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Cheap and easy to build, but the track layout needs to be designed carefully, otherwise the cars can [[Crash|fly straight off the track]] on the hills. |
Cheap and easy to build, but the track layout needs to be designed carefully, otherwise the cars can [[Crash|fly straight off the track]] on the hills. |
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This ride is called Side-Friction Roller Coaster in both [[RCT2]] and [[RCT3]]. |
This ride is called Side-Friction Roller Coaster in both [[RCT2]] and [[RCT3]]. |
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There is one operating instance of this ride in the state of Pennsylvania, it is the oldest currently operating roller coaster in the world. |
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Revision as of 03:31, 20 January 2011
Construction
Track is laminated wood, topped with a flat steel running rail, constructed on a wooden support structure. Trains are guided along the track by side-friction wheels running inside wooden guide rails.
Special Track Elements
None noted
Constraints
- Maximum Track Slope - 25°
- Maximum Lift Hill Slope - 25°
- Maximum Height - 78 Feet
Vehicles
Wooden Side-Friction Cars
Other Information
Cheap and easy to build, but the track layout needs to be designed carefully, otherwise the cars can fly straight off the track on the hills.
This ride is called Side-Friction Roller Coaster in both RCT2 and RCT3.
There is one operating instance of this ride in the state of Pennsylvania, it is the oldest currently operating roller coaster in the world.