Screamin' Demon (Kings Island)

Screamin' Demon
Location Kings Island
Status Decommissioned
Opened 1977
Closed 1987
Type Steel
Manufacturer Arrow Dynamics
Model Shuttle Loop
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
Acceleration 0 to 45mph
Max G force 4
Height restriction 4 ft 0 in (122 cm)
Screamin' Demon at RCDB
Pictures of Screamin' Demon at RCDB
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The Screamin' Demon (1977–1987), a shuttle loop roller coaster designed by Arrow Dynamics, was the first forward- and backward-looping roller coaster in the United States.[1]

At the end of the 1987 season, the ride was sold and relocated to Camden Park in West Virginia where it was renamed to Thunderbolt Express.[2] It was closed in 2000 and never reopened. It was eventually scrapped in 2004.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Random Facts". KingsIslandCentral.com. http://kicentral.com/history/facts.php. Retrieved 2010-05-14. 
  2. ^ "Theme Park Timelines". http://timelines.home.insightbb.com/pki_years.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-14. 
  3. ^ "Thunderbolt Express: Camden Park". http://database.thrillnetwork.com/ride_view.php/1229/thunderbolt_express.html. Retrieved 2010-05-15. 
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