Inverted Roller Coaster

Inverted Roller Coaster
Type:	Roller Coaster
Description:	A steel roller coaster with trains that are held beneath the track, with many complex and twisting track elements.
Cost:	£4,100+
Size:	Large (variable)
Appearance:	RollerCoaster Tycoon, RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Construction

Track has a square-section steel spine, connected to the inside edges of tubular steel running rails. Supports are large square-section steel posts. Trains hang underneath the track, held in position by wheels above, below and outside the running rails.

Special Track Elements

• Banked Curves
• Vertical Loop
• Steep Twist
• In-Line Twist
• Half Loop
• Corkscrew
• Banked Helix
• On-Ride Photo
• Large Loop / Half Loop (Loopy Landscapes and onward)

Constraints

• Banked Curves - 50° banking
• Maximum Track Slope - 60°
• Maximum Lift Hill Slope - 25°
• Maximum Height - 118 Feet

Vehicles

• Suspended Chairs
• 4-Across Suspended Chairs (Loopy Landscapes and onward)

Other Information

An Inverted Roller Coaster feels more intense and exciting than a sit-down roller coaster; this is due to the exposed feeling the riders have with their feet dangling below them and the lack of a car surrounding them.