First Coaster With An Inversion

[BrianPlencner]

Tidal Wave, 1978

--Brian

[CoasterDave316]

Demon was my first looping coaster. I hated rollercoasters after my first rollercoaster ride on Galaxi at IB when I was a kid. Then on my first visit to Great America I got tricked into riding Demon.

Was going to walk through to the exit but my cousin told me I should sit in the seat at least...and when I sat down he pulled the harness down on me. Ended up riding it 20 or so times that day and have liked coasters and theme parks ever since.

[cycamps]

^Yay!!! I've always wanted to talk to someone who has been there. How was Old Chicago?

I loved Old Chicago. We went there once a year wile it was open. I wish it never closed. My favorite was the Cat coaster and the last few years had a hometown fun machine in a dark room with lights called "Monster of the Midway". Here is a site that has lots of old pictures from it.

That's actually the site I saw that sparked my interest in Old Chicago.

[Demon_07]

My username says it all.

[Mr. D.T.]

Demon in 1996.

My first roller coaster was Whizzer in 1995. I was scared out of my mind at the time. Now I'm just a coaster freak! How things change in over a decade.

[cycamps]

My first actual coaster was American Eagle.

[Cove26flags]

Loch-Ness Monster

[DejaVuGurl1203]

BTR in 2000 when I was 10. I almost cried going up the lift hill.

[Demon_07]

I was cussing at the blue train up the lift when I rode the eagle my first time. lol

[tillenterprises]

The Python at Busch Gardens Tampa in 1980- I was too scared to ride Turn of the Century before it was turned into the Demon, and have always regretted that. After I rode the Python, I loved upside down coasters, but it was too late to ride TOTC.

[cycamps]

Do you guys think that a loop on a train track would be possible? Lets say it was just the engine and it got a good run on it. I just came up with this idea because I saw it on a commercial. If it can be done on coaster track, why not train track?
Here's the link: http://veryfunnyads.com/ads/25417.html

[demon boy]

No, it is not possible. The train is so long and heavy it could not build up enough potential energy SAFELY to get through the loop. And even if it did, the Gs through the loop would be so intense from gravity pulling out and away, it would be deadly. Also, there are no uplock wheels on a train. That means that there is no way for it to go all the way around.

[cycamps]

^As I said before, what if it was just the engine. I know it's nearly impossible, I just thought it would be a neat thought.

[demon boy]

^IF it was just the engine it would be even harder to accomplish because of the size that loop was.

[demonbulleagle]

demon 2002

[demonbulleagle]

suppose the train was one of those bullet trains that go over 100 mph, there might be enough centrifugal force.

[FParker185]

Cent. force isnt so much a function of speed as it is the diameter of the inversion. With a single small rail car it'd be pretty simple to do a loop, but I wouldn't expect to see that at any point in time.

Good example is the original knex coaster, no idea what the scale speed is but the knex car couldn't go faster than probably 5-15 mph in real time and it always completed the loop after the drop with no problems without falling off.

[demonbulleagle]

well for a roller coaster to make a loop all it needs to have is a first drop higher than the loop or enough speed

[Demon_07]

how ya doin jer?

[crumale]

It would have to be Super Man Ultimate Flight at SFGAm.

[ttd rox]

What's with the word Groovy? Actually, I kinda like it! Mine is Demon, Wait! did I already reply to this???

[Demon_07]

lol. Mine was also Demon.

[bigb7965]

demon here too

[Demon_07]

Most people's first was demon. I mean, think about it. Demon, Wolf, Superman, or for the older peeps here, shockwave.

[DominatorDude05]

My first inverting coaster was Double Loop at GL.