Half Pipe (roller coaster)

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Half Pipe
HalfPipeSFEG.jpg
Half Pipe at Elitch Gardens.
Särkänniemi
Coordinates 61°30′14″N 23°44′27″E / 61.503832°N 23.740832°E / 61.503832; 23.740832
Status Operating
Opened April 30, 2003 (2003-04-30)
Elitch Gardens
Coordinates 39°44′53″N 105°00′53″W / 39.748027°N 105.014654°W / 39.748027; -105.014654
Status Operating
Opened May 27, 2004 (2004-05-27)
General statistics
Type Steel - Launched - Shuttle
Manufacturer Intamin
Designer Werner Stengel
Model Shuttle
Track layout Half pipe coaster
Lift/launch system LIM
Height 98 ft (30 m)
Drop 80 ft (24 m)
Length 229 ft (70 m)
Max speed 43.5 mph (70.0 km/h)
Inversions 0
Duration 2:00
Max vertical angle 90°
Capacity 460-1100 riders per hour
Acceleration 43.5
Max G force 4.5
Height restriction 4 ft 4 in (132 cm)
Half Pipe at RCDB
Pictures of Half Pipe at RCDB
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Half Pipe is a steel launched shuttle roller coaster located at both Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado and at Särkänniemi in Tampere, Finland. The structure is 100 feet in height and consists of 230 feet of track.[1] The ride is currently the only ride of its type offered in the United States.[1]

Riders are placed in one of two cars on the train which is made to resemble a giant snowboard. Each car is a free-spinning circle that holds eight people. The track is essentially a giant, upright U and trains are loaded at the bottom of the U. LIM engines accelerate the train up both sides of the track. A typical ride consists of approximately five to six cycles of the train traveling through the U.

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