Vortex (Carowinds)

Infobox roller coaster
name=Vortex

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caption=The vertical loop
location=Carowinds
section=Carolina Showplace
type=Steel
type2=Stand-up
status=Open
opened=March 14, 1992
manufacturer=Bolliger & Mabillard
designer=Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
model=Stand-Up Custom
track=
lift=Chain lift hill
height=90
drop=
length=2040
speed=50
inversions=2
duration=2:19
angle=
capacity=
cost=
acceleration=
gforce=
restriction=54
rcdb_number=86

Vortex is a steel stand-up roller coaster at Carowinds that was built during the last year before Paramount bought the park in the year 1992. This extraordinary ride (of its time) officially opened on March 14, 1992, on the former site of the Carolina Speedway miniature car ride. Vortex was Bolliger & Mabillard's 3rd coaster and contains a loop and a corkscrew in its small circuit.

Ride Layout

Riders depart from the station in a unique standing position ready to ascend a small convert|90|ft|m|sing=on lift. A small dip, characteristic of Bolliger & Mabillard rides, follows the lift hill, preceding the curved drop. A loop follows the drop and is followed-up by an upward and downward banked turn. A helix follows the downwards turn and is followed-up by an oblique loop. After a wide turn the brake run slows the train before it enters the station.

Construction Data

*109 columns and foundations
*411,000 pounds of steel
*931 cubic yards of concrete

Ride Elements

*Loop
*Oblique Loop

External links

* [http://www3.cedarfair.com/carowinds/attractions/detail.cfm?ai_id=7 Official Page From Carowinds]