A dual-tracked roller coaster is a roller coaster that consists of two tracks. They can be configured as racing, dueling, or Möbius loop roller coasters. Some dual-track coasters operate only one track side at a time, including Rolling Thunder and Colossus. Others may opt to run one side facing frontward and one side facing backward.
Racing roller coaster: consists of two separate roller coasters that travel along parallel or mirrored tracks to simulate a race between the trains. The coaster trains travel along tracks just a few feet apart from one another. They often get close enough for riders to reach out and slap hands with riders on the opposite train, though this is extremely dangerous. These coasters are usually old wooden coasters.
Dueling roller coaster: features two (or more) roller coasters, usually with a similar layout, built close to each other. The rides are designed to do just as the name indicates: to duel. The coaster's layout often consists of strategic maneuvering to produce near-hits between the two coaster trains, designed to induce a greater adrenaline rush for the rider than a stand-alone roller coaster.
Möbius loop roller coaster: this can be a racing roller coaster or a dueling roller coaster; there is one continuous track shared by both trains. As a result, the side of the station that a train begins on is not the same side on which it returns. For each cycle, each train travels half the track. In less common configurations, a Möbius loop coaster train travels the entire length of the track before returning, such as with Twisted Colossus and West Coast Racers at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Formerly known as Dueling Dragons. Although this ride was listed as dueling, the individual tracks do not run synchronized due to a variety of incidents. Inverted roller coaster. Closed and scrapped in 2017.
Only the Lion side was operating as of 2012, and closed officially in 2015. It was reconstructed by manufacturer Rocky Mountain Construction into a non-dueling hybrid roller coaster named Iron Gwazi.
Opened in 1987 at Parque de Atracciones de Montjuic, named as "Vikingo". It stayed until the park's closure in 1998, and reopened with a new theming, location and name in 2002. First half pipe roller coaster ever built in a park.
Ride had two tracks in a figure 8 pattern, but the hills are arranged differently on each track. Closed in 2013 to make way for Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom.
Originally constructed as Colossus, it opened in 1978 as a traditional two-track racing roller coaster. The ride closed on August 16, 2014 and reopened on May 23, 2015 as Twisted Colossus, a reconstructed hybrid wood/steel roller coaster. Unlike most "Möbius loop" racing/dueling coasters, Twisted Colossus has one station and trains go through both sides of the "Möbius loop" on one cycle. The ride experience often does not involve a racing element as it is dependent on the time taken to dispatch the trains from the station.
This is a Möbius loop racing coaster similar to Twisted Colossus, also found at the park. Unlike Twisted Colossus, the racing element is guaranteed, as the train will be held next to the station upon completion of the first half of the loop until the next train is dispatched.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dual tracked roller coaster news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message A dual tracked roller coaster is a roller coaster that consists of two tracks They can be configured as racing dueling or Mobius loop roller coasters Some dual track coasters operate only one track side at a time including Rolling Thunder and Colossus Others may opt to run one side facing frontward and one side facing backward Riders slap hands on the Racer at Kennywood Contents 1 Variants 2 Examples 3 References 4 External linksVariants edit Racing coaster redirects here For the 1913 roller coaster see Euclid Beach Park Roller coasters nbsp Dragon Challenge in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was a dueling inverted roller coaster Racing roller coaster consists of two separate roller coasters that travel along parallel or mirrored tracks to simulate a race between the trains The coaster trains travel along tracks just a few feet apart from one another They often get close enough for riders to reach out and slap hands with riders on the opposite train though this is extremely dangerous These coasters are usually old wooden coasters Dueling roller coaster features two or more roller coasters usually with a similar layout built close to each other The rides are designed to do just as the name indicates to duel The coaster s layout often consists of strategic maneuvering to produce near hits between the two coaster trains designed to induce a greater adrenaline rush for the rider than a stand alone roller coaster Mobius loop roller coaster this can be a racing roller coaster or a dueling roller coaster there is one continuous track shared by both trains As a result the side of the station that a train begins on is not the same side on which it returns For each cycle each train travels half the track In less common configurations a Mobius loop coaster train travels the entire length of the track before returning such as with Twisted Colossus and West Coast Racers at Six Flags Magic Mountain Examples editCoaster Name Park Location Track Type Builder Year Opened NotesAmerican Eagle Six Flags Great America nbsp Gurnee Illinois Wooden Racing Intamin 1981 Tallest fastest racing wooden roller coaster in the world 1 Batman amp Robin The Chiller Six Flags Great Adventure nbsp Jackson New Jersey Steel Dueling Premier Rides 1997 Closed in 2007 sold for scrap 2018Battlestar Galactica Universal Studios Singapore nbsp Sentosa Singapore Steel Dueling Vekoma 2010 Themed on the Battlestar Galactica television series with Cylon and Human coasters Closed in February 2013 due to technical issues and reopened on 27 May 2015 Tallest duelling roller coaster in the world Dauling Dragon Happy Valley Wuhan nbsp Wuhan Hubei China Wooden Racing Martin amp Vleminckx 2012 China s first racing roller coaster Designed by The Gravity Group Dawson Duel Bellewaerde nbsp Ypres Belgium Hybrid Racing Wiegand 2017 First ever gravity powered racing mountain coasters and the first to use an artificial slope Dragon Challenge Universal s Islands of Adventure nbsp Orlando Florida Steel Dueling Bolliger amp Mabillard 1999 Formerly known as Dueling Dragons Although this ride was listed as dueling the individual tracks do not run synchronized due to a variety of incidents Inverted roller coaster Closed and scrapped in 2017 Gemini Cedar Point nbsp Sandusky Ohio Steel Racing Arrow Dynamics 1978 With wood structure Grand National Blackpool Pleasure Beach nbsp Blackpool Lancashire Wooden Mobius Loop Charles Paige 1935Gwazi Busch Gardens Tampa nbsp Tampa Florida Wooden Dueling Great Coasters International 1999 Only the Lion side was operating as of 2012 and closed officially in 2015 It was reconstructed by manufacturer Rocky Mountain Construction into a non dueling hybrid roller coaster named Iron Gwazi Joris en de Draak Efteling nbsp Kaatsheuvel Wooden Dueling and Racing Great Coasters International 2010Lightning Racer Hersheypark nbsp Hershey Pennsylvania Wooden Dueling and Racing Great Coasters International 2000Matterhorn Bobsleds Disneyland nbsp Anaheim California Steel Arrow Dynamics 1959 Weaves around and through a replica of the Matterhorn World s first tubular steel roller coaster Desmo Race Mirabilandia nbsp Italy Steel Spike Dueling and Racing Maurer AG 2019 It is the world s first and only dueling Spike Dragster coaster It s situated in Ducati World in Mirabilandia Max Adventures Master Thai Mirabilandia nbsp Italy Steel Mobius loop Preston amp Barbieri 2011 Riders simultaneously board on both halves of the Mobius loop Milky Way Mitsui Greenland nbsp Arao Kumamoto Steel Racing Senyo Kogyo Co Ltd 1991 Stand up roller coasterLe Monstre La Ronde nbsp Montreal Quebec Wooden Racing William Cobb amp Associates 1985 86 One track opened in 1985 the other in 1986Montana Rusa La Feria Chapultepec Magico nbsp Mexico City Wooden Mobius loop National Amusement Device Company 1964 Closed 2019 demolished 2022The Racer Kings Island nbsp Mason Ohio Wooden Racing Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters 1972 Credited for starting the Second Coaster Boom One train formerly ran backwards until 2008 World s fastest racing coaster 1972 1976 Racer Kennywood nbsp West Mifflin Pennsylvania Wooden Mobius loop Charile Mach 1927Ramses Parque de Atracciones de Zaragoza nbsp Zaragoza Steel Racing Safeco 2002 Opened in 1987 at Parque de Atracciones de Montjuic named as Vikingo It stayed until the park s closure in 1998 and reopened with a new theming location and name in 2002 First half pipe roller coaster ever built in a park Racer 75 Kings Dominion nbsp Doswell Virginia Wooden Racing Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters 1975 One train formerly ran backwards until 2008 Rolling Thunder Six Flags Great Adventure nbsp Jackson New Jersey Wooden Racing William Cobb amp Associates 1979 Ride had two tracks in a figure 8 pattern but the hills are arranged differently on each track Closed in 2013 to make way for Zumanjaro Drop of Doom Space Mountain Magic Kingdom nbsp Bay Lake Florida Steel Arrow Dynamics 1975 Oldest operating roller coaster in Florida Thunder Road Carowinds nbsp Charlotte North Carolina Wooden Racing Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters 1976 Crosses the North Carolina South Carolina state line One train formerly ran backwards until 2008 Closed and demolished in 2015 Twisted Colossus Six Flags Magic Mountain nbsp Valencia California Steel Quasi Mobius Rocky Mountain Construction 2015 Originally constructed as Colossus it opened in 1978 as a traditional two track racing roller coaster The ride closed on August 16 2014 and reopened on May 23 2015 as Twisted Colossus a reconstructed hybrid wood steel roller coaster Unlike most Mobius loop racing dueling coasters Twisted Colossus has one station and trains go through both sides of the Mobius loop on one cycle The ride experience often does not involve a racing element as it is dependent on the time taken to dispatch the trains from the station Vertigorama Parque de la Ciudad nbsp Buenos Aires City Steel Racing Intamin 1983 Track built but electrical never completed Vleermuis Plopsaland nbsp De Panne West Flanders Belgium Steel Racing Caripro 2000 Suspended roller coaster Sold in 2018 to Trans Studio Bali a park outside Europe West Coast Racers Six Flags Magic Mountain nbsp Valencia California Steel Quasi Mobius Premier Rides 2020 This is a Mobius loop racing coaster similar to Twisted Colossus also found at the park Unlike Twisted Colossus the racing element is guaranteed as the train will be held next to the station upon completion of the first half of the loop until the next train is dispatched Windjammer Surf Racers Knott s Berry Farm nbsp Buena Park California Steel Racing TOGO 1997 Closed in 2000 due to various problems References edit Six Flags Great America American Eagle Coaster Goes Backwards 2012 06 03 Archived from the original on 2012 06 03 Retrieved 2016 05 21 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dual tracked roller coaster Mobius Loop roller coaster at RCDB Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dual tracked roller coaster amp oldid 1179598412 Variants, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
