Hyper Twister Coaster
The Hyper-Twister Roller Coaster, also known as just Hyper-Twister, is a type of Roller Coaster that was first introduced in the Added Attractions expansion pack for the first RollerCoaster Tycoon game and later appears in all subsequent mainline installments. It is a non-inverting variant of the Twister Roller Coaster.
Construction
Track has a box 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 Drop
- Vertical Twist
- Steep Twist
- Banked Helix
- On-Ride-Photo
- Large Over-Banked Curve (RCT3 only)
- Small Over-Banked Curve (RCT3 only)
- Boosters (OpenRCT2 only - use "Enable all drawable track pieces" cheat)
- Launched Lift Hill (OpenRCT2 only - use "Enable all drawable track pieces" cheat)
Constraints
- Banked curves - 50° banking (90° in RCT3)
- Maximum track slope - 90°
- Lift hill maximum slope - 25° (60° in OpenRCT2 with the "Enable all drawable track pieces" cheat)
- Maximum height above ground - 60 units (300 ft; 90 m) (OpenRCT2 since 2024)
Vehicles
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Pre-built designs
RollerCoaster Tycoon
Scenarios
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
- Goliath
- Hell Hound
- Krypton Dips
- Nitro
- Raven Racer
- Titan
- Verticulator
Scenarios
- Nitro (Six Flags Great Adventure)
- Goliath (Six Flags Magic Mountain)
- Titan (Six Flags Over Texas)
- Crazy Cerberus (Animatronic Film Set)
Other information
- This ride is called Hyper-Twister Roller Coaster in RCT2, and the 4-across train appears as an alternate train for the Steel Twister Roller Coaster in RCT1. It is only usable if the track design has no inversions.
- In RCT2 and RCT Classic, the six-seater trains for the Hyper-Twister would incorrectly focus the ride window on Car 2 rather than Car 1 when selected despite that these trains do not have an empty head car. This has been fixed in OpenRCT2 as of v0.4.2.
- In post-2024 releases of OpenRCT2, the Hyper-Twister's support limit has been raised from 53 units (265 ft; 79.5 m) to 60 units (300 ft; 90 m), effectively making it taller than the Hypercoaster.
In Real Life
The Hyper-Twister Roller Coaster resembles the Bolliger & Mabillard Sit-Down Hyper. These coasters can go to heights of over 250 feet and can have many airtime hills. An example of this roller coaster in real life is Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure.
When using the narrow 2-across, six-seater trains, the ride resembles the Giovanola Mega Coaster. Two of these rides were built, and both are in Six Flags parks featured in RCT2 - one is Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain and the other is Titan at Six Flags Over Texas. The two rides are similar, with Titan being slightly taller (but having an identical height drop) and having an extra helix before the mid-course brake run.