Twister Roller Coaster
The Twister Roller Coaster is a large steel roller coaster capable of complex inversions. The Twister coaster first appears in the Added Attractions/Corkscrew Follies expansion of RollerCoaster Tycoon, and is included in the Loopy Landscapes expansion, as well as in RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3. In Added Attractions/Corkscrew Follies and Loopy Landscapes, the ride is called the Steel Twister Roller Coaster, and includes inverting and non-inverting train types. In RCT2 and RCT3, each train type is listed as separate roller coaster types—the Twister Roller Coaster, Floorless Roller Coaster, and Stand-Up Twister Roller Coaster—and the non-inverting trains are grouped into a different ride, the Hyper-Twister Roller Coaster. In OpenRCT2, the Twister coaster train variants are combined into a single roller coaster type.
Construction
Track has a tubular steel spine, connected to the inside edges of tubular steel running rails. Supports are large tubular steel posts. Trains are held on the track by wheels above, below, and outside the running rails.
In Roller Coaster Tycoon 3, there seems to be no height limitation for this coaster, allowing for it to be more freely built. The developers of the game probably forgot about height limitations.
Special Track Elements
- Banked Curves
- Vertical Loop
- Steep Twist
- Half Loop
- Corkscrew
- Banked Helix
- Booster (RCTC and OpenRCT2 only)
- On-Ride-Photo
- Barrel Roll
- Launched Lift Hill
- Large Loop
- Large Half Loop
Constraints
- Banked curves - 50° banking
- Maximum track slope - 90°
- Lift hill maximum slope - 25°
- Maximum height above ground - 282 ft
Vehicles
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Operating Modes
- Continuous circuit mode
- Continuous block section mode
Pre-built designs
RollerCoaster Tycoon
- Steel Twister 1
Scenario
- Roller Coaster 3/Dusty Twister (RCT Classic) (Dusty Desert)
- Roller Coaster 3 (Tiny Towers)
- Dschungelbahn (PC Player)
- Chelsea (gameplay)
- Christie (gameplay)
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
- Atomizer
- Baby Bee
- Contortion
- Flashback
- Helixius
- Liberty Loop
- Lunar Launcher
- Silvertwist
- Time Twister
Scenarios
- Flaming Fury (Extreme Heights)
- Flashback (Six Flags Magic Mountain)
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
Build menu only
- Flight Of Death
- Silvertwist
- Time Twister
Other Information
- Articulated trains allow this type of roller coaster to use a wide variety of twisted track and inversions.
- In RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 it counts as a separate ride for each vehicle type (Twister Roller Coaster, Stand-Up Twister Coaster, Floorless Roller Coaster, and Hyper-Twister Roller Coaster) (see below).
- In the original RollerCoaster Tycoon, this coaster was called the Steel Twister Roller Coaster.
- Vanilla Twister is only one type which has Launched Lift Hill special track, but in RCT1, any track can use it to design more excited and intense rides.
Floorless
Construction
Track has a tubular steel spine, connected to the inside edges of tubular steel running rails. Supports are large tubular steel posts. Trains are held on the track by wheels above, below, and outside the running rails. The first floorless coaster ever built was Medusa (1999) at Six Flags Great Adventure. Its theming was changed in 2009, and it is now known as Bizaro.
Special Track Elements
- Banked Curves
- Vertical Loop
- Vertical Drop
- Vertical Twist
- Steep Twist
- Half Loop
- Corkscrew
- Banked Helix
- On-Ride-Photo
- Barrel Roll
- Large Loop
- Large Half Loop
Constraints
- Banked curves - 50° banking
- Maximum track slope - 90°
- Lift hill maximum slope - 25°
- Maximum height above ground - 182 ft
Vehicles
- Floorless Train
Pre-built designs
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
- Frightmare
- Medusa
Scenarios
- Medusa (Six Flags Great Adventure)
Stand-Up
Construction
Track has a tubular steel spine, connected to the inside edges of tubular steel running rails. Supports are large tubular steel posts. Trains are held on the track by wheels above, below, and outside the running rails.
Special Track Elements
- Banked Curves
- Vertical Loop
- Vertical Drop
- Vertical Twist
- Steep Twist
- Half Loop
- Corkscrew
- Banked Helix
- On-Ride-Photo
- Barrel Roll
- Large Loop
- Large Half Loop
Constraints
- Banked curves - 50° banking
- Maximum track slope - 90°
- Lift hill maximum slope - 25°
- Maximum height above ground - 182 ft
Vehicles
- Stand-Up Twister Train
Pre-built designs
RollerCoaster Tycoon
Scenarios
- Grapevine (Funtopia)
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
- Crush Hour
