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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
Half Loop (may need to be researched)
Corkscrew (may need to be researched)
On-Ride Photo

Constraints

Banked Curves - 30° banking
Maximum Track Slope - 60°
Maximum Lift Hill Slope - 25°
Maximum Height - 131 Feet

Vehicles

Stand-Up Roller Coaster Cars

Other Information

Gives a more intense ride than a sit-down roller coaster, so the track requires careful design to avoid high G forces, especially lateral G's.

In Real Life

This type of Stand-up coaster is made by the extinct comany TOGO. This company made the first stand-up trains and also made many other revolutionizations to the coaster industry. The rides were notoriously rough and were driven away from being built due to the introduction of the much smoother Intamin stand-ups, Those Intamin Stand-ups paved the way for the even more unique Bolliger & Mabillard Stand-Ups. Both the Intamin and the B&M stand-ups were used in Six Flags parks but were not apart of the parks in RCT2. Riddler's Revenge was in Six Flags Magic Mountain (still operating).

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 |type=Roller Coaster
-|descr=A roller coaster similar to the Steel Roller Coaster, which <br> has the riders standing up rather than sitting down, and allows complex track elements.
+|descr=A roller coaster similar to the Steel Roller Coaster, which <br> has the riders standing up rather than sitting down.
 |cost=3,750+
 |size=Small-Large (variable)