Opened:

1973

Location:

Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Height:

105'

Drop:

89'

Length:

3,450'

Other Team Members:

Six Flags' in-house designer Don Rosser and engineer Fred Bigler, John Allen of Philadelphia Toboggan Company, William L. Cobb PE, and Philadelphia Toboggan Company Trains.

Factoids:

Tallest wooden roller coaster in the world when built. Constructed in a 6-month time schedule between park operating seasons. Considered by many to be one of the most beautiful wooden structures in the world, and definitely has best name! Six Flags' General Manager, Errol McKoy was the inspiration and driving force behind re-introducing wooden roller coasters to the amusement industry in the early 1970s.

Opened:

1978

Location:

Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey Circus World, Haines City, Florida, USA

Height:

95'

Drop:

92'

Length:

3,340'

Other Team Members:

Don Rosser, designer; William L. Cobb PE, and Philadelphia Toboggan Company Trains.

Factoids:

Named to "Top Ten Coasters in America" its first year of operation. Construction schedule was only 5 months ... must be a record! Also later called the "Roaring Tiger" while park owned by Boardwalk and Baseball. At one time, painted gray with "pink" trim! Relocated to Magic Springs Family Theme Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas and renamed the "Arkansas Twister."

Opened:

1980

Location:

Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, Texas, USA

Height:

71'

Drop:

65'

Length:

2,670'

Other Team Members:

Don Rosser, designer, William L. Cobb PE and Philadelphia Toboggan Company Trains

Factoids:

Considered one of the best intermediate size coasters in the country. Original layout concept by Errol McKoy of Six Flags. Memorial located here by American Coaster Enthusiasts in memory of William L. Cobb.

Opened:

1992

Location:

Fiesta Texas, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Height:

179'

Drop:

166' at 61.4 degree angle

Length:

5,080'

Other Team Members:

John Pierce, designer, Childress and Hunt, structural engineering, and Morgan Manufacturing Trains.

Factoids:

Was tallest, fastest, steepest drop - at time when ride opened - and is one of the most unique wooden roller coasters ever built in the world. A special feature is the "real" tunnel blasted and cut through the limestone quarry cliff.

Opened:

1994

Location:

Yomiuriland Amusement Park, Tokyo, Japan

Height:

116' (35.4 meters)

Drop:

95' (29 meters)

Length:

3,609' (1,100 meters)

Other Team Members:

Togo Japan, John Pierce, designer, Childress and Hunt, structural engineering (U.S.), and Morgan Manufacturing Trains.

Factoids:

The White Canyon has proven to be a landmark attraction in the Japanese amusement industry. It was actually the second wooden roller coaster to be introduced in Japan, and the tallest at 116'/35.4 meters.

Opened:

1999

Location:

Hopi Hari Theme Park, São Paulo, Brazil

Height:

146' (44.5 meters)

Drop:

139' (42.4 meters)

Length:

3,380' (1,030 meters)

Other Team Members:

Wood Structures, Inc. (William H. Childress, PE), structural engineering; Dennis Starkey, dynamics consultant, and Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters for trains.

Factoids:

Montezum is the first "Woodie" in South America. It is also the first modern era wooden coaster ever designed and built incorporating truly significant design and construction innovations for safety and maintenance; made possible by advances in computer aided design technology.

Opened:

1999

Location:

Warner Bros. MovieWorld, Bottrop, Germany

Height:

27.8 meters (91'-1")

Drop:

24.9 meters (81'-8")

Length:

1,099 meters (3,605')

Other Team Members:

Werner Stengel, Munich, Germany for design and engineering; Intamin, AG for trains, drive and control systems

Factoids:

Opened:

2000

Location:

Paramount's Kings Island, Kings Island, Ohio

Height:

66.4 meters (218') 

Drop:

65.2 meters (214')

Length:

2,143.4 meters (7,032')

Other Team Members:

Werner Stengel, designer; William H. Childress, P.E. of Wood Structures, Inc. for structural engineering; Premier Rides, Inc., "new generation trains" capable of performing an inversion; Ride Consultant: Fred Bigler

Factoids:

World's only looping wooden roller coaster, and world's only "hyper" wooden coaster (over 200 feet high), and current record holder for highest wooden structure - 218 feet;  highest wooden roller coaster drop - 214 feet; fastest wooden coaster at top speed of 78 mph; world's second highest wooden roller coaster drop - 164 feet.  Ride is capable of operating with up to four (4) 36-passenger trains, and/or the addition of a seventh 6-passenger car per train. 

Opened:

2000

Location:

Terra Mitica Theme Park, Benidorm, Spain

Height:

37.3 meters (122')

Drop:

Length:

Other Team Members:

Dynamics Engineers:  Dennis Starkey, P.E. of The Stand Company and Werner Stengel of Munich, Germany;  Structural Engineer: William H. Childress, P.E. of  Wood Structures, Inc.;  Ride Consultant:  Fred Bigler; Trains, Drive and Controls by Intamin, AG.

Factoids:

Designed and built upon 3-tiered, limestone rock quarry cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean Sea; first drop incorporates a double-down feature, and the ride is the first wooden roller coaster to be fitted with magnet brake technology.

Opening:

Spring 2002

Location:

Warner Bros. MovieWorld, Madrid, Spain

Height:

36.7 meters (120')

Drop:

Length:

Other Team Members:

Dynamic Design and Engineering: Ingenieurbüro Stengel GmbH, Munich, Germany; Structural Engineering: Wood Structures, Inc., Norcross, Georgia, USA; Mechanical Engineering: Bosher Engineering, Inc. , Marietta, Georgia, USA; Ride Consultant, Fred Bigler; Trains by Intamin, Ltd.

Factoids; Ride Description

Large scale, fast ride with spiraling first drop into 590 degree descending then ascending helix; 60 degree banks; second helix of 520 degrees, and a 62 plus degree banked turn, fast finish to brakes. Ride to incorporate Intamin's new 6-passanger car trains.