Twister II

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Twister II
Twister II, the ride is based off of the original Elitch Gardens' Mr. Twister roller coaster.
Location	Six Flags Elitch Gardens
Type	Wood
Status	Open
Opened	May 27, 1995
Designer	John Pierce
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	100 feet (30.5 m)
Length	4,640 feet (1,414.3 m)
Max speed	55 mile per hour (88.5 km/h)
Inversions	0
Max G force	3.1
Height Restriction	52 inches (132.1 cm)
Twister II at RCDB
Pictures of Twister II at RCDB

Twister II is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado.

This is a custom built wooden coaster based upon the original coaster Mr. Twister that was at Elitch Gardens before the park was moved to its new location in 1995. The roller coaster was designed by John Pierce, who also designed the famous Rattler wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. It was constructed by the Hensel Phelps Construction Co. The trains were made by the Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters company.

The motto for the ride is "Built wilder the second time around!"

[edit] Layout

Riders venture through the queue area as it winds through the middle of the coaster's layout. Once riders head into the station area, there are paintings of the original Elitch Gardens' roller coasters hanging on the wall below the boarding area. Riders then board the Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters trains and the Twister II experience starts.

The train creeps out the station and turns around into the lift hill. After the train reaches the top, the train twists through a twisted U-turn and heads down the first drop. Following the first drop, the ride heads towards the first turnaround and drops back down in the opposite direction. The train then speeds through another turnaround and speeds through another twisted turnaround. The train then turns into a short straight section over the lift hill, then twists down into a tunnel turnaround. Following the tunnel, a short airtime hill comes up and a final turn into the brake run. The trains then return back into the station and ends the Twister II experience.

[edit] Notes

Throughout the 2005/2006 off season, some sections of Twister II got new wood and the trains received a new American flag theme. The front of the train also got a Six Flags 45th anniversary emblem painted on it, to celebrate the chains' anniversary.

A Twister II car is used as a prop in the park's evening parade.