- Out and Back roller coaster
Out and back refers to the layout of a
roller coaster . An out and back coaster is one that climbs alift hill , races out to the far end of the track, performs a 180 degree turn and then races its way back to the station. This particular design is very popular and is easy to design and construct. With an out and back design the hills on the way "out" usually are quite large and gradually decrease in size. The hills on the way "back" are usually "bunny hops", or small hills created to maximize air-time.Double Out-And-Back
A variation on the theme is to have the track travel from point A to point B, then back to A twice. Examples of this type of ride include the venerable [http://www.rcdb.com/id262.htm Comet] , which was moved from Crystal Beach in Ontario to
The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom atLake George , New York, and the Phoenix atKnoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania.Triple Out-And-Back
These coasters travel back and forth between A and B thrice; the resulting appearance is often hard to discern from true twisters, which are usually free-form in design. An example of this type of ride is the
Coney Island Cyclone .Examples
*American Eagle atSix Flags Great America
*Apollo's Chariot atBusch Gardens Europe
*Arkansas Twister atMagic Springs and Crystal Falls
*Behemoth atCanada's Wonderland
*Big Dipper atGeauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom
*Blue Streak atCedar Point
*Boulder Dash and Wildcat atLake Compounce
*Comet atHersheypark
*Comet (Great Escape) atThe Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom
*Giant Dipper atSanta Cruz Beach Boardwalk
*The Predator atDarien Lake
*Goliath atLa Ronde
*Goliath atsixflags over Georgia
*Great American Scream Machine atSix Flags Over Georgia
*High Roller atValleyfair!
*Jack Rabbit atSeabreeze Amusement Park
*Judge Roy Scream atSix Flags over Texas
*Magnum XL-200 atCedar Point
*Mamba atWorlds of Fun
*Millennium Force atCedar Point
*TheMighty Canadian Minebuster atCanada's Wonderland
*Nitro atSix Flags Great Adventure
*Racer (Kings Island) atKings Island
*Phoenix at Knoebels Amusement Resort
*Rebel Yell atKing's Dominion
*Rolling Thunder atSix Flags Great Adventure
*Rollo Coaster atIdlewild Park
*Screamin' Eagle atSix Flags St. Louis
*Sea Dragon atZoombezi Bay
*Shivering Timbers atMichigan's Adventure
*The Starliner fromMiracle Strip , now atCypress Gardens
*Thunderbolt atKennywood
*Tornado at Adventureland
*Wild Thing atValleyfair!
*Yankee Cannonball atCanobie Lake Park
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