Sierra Sidewinder

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Sierra Sidewinder
Location Knott's Berry Farm
Type Steel - Spinning
Status Open
Opened May 26, 2007
Manufacturer MACK Rides
Designer Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
Model Spinning Car Coaster
Height 62.33 ft (19.00 m)
Drop 39 ft (12 m)
Length 1,410.75 ft (430.00 m)
Max speed 37 mph (60 km/h)
Inversions 0
Sierra Sidewinder at RCDB
Pictures of Sierra Sidewinder at RCDB

Sierra Sidewinder is a steel spinning roller coaster located in the Camp Snoopy section of Knott's Berry Farm. It is the first ever roller coaster to feature multiple free spinning cars on a train, rather than several individual spinning cars. The only other spinning train coaster is Euro-Mir at Europa-Park in Germany, however the spinning of the trains is controlled throughout the ride. Sierra Sidewinder features trains with four cars with two rows each, seating two per row back-to-back. It is also one of the first roller coasters to feature on-ride video recordings, as opposed to the traditional still on-ride photograph.