Out and Back roller coaster

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Out and back simply refers to the layout of a roller coaster. An out and back coaster is one that climbs a lift 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 hills", or small hills created to maximize air-time.

[edit] Examples

• Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point
• Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
• Blue Streak at Cedar Point
• Boulder Dash and Wildcat at Lake Compounce
• Comet at Hersheypark
• Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Over Georgia
• High Roller at Valleyfair!
• Judge Roy Scream at Six Flags over Texas
• Rolling Thunder at Six Flags Great Adventure
• Rollo Coaster at Idlewild Park
• Screamin' Eagle at Six Flags St. Louis
• Shivering Timbers at Michigan's Adventure
• Jack Rabbit at Seabreeze Amusement Park - This is the 4th oldest coaster in the US.
• Giant Dipper at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
• The Yankee Cannonball at Canobie Lake Park
• Thunderbolt at Kennywood
• Tornado at Adventureland
• The Mighty Canadian Minebuster at Canada's Wonderland
• The Goliath at La Ronde
• The Wild Thing at Valleyfair!