Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas.[5][15] The Gravity Group designs coasters with wooden track but with a steel support structure, such as Hades 360 at Mount Olympus Theme Park.[16]
Terminology
The term "hybrid roller coaster" started to be used by the coaster community when New Texas Giant opened and Six Flags classified the roller coaster as wood. Six Flags in response to the confusion classified the roller coaster as a "hybrid", which has since been used to include many other Rocky Mountain Construction Coasters of the same style.[3] Though usually coasters are still classified as either "steel" or "wood", based on what their track material is.[17] The use of the phrase is controversial.[1]
See also
- Rocky Mountain Construction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weisenberger, Nick (2012). Coasters 101: An Engineer's Guide to Roller Coaster Design (Paperback) (1st ed.). United States: Createspace Independent Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 9781468013559. Search this book on
- ↑ Throgmorton, Todd H.; Throgmorton, Samantha K. (April 30, 2016). Coasters: United States and Canada (E-book) (4th ed.). McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. pp. 21, 49, 116, 223, 231. ISBN 978-1476622118. Search this book on
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Roller Coaster Search Results". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ "What Is a Hybrid Wooden and Steel Roller Coaster?". TripSavvy. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "What Is A Hybrid Roller Coaster?". coastercritic.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "State of the Arts: A New Kind of Wooden Coaster Twists and Turns at Cedar Point". WKSU. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ↑ "Cyclone - Luna Park (Brooklyn, New York, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ↑ "The Cyclone" (PDF). nyc.gov. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Arrow Dynamics - Coasterforce". Coasterforce. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Roller Coaster Search Results". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ↑ "The Coasters of Kings Island". Warren County | Ohio's Best Vacation Destination. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ↑ "Adventure Express - Kings Island - Roller Coasters". Ultimate Rollercoaster.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Adventure Express - Kings Island (Mason, Ohio, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ↑ "Big Bad John - Magic Springs Theme and Water Park (Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ↑ "New Texas Giant - Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, Texas, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
- ↑ "The Gravity Group - Coasterforce". Coasterforce. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "New Texas Giant Roller Coaster". Guide to Six Flags over Texas. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
Further reading
- Bennett, David (1998). Roller Coaster: Wooden and Steel Coasters, Twisters and Corkscrews. Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books. 9. ISBN 0-7865-0885-X Search this book on ..
- Cartmell, Robert (1987). The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster (Paperback). Amusement Park Books. ISBN 9780879723422. Search this book on
- Coker, Robert (2002). Roller Coasters: A Thrill Seeker's Guide to the Ultimate Scream Machines. New York: Metrobooks. 14. ISBN 1-58663-172-1 Search this book on ..
- Francis, David W.; Francis, Diane DeMali (2002). Ohio's Amusement Parks in Vintage Postcards (Paperback). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738519975. Search this book on
- Rutherford, Scott (2004). The American Roller Coaster (Paperback). Motorbooks International. ISBN 9780760319291. Search this book on
- Urbanowicz, Steven J. (2002). The Roller Coaster Lover's Companion: A Thrill Seeker's Guide to the World's Best Coasters (Paperback). Kensington Publishing Corporation. ISBN 9780806523095. Search this book on
- Urbanowicz, Steven J. (2002). The Roller Coaster Lover's Companion; Kensington, New York: Citadel Press. ISBN 0-8065-2309-3 Search this book on ..
- Weisenberger, Nick (September 2, 2014). The 50 Most Terrifying Roller Coasters Ever Built (Paperback). Createspace Independent Publishing. ISBN 9781500699963. Search this book on
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