Half Pipe (roller coaster)
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| Half Pipe at Elitch Gardens. | |
| Särkänniemi | |
| Coordinates | 61°30′14″N 23°44′27″E / 61.503832°N 23.740832°E |
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| Status | Operating |
| Opened | April 30, 2003 |
| Elitch Gardens | |
| Coordinates | 39°44′53″N 105°00′53″W / 39.748027°N 105.014654°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | May 27, 2004 |
| 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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Half Pipe, Elitch Gardens". Coaster-net.com. March 14, 2011. http://www.coaster-net.com/ride-gallery/114-half-pipe/. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
- "Elitch Gardens - Review". Coastergrotto.com. August 23, 2004. http://www.coastergrotto.com/reviews/six-flags-elitch-gardens.jsp. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Half Pipe at Särkänniemi on YouTube
- Half Pipe at Särkänniemi at the Roller Coaster DataBase
- Half Pipe at Elitch Gardens at the Roller Coaster DataBase
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