Sidewinder (Six Flags Elitch Gardens)

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Sidewinder
The Loop is the only element found on Sidewinder.
Location	Six Flags Elitch Gardens
Type	Steel - Launched
Status	Open
Opened	5/27/1995
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Model	Shuttle
Lift/launch system	Launched
Height	56 ft (17.1 m)
Drop	47 ft (14.3 m)
Length	635 ft (193.5 m)
Max speed	45 mph (72.4 km/h)
Inversions	1
Duration	1:06
Max G force	4
Height Restriction	48 in (121.9 cm)
Sidewinder at RCDB
Pictures of Sidewinder at RCDB

Sidewinder is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado.

This is a fairly simple coaster that takes rides through one loop. Instead of starting from the ground, riders have to ascend stairs fifty feet up to the loading station. The train is launched down a hill, goes into the loop, then up a hill opposite the station. The process is then repeated backwards.

Before being operated at Elitch Gardens this roller coaster was at the Magic Springs & Crystal Falls amusement park as the Roaring Tornado.