Shivering Timbers
Shivering Timbers is a wooden roller coaster at Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon County, Michigan. It was developed and built by Custom Coasters International. Opened in May 1998, Shivering Timbers debuted for the park's 30th year in operation and was a success. Construction for the ride began in 1997. The trains were made by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters. The ride's out and back layout is 5383 feet long, making it the 6th longest wooden roller coaster in the world. The ride has been retracked by Martin & Vleminckx.[1]
Ride layout and experience
The ride starts with a left turn out of the station and on to the 122 ft (37.2 m) lift hill. At the base of the lift hill, the train reaches its maximum speed of 57 mph (91.7 km/h). Following the lift hill are two camelback hills, the first being 100 ft (30.5 m) tall, and the second being 95 ft (29 m) tall. In these hills, riders experience "ejector air-time." The train then jumps a bunny hop and another camelback hill and a double-up hill, before turning around for the second half of its course. After the turnaround, the train hits another bunny hop and another double-up hill. After the double-up hill is a unique element known as a "trick track," in which the track banks from side to side, on an otherwise flat section (reminiscent of Harry Traver's Cyclone coasters which each featured a similar "jazz track"). After the trick track, there is a series of 5 bunny hop hills. After the last hill there is an on-ride photo camera and the ride's finale, a 630 degree helix, in which riders experience lateral g-force. After the helix, the train slides on to the final brake run and does a u-turn back into the station.
Rankings
Shivering Timbers has been consistently ranked among the best wooden roller coasters.
Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll: Best wood-Tracked Roller Coaster[17] |
Year | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
Ranking |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 23 |
NAPHA Survey: Favorite Wood Roller Coaster[18] |
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2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Ranking |
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References
- ↑ "Retracking". Martin & Vleminckx. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ↑ "Top 25 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 6B. August 1999. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 25 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today. August 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 25 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 6B. August 2001. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 25 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 6B. September 2002. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 10–11B. September 2003. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 14–15B. September 2004. Archived from the original on April 3, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 22–23B. September 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today: 30–31B. September 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today 11 (6.2): 42–43. September 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today 12 (6.2): 42–43. September 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today 13 (6.2): 38–39. September 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today 14 (6.2): 38–39. September 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today 15 (6.2): 46–47. September 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today 16 (6.2): 46–47. September 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today 17 (6.2): 40–41. September 2013. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ↑ Hawker, Mitch. "Wooden Roller Coaster Poll 20 Year Results Table (1994–2013)". Best Roller Coaster Poll. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ↑ Surveys – National Amusement Park Historical Association
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