Bobsled roller coaster

A bobsled roller coaster is a roller coaster that uses a track design that is essentially a "pipe" with the top half removed and has cars that are sent down this pipe in a freewheeling mode. The name derives from the great similarity to the track design used for the winter sport of bobsleigh.

Bobsled roller coaster
StatusIn Production: Mack Rides Discontinued: Intamin, and John Norman Bartlett
First manufactured1929
No. of installations21
ManufacturersIntamin, John Norman Bartlett, and Mack Rides
Restraint StyleLap-bar
Bobsled roller coaster at RCDB

Most modern bobsled roller coasters are made of steel; however, the first bobsled coasters, known as Flying Turns, were made of wood. On Oct 4, 2013, after seven years of construction, Knoebels in Pennsylvania opened the world's only modern wooden flying turns coaster, Flying Turns. The ride was scheduled to open in 2007, but had been delayed due to dysfunctional wheels and other issues. As there were no historic plans available, the new coaster was designed entirely from scratch.

Both the bobsled coaster and the flying turns coaster are buildable in the RollerCoaster Tycoon and Thrillville series of video games.

Installations

As of 2012, 21 bobsled roller coasters have been built. The roller coasters are listed in order of opening dates.

NameParkCountryOpenedClosedTypeManufacturerStatus
Flying TurnsLakeside Park United States19291930 - 1954*WoodJohn Norman BartlettRemoved[1]
Flying TurnsEuclid Beach Park United States1930September 28, 1969WoodJohn Norman BartlettRemoved[2]
Flying TurnsRocky Point Park United States19311938WoodJohn Norman Bartlett/Philadelphia Toboggan CoastersRemoved[3]
Flying TurnsForest Park United States1934July 19, 1963WoodJohn Norman BartlettRemoved[4]
Flying TurnsSteeplechase Park United States1934September 14, 1939WoodJohn Norman BartlettRemoved[5]
Flying TurnsRiverview Park
Formerly Century of Progress		 United States1935
May 27, 1933		1967
October 31, 1934		WoodJohn Norman BartlettRemoved[6][7]
Lake Placid BobsledPalisades Amusement Park United States19371946WoodJohn Norman BartlettRemoved[8]
BobsledConey Island
Formerly Flushing Meadows Park		 United States1941
April 30, 1939		1974
October 27, 1940		WoodJohn Norman BartlettRemoved[9][10]
Screamin' Delta DemonOpryland USA† United StatesApril 1984October 31, 1997SteelIntaminRemoved[11]
Schweizer BobbahnEuropa Park Germany1985N/ASteelMack RidesOperating[12]
Disaster TransportCedar Point United StatesMay 11, 1985July 29, 2012SteelIntaminRemoved[13]
BobbaanEfteling Netherlands1985September 1, 2019SteelIntaminRemoved[14]
La Vibora
Formerly Sarajevo Bobsled		Six Flags Over Texas
Six Flags Magic Mountain		 United States1986
1984
1986		SteelIntaminOperating[15][16]
AvalancheKings Dominion United States1988N/ASteelMack RidesOperating[17]
AvalanchePleasure Beach Blackpool United KingdomJune 22, 1988N/ASteelMack RidesOperating[18]
Munich AutobahnKobe Portopialand JapanApril 1991March 31, 2006SteelMack RidesRemoved[19]
Schweizer BobbahnHeide Park Germany1994N/ASteelMack RidesOperating[20]
Alpine Bobsled
Formerly Rolling Thunder
Formerly Sarajevo Bobsled		Great Escape
Six Flags Great America
Six Flags Great Adventure		 United States1998
1989
1984
1995
1988		SteelIntaminOperating[21][22][23]
Trace Du HourraParc Astérix FranceMarch 31, 2001N/ASteelMack RidesOperating[24]
Flying TurnsKnoebels United StatesOctober 5, 2013N/AWoodKnoebelsOperating[25]
Montanha RussaParque Shanghai BrazilN/AN/AWoodN/ARemoved[26]
  • * Denotes that exact closing date is not known.
  • † The Screamin' Delta Demon was transported to Old Indiana Fun Park following Opryland's closure in 1998, but was never reassembled and eventually scrapped.[27]

References
  1. Marden, Duane. "Flying Turns  (Lakeside Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  2. Marden, Duane. "Flying Turns  (Euclid Beach Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  3. Marden, Duane. "Flying Turns  (Rocky Point Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  4. Marden, Duane. "Flying Turns  (Forest Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  5. Marden, Duane. "Flying Turns  (Steeplechase Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  6. Marden, Duane. "Flying Turns  (Century of Progress)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  7. Marden, Duane. "Flying Turns  (Riverview Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  8. Marden, Duane. "Lake Placid Bobsled  (Palisades Amusement Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  9. Marden, Duane. "Bobsled  (Flushing Meadows Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  10. Marden, Duane. "Bobsled  (Coney Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  11. Marden, Duane. "Screamin' Delta Demon  (Opryland USA)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  12. Marden, Duane. "Schweizer Bobbahn  (Europa Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  13. Marden, Duane. "Disaster Transport  (Cedar Point)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  14. Marden, Duane. "Bobbaan  (Efteling)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  15. Marden, Duane. "Sarajevo Bobsleds  (Six Flags Magic Mountain)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  16. Marden, Duane. "La Vibora  (Six Flags Over Texas)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  17. Marden, Duane. "Avalanche  (Kings Dominion)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  18. Marden, Duane. "Avalanche  (Pleasure Beach Blackpool)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  19. Marden, Duane. "Munich Autobahn  (Kobe Portopialand)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  20. Marden, Duane. "Schweizer Bobbahn  (Heide Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  21. Marden, Duane. "Sarajevo Bobsled  (Six Flags Great Adventure)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  22. Marden, Duane. "Rolling Thunder  (Six Flags Great America)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  23. Marden, Duane. "Alpine Bobsled  (Great Escape)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  24. Marden, Duane. "Trace Du Hourra  (Parc Asterix)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  25. Marden, Duane. "Flying Turns  (Knoebels)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  26. Marden, Duane. "Montanha Russa  (Parque Shanghai)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  27. Marden, Duane. "Screamin' Delta Demon  (Old Indiana)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 7, 2012.

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