The shortest loop and other records

kRaXLeRidAh said:
No, in case you haven't heard, the Jubilee Odyssey's specifications were miscalculated by more than a mile. The ride isn't 200'+, nor does the loop come anyplace near 200'. If I recall correctly, the stat for the loop was around 115-120'."

Wow I did not know this (I guess you learn something new everyday). Thank you for pointing that out.

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Largest loop is 125 on Superman:Ride of Steel at WBMW Madrid and Jubilee Odessey at 124 feet tall.

Shortest loops...OH, that's an easy one....Little Lazer's loops ;)

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but Vertigo, I didn't get to ride Lil Lazer....although I know many "adults" who have....;).

as for coasters with "unique" elements, my personal preference is for "terrain" coasters....they're ALWAYS unique..:). The Togo twist-and-dive on ME/Viper is cool, UltraTwister LOOKS fantastic, and what can't you say about Lost Coaster....except see ya next year....:). There's a TON of "unique" stuff, depending on what you look at/for in a ride.....

Volcano the Blast Coaster indeed has the HIGHEST INVERSION at 155 feet , its a sidewinder, and its at my home park :)....however the tallest vertical loop belongs to Batman Knight Flight at SFWOA or Superman Krypton Coaster....i cant remember which one for sure, but im positive its one of them. I think BKF first loop is at 137 feet,but isnt Superman's at 142? Somebody clarify :)

MRKARNO said:
Tertiarily, which US coasters have unique elements?

I would say the Oreint Express. It is one of 2 coasters in the world to feature Interlocking Vertical Loops and was the first in the world to feature a Boomerang element or what I call the Kamakaze Kurve. This is one of the reasons why I like this ride so much, it's very unique.

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i think viper at SFgadv has the most unique inversions with the twist and dive after teh turn and the zero-g roll in rings

Apollov2000 said:
i think viper at SFgadv has the most unique inversions with the twist and dive after teh turn and the zero-g roll in rings

They have the same friggin' thing on Shockwave and GASM. It ain't unique, boy.

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X it to Xtreme, the Viper he is talking about is a Togo heartline, not an Arrow Megalooper. So, yes, it IS unique

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Thanks for all your help. Last thing, is the zero g roll on Hulk the fastest inversion? I know that this is a little harder to tell, but what do you people think?

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No, I think the fastest inversion is the flip out of the volcano on Volcano, the Blast Coaster.

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They have loops on waterslides? I gotta see pics of this!

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Yeah this waterslide was in New Jersey. SFGadvMan said that the park took it out. It looks so freaky. There are pics of it in this book I have called White Knuckle Ride, but I'm sure you can find pics on the Internet.

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The smallest loop could go to that backyard coaster they had on ripley's believe it or not.

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HurricaneGeauga said:
Manhattan Express probably has the inversion highest above the ground, since the ride is 200 ft high for the majority of the ride.
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Seeing as the ride is 203' tall at the highest point, I don't think it's 200 ft. high for anything but the first hill. I doubt it's inversions are very high at all.
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Actually ME's average heigh is probably around 120 - 150 ft.

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X It To Xtreme said:
No, I think the fastest inversion is the flip out of the volcano on Volcano, the Blast Coaster.

Not if you're talking about the one at Kings Dominion. The V:TBC trains literally crawl over the peak of the volcano

Krazy said:
The Blue Flash's loop can't be more than 15 feet tall.

The Blue Flash doesn't really have a loop. It's more of half loop half corkscrew. It looks like a loop from the side but from the front it looks like corkkscrew. It's very weird. They even said on Ripleys that it's a loopscrew.

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Medusa (west) has the highest loop trust me it does because it says on the newest discovery channel rollercoaster show. The smallest loop was the Steel Phantom because that was like one of the first arrow loopers. The Lazer loop at kennywood before the SP was very very small. I am not sure currently though

Wonderland Park, in Amarillo, used to advertise that the Texas Tornado had the tightest (least diameter) loop; however, they also advertise being "Texas Greatest Amusement Park Since 1951."

Steel Phantom was not one of the first Arrow loopers. I would even say it was one of the last.

The Lazer Loop was a production type with dozens more like it around the world.

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