233:
31:
94:
154:
122:
coasters, the ride features a track layout and cars similar to a
Virginia Reel, except the ride is made of steel rather than wood, and the seats face in one direction instead of toward each other. The layout of the ride boasts many hairpin turns and small hops. The design, noted for its portability
347:
the world's first "Xtreme
Spinning Coaster." Also created by MACK, this ride consists of a more thrilling layout than other spinning coasters of the time, with a vertical drop directly out of the station, many bunny hills and turns, 2 LSM launches and 2 inversions. The second ride of this type was
174:
Zierer built the first modern spinning roller coaster in 1994 with the
Drehgondelbahn in Freizeit-Land Geiselwind. Maurer Söhne introduced its Xtended SC spinning coasters in the late 1990s. The seat configuration is the same as Maurer Söhne's Compact Spinning Coaster, but unlike that model, the
81:. Known as a Virginia Reel, these spinning coasters did not have big hills or drops, but instead, were designed to feature many sharp turns. Toward the end of the track layout were two helices, followed by a drop into a dark tunnel. The last full size Virginia Reel operated at
302:. The trains have eight cars, with each car's two seats side by side. Like the Maurer Söhne and Gerstlauer spinning coasters, this "twist and turn coaster" features a twisted track layout. Three of these models have been built around the world.
323:. The trains consist of four cars with four seats divided into two rows facing away from each other. The coaster has a twisted track layout that is built around five cylindrical towers. MACK opened a second coaster of this type,
77:. Instead of trains, the ride had tubs with seats built around the perimeter facing inward. These tubs spun freely on their chassis as they travelled down the track, sitting in a trough configuration similar to that of a
251:
1249:
277:. These coasters have twisted track layouts similar to Maurer Söhne's Xtended SC, but the seats on Gerstlauer Spinning Coasters face towards each other, as with the Virginia Reel.
494:
1089:
150:
has been developing and constructing spinning coaster models since the early 2000s. In China, the amusement ride company Golden Horse has also released its own version.
523:
1084:
1099:
163:
900:
179:
with many vertical hairpin turns intended to spin the cars around and give each rider a different experience every ride. Examples include
1059:
516:
1275:
752:
417:
268:
217:
158:
1280:
142:. Both companies eventually split apart again by 2006, when each began releasing their own spinning wild mouse coasters. Italy's
1029:
573:
407:
226:
854:
658:
342:
74:
439:
1184:
509:
653:
623:
237:
78:
67:
849:
699:
684:
638:
123:
and small footprint, became popular at smaller amusement parks and fairs. One well-known installation of the ride was
1234:
1149:
789:
679:
128:
35:
1214:
1199:
1154:
1139:
1129:
809:
603:
1174:
1114:
814:
643:
608:
82:
911:
844:
799:
694:
689:
633:
613:
598:
385:
187:
181:
1169:
1104:
1044:
895:
829:
819:
794:
714:
709:
704:
618:
578:
176:
1039:
1034:
869:
824:
770:
745:
593:
557:
552:
350:
330:
232:
1204:
547:
260:
135:
115:
1209:
1064:
890:
356:
1219:
1144:
1054:
927:
337:
1189:
977:
588:
413:
325:
30:
1134:
1069:
967:
932:
738:
203:
464:
1008:
982:
972:
962:
937:
648:
264:
147:
1244:
1239:
1094:
1079:
1024:
533:
124:
111:
98:
55:
1269:
1229:
1074:
987:
286:
274:
198:
40:
1179:
905:
804:
784:
663:
583:
212:
143:
73:
The first spinning roller coaster was the
Tickler, built in 1908 by Henry Riehl at
93:
1109:
864:
320:
299:
291:
153:
17:
1254:
1049:
957:
952:
947:
942:
719:
312:
246:
119:
1224:
1194:
1159:
1119:
839:
360:
501:
487:
307:
139:
1164:
1003:
874:
859:
761:
316:
281:
44:
193:
284:
debuted a spinning coaster with trains instead of individual cars:
1124:
295:
231:
152:
92:
734:
505:
381:
222:
208:
730:
440:"Luna Park Goes Through a Little Extra Housecleaning"
138:
of France. In 2003, the company merged with Italy's
1017:
996:
920:
883:
777:
672:
566:
540:
245:A similar ride debuted in 2004 when the first two
134:The spinning wild mouse was first manufactured by
465:"Pleasure Beach Postcards — Virginia Reel"
1090:Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
746:
517:
8:
162:, a Maurer Söhne spinning roller coaster at
753:
739:
731:
524:
510:
502:
488:RCDB's listing of spinning roller coasters
58:with cars that rotate on a vertical axis.
146:introduced a spinning model in 2006, and
29:
372:
305:Another spinning coaster with trains,
241:, a Gerstlauer spinning roller coaster
908:(in association with US Thrill Rides)
110:roller coaster opened at the defunct
102:, a Reverchon spinning roller coaster
7:
348:opened 3 years later in 2021. Named
1100:Indiana Jones et le Temple du PĂ©ril
884:Discontinued roller coaster models
25:
118:. Similar to the design of other
1004:Double and triple Ferris wheels
227:Chessington World of Adventures
164:Chessington World of Adventures
170:Other spinning roller coasters
1:
1185:Superman: Escape from Krypton
778:Current roller coaster models
382:"Tickler (Luna Park)"
89:Spinning wild mouse coasters
79:side friction roller coaster
1085:Green Lantern: First Flight
409:The American Roller Coaster
1297:
1235:Volcano: The Blast Coaster
446:. 1908-04-26. pp. SM6
412:. MBI Publishing Company.
406:Rutherford, Scott (2000).
249:spinning coasters opened:
830:Reverse Free Fall Coaster
768:
1276:Spinning roller coasters
997:Other discontinued rides
495:Intamin official website
131:, which closed in 2020.
83:Blackpool Pleasure Beach
36:Winja's Fear & Force
1281:Types of roller coaster
820:Multi Inversion Coaster
386:Roller Coaster DataBase
129:Disney's Animal Kingdom
52:spinning roller coaster
1170:Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin
242:
175:Xtended SC has large,
166:
103:
47:
27:Type of roller coaster
771:List of Intamin rides
541:Construction material
351:The Ride to Happiness
235:
156:
96:
33:
825:Prefabricated Wooden
261:Nickelodeon Universe
136:Reverchon Industries
116:Wildwood, New Jersey
85:and closed in 1982.
1250:Woodstock's Express
1210:Top Thrill Dragster
1065:Escape from Pompeii
921:Other current rides
567:Train configuration
357:Plopsaland De Panne
108:spinning wild mouse
106:In 1997, the first
1220:Tower of Terror II
1055:Disaster Transport
444:The New York Times
361:Adinkerke, Belgium
338:Silver Dollar City
331:Knott's Berry Farm
257:Timberland Twister
252:Fairly Odd Coaster
243:
167:
104:
48:
1263:
1262:
1190:Superman The Ride
728:
727:
355:it is located at
326:Sierra Sidewinder
16:(Redirected from
1288:
1135:Millennium Force
968:Looping Starship
755:
748:
741:
732:
574:Fourth dimension
526:
519:
512:
503:
498:
497:
475:
474:
472:
471:
461:
455:
454:
452:
451:
436:
430:
429:
427:
426:
403:
397:
396:
394:
392:
377:
270:Spinning Dragons
204:Spinball Whizzer
21:
18:Spinning Coaster
1296:
1295:
1291:
1290:
1289:
1287:
1286:
1285:
1266:
1265:
1264:
1259:
1013:
992:
938:Flying Dutchman
916:
879:
773:
764:
759:
729:
724:
668:
649:Summer toboggan
562:
536:
530:
493:
492:
484:
479:
478:
469:
467:
463:
462:
458:
449:
447:
438:
437:
433:
424:
422:
420:
405:
404:
400:
390:
388:
380:Marden, Duane.
379:
378:
374:
369:
311:, was built by
265:Mall of America
177:twisted layouts
172:
91:
71:
64:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1294:
1292:
1284:
1283:
1278:
1268:
1267:
1261:
1260:
1258:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1245:Wilderness Run
1242:
1240:Wicked Twister
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1095:Incredicoaster
1092:
1087:
1082:
1080:The Giant Drop
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1030:American Eagle
1027:
1025:Alpine Bobsled
1021:
1019:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1011:
1006:
1000:
998:
994:
993:
991:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
924:
922:
918:
917:
915:
914:
909:
903:
898:
893:
887:
885:
881:
880:
878:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
781:
779:
775:
774:
769:
766:
765:
760:
758:
757:
750:
743:
735:
726:
725:
723:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
676:
674:
670:
669:
667:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
570:
568:
564:
563:
561:
560:
555:
550:
544:
542:
538:
537:
534:roller coaster
531:
529:
528:
521:
514:
506:
500:
499:
490:
483:
482:External links
480:
477:
476:
456:
431:
418:
398:
371:
370:
368:
365:
171:
168:
125:Primeval Whirl
112:Dinosaur Beach
99:Primeval Whirl
90:
87:
70:
65:
63:
60:
56:roller coaster
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1293:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1273:
1271:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1230:VelociCoaster
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1205:Thunder River
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1075:Formula Rossa
1073:
1071:
1070:Falcon's Fury
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1018:Notable rides
1016:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1001:
999:
995:
989:
988:Tow boat ride
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
925:
923:
919:
913:
910:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
888:
886:
882:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
850:Vertical Lift
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
782:
780:
776:
772:
767:
763:
756:
751:
749:
744:
742:
737:
736:
733:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
677:
675:
671:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
654:Virginia Reel
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
624:Side friction
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
571:
569:
565:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
545:
543:
539:
535:
527:
522:
520:
515:
513:
508:
507:
504:
496:
491:
489:
486:
485:
481:
466:
460:
457:
445:
441:
435:
432:
421:
419:9780760319291
415:
411:
410:
402:
399:
387:
383:
376:
373:
366:
364:
362:
358:
354:
352:
346:
344:
343:Time Traveler
339:
334:
332:
328:
327:
322:
318:
314:
310:
309:
303:
301:
297:
293:
289:
288:
287:Comet Express
283:
278:
276:
275:Worlds of Fun
272:
271:
266:
262:
258:
254:
253:
248:
240:
239:
234:
230:
228:
224:
220:
219:
218:Dragon's Fury
214:
210:
206:
205:
200:
199:Phantasialand
197:at Germany's
196:
195:
190:
189:
184:
183:
178:
169:
165:
161:
160:
159:Dragon's Fury
155:
151:
149:
145:
141:
137:
132:
130:
126:
121:
117:
113:
109:
101:
100:
95:
88:
86:
84:
80:
76:
69:
68:Virginia Reel
66:
61:
59:
57:
53:
46:
42:
41:Phantasialand
38:
37:
32:
19:
1180:Storm Runner
983:Super Splash
963:Hyper Splash
906:Polercoaster
860:Wing Coaster
834:
700:Out and back
685:Dual-tracked
673:Track layout
639:Steeplechase
628:
468:. Retrieved
459:
448:. Retrieved
443:
434:
423:. Retrieved
408:
401:
389:. Retrieved
375:
349:
341:
335:
324:
306:
304:
285:
279:
269:
256:
250:
244:
236:
216:
213:Alton Towers
202:
192:
186:
180:
173:
157:
148:Maurer Söhne
144:Fabbri Group
133:
107:
105:
97:
72:
51:
49:
34:
1110:Project 305
973:Mega Splash
901:Space Diver
891:Accelerator
321:Europa-Park
319:in 1997 at
300:South Korea
292:Lotte World
263:inside the
238:Pandemonium
1270:Categories
1255:Xcelerator
1050:Demon Drop
978:Rapid Ride
958:Gyro tower
953:Gyro Swing
943:Giant Drop
933:Flume Ride
865:Wing Rider
840:Surf Rider
810:Mine train
800:LSM Launch
720:Wild mouse
604:Mine train
470:2008-02-28
450:2008-02-28
425:2008-02-28
367:References
333:in 2007.
313:MACK Rides
255:(formerly
247:Gerstlauer
185:at Utah's
120:wild mouse
1225:La Vibora
1195:Swiss Bob
1160:Sky Whirl
1155:Shockwave
1150:Possessed
1120:Kingda Ka
948:Gyro Drop
845:Suspended
815:MotorBike
790:Hot Racer
680:Boomerang
644:Suspended
609:Motorbike
589:Floorless
532:Types of
336:In 2018,
75:Luna Park
1215:Toutatis
1200:Thirteen
1140:Pantheon
1130:Maverick
1045:Colossus
1040:Colossos
1035:The Claw
1009:Freefall
912:Stand-up
835:Spinning
695:Launched
690:Figure 8
634:Stand-up
629:Spinning
614:Pipeline
599:Inverted
308:Euro-Mir
280:In 1995
140:Zamperla
114:pier at
1175:Stealth
1165:Skyrush
1145:Pegasus
1115:Jupiter
1060:El Toro
896:Bobsled
875:ZacSpin
795:Impulse
762:Intamin
715:Twister
710:Terrain
705:Shuttle
619:Powered
579:Bobsled
391:May 22,
340:opened
317:Germany
282:Intamin
221:at the
207:at the
45:Germany
1105:Insane
928:Bounty
870:Wooden
594:Flying
558:Hybrid
553:Wooden
416:
267:, and
194:Winjas
188:Lagoon
182:Spider
62:Models
1125:Kirnu
855:Water
659:Water
548:Steel
329:, at
296:Seoul
259:) at
54:is a
805:Mega
785:Giga
664:Wing
584:Dive
414:ISBN
393:2023
215:and
359:in
315:of
294:in
290:at
273:at
225:'s
211:'s
127:at
39:at
1272::
442:.
384:.
363:.
298:,
229:.
223:UK
209:UK
201:,
191:,
50:A
43:,
754:e
747:t
740:v
525:e
518:t
511:v
473:.
453:.
428:.
395:.
353:,
345:,
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
