Screamin' Demon (Kings Island)

Screamin' Demon
Location	Kings Island
Status	Decommissioned
Opened	1977
Closed	1987
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Model	Shuttle Loop
Height	56 ft (17 m)
Drop	47 ft (14 m)
Length	635 ft (194 m)
Max speed	45 mph (72 km/h)
Inversions	1
Duration	1:06
Acceleration	0 to 45mph
Max G force	4
Height restriction	4 ft 0 in (122 cm)
Screamin' Demon at RCDB
Pictures of Screamin' Demon at RCDB
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The Screamin' Demon (1977–1987), a shuttle loop roller coaster designed by Arrow Dynamics, was the first forward- and backward-looping roller coaster in the United States.^[1]

At the end of the 1987 season, the ride was sold and relocated to Camden Park in West Virginia where it was renamed to Thunderbolt Express.^[2] It was closed in 2000 and never reopened. It was eventually scrapped in 2004.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Random Facts". KingsIslandCentral.com. http://kicentral.com/history/facts.php. Retrieved 2010-05-14. 
2. ^ "Theme Park Timelines". http://timelines.home.insightbb.com/pki_years.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-14. 
3. ^ "Thunderbolt Express: Camden Park". http://database.thrillnetwork.com/ride_view.php/1229/thunderbolt_express.html. Retrieved 2010-05-15.