Sidewinder (Elitch Gardens)
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 The Loop is the only element found on Sidewinder. |
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| Location | Elitch Gardens |
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| Type | Steel - Launched |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | May 27, 1995 |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Designer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Model | Shuttle |
| Track layout | steel |
| Lift/launch system | Launched |
| Height | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Drop | 47 ft (14 m) |
| Length | 635 ft (194 m) |
| Max speed | 45 mph (72 km/h) |
| Inversions | 1 |
| Duration | 1:06 |
| Max vertical angle | 47° |
| Capacity | 24 riders per hour |
| Acceleration | 45 miles per hour |
| Max g-force | 3.2 |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 0 in (120 cm) |
| Sidewinder at RCDB Pictures of Sidewinder at RCDB |
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Sidewinder is a steel roller coaster located at 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.
It is one of four Arrow Dynamics launched loop coasters to be operating around the world. While mild compared to today's roller coasters, great airtime is produced when the Sidewinder shuttles backwards or forwards over the drops. It is ideal for younger children who have never been on a looping roller coaster.
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