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Figure 8 roller coasters are a category of roller coasters where the train runs through a figure 8 shaped course before returning to the boarding station. This design was one of the first designs to be featured in roller coaster design, along with the out and back roller coaster . The figure 8 design allowed for more turns than the out and back design, offering riders an alternative experience.
An early and famous example of a Figure 8 is the Leap the Dips at Lakemont Park , in Altoona, Pennsylvania .
Many figure 8 roller coasters carry the name "Figure 8."
An Incomplete List of Figure 8 roller coasters
Name
Park
Location
Achterbahn
Skyline Park
Bad Wörishofen , Bavaria , Germany
Antelope
Gulliver's Warrington
Warrington , Cheshire , England , UK
Figure 8
Euclid Beach Park
Cleveland, Ohio
Figure 8
Athletic Park
New Orleans, Louisiana
Figure 8
Canobie Lake Park
Salem, New Hampshire
Figure 8
Capital Beach Park
Lincoln, Nebraska
Figure 8
Cascade Park
New Castle, Pennsylvania
Figure 8
Columbia Gardens
Butte, Montana
Figure 8
Coney Island
Cincinnati, Ohio
Figure 8
Crystal Beach Park
Crystal Beach, Ontario , Canada
Figure 8
Eldridge Park
Elmira, New York
Figure 8
Greater Island Park
Easton, Pennsylvania
Figure 8
Hague Park
Jackson, Michigan
Figure 8
Happyland Park
Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
Figure 8
Harlem Park
Rockford, Illinois
Figure 8
Hazle Park
West Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Figure 8
Hocus Pocus Park
Knoxville, Tennessee
Figure 8
Indianola Park
Columbus, Ohio
Figure 8
Lakeside Park
Flint, Michigan
Figure 8
Luna Park
Seattle, Washington
Figure 8
Natatorium Park
Spokane, Washington
Figure 8
Oakford Park
Jeannette, Pennsylvania
Figure 8
Ocean View Amusement Park
Norfolk, Virginia
Figure 8
Olympic Park
Irvington, New Jersey
Figure 8
Palisades Amusement Park
Cliffside Park, New Jersey
Figure 8
Phalen Park
St. Paul, Minnesota
Figure 8
Pine Island Park
Manchester, New Hampshire
Figure 8
Ramona Park
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Figure 8
Riverside Park
Saginaw, Michigan
Figure 8
Rocky Glen Park
Moosic, Pennsylvania
Figure 8
Rocky Springs Park
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Figure 8
South Haven Amusement Park
South Haven, Michigan
Figure 8
Stanley Beach
Port Stanley, Ontario , Canada
Figure 8
Stanton Park
Steubenville, Ohio
Figure 8
Steeplechase Park
Brooklyn , New York
Figure 8
Watch Tower Amusement Park
Rock Island, Illinois
Figure 8
Waukesha Beach
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Figure 8
West View Park
West View, Pennsylvania
Figure 8
White City
Bellingham, Washington
Figure 8
White City
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Figure 8
White City
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Figure 8
White City
Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada
Figure 8
Wolff's Park
Detroit , Michigan
Gemini
Cedar Point
Sandusky, Ohio
Ghoster Coaster
Canada's Wonderland
Vaughan , Ontario , Canada
Grizzly
Kings Dominion
Doswell, Virginia
Leap The Dips
Lakemont Park
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Little Dipper
Six Flags Great America
Gurnee, Illinois
Meteor
Little Amerricka
Marshall, Wisconsin
Phoenix
Knoebels Amusement Resort
Elysburg, Pennsylvania
Racer
Kennywood
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Scorpion
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Tampa, Florida
Sea Dragon
Rides At Adventure Cove
Powell, Ohio
Thunderbolt
Six Flags New England
Springfield, Massachusetts
Wild Beast
Canada's Wonderland
Vaughan , Ontario , Canada
Wildcat
Cedar Point
Sandusky, Ohio
Woodstock Express
Carowinds
Charlotte, North Carolina
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Woodstock Express
Kings Dominion
Doswell, Virginia
Woodstock Express
Kings Island
Mason, Ohio
Flying Fish, Thorpe Park (UK)
Runaway Train, Chessington World of Adventures (UK)
Construction material Train configuration Track layout