Wabash Cannonball (roller coaster)
Wabash Cannonball | |
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Status | Removed |
Opening date | 1975 |
Closing date | 1997 |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel |
Manufacturer | Arrow Development |
Designer | Ron Toomer |
Model | Steel Corkscrew coaster |
Track layout | Custom |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Height | 70 ft (21 m) |
Length | 1,250 ft (380 m) |
Speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
Inversions | 2 |
Duration | 1:10 |
Capacity | 480 riders per hour |
Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
Wabash Cannonball at RCDB |
Wabash Cannonball was a
Located in the State Fair section of the park, the ride was built in an area previously occupied by the park's buffalo exhibit.In accordance to Opryland's musical theme, the ride was named after
Layout
Wabash Cannonball was a stock model roller coaster manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, a clone of Knott's Berry Farm's Corkscrew.
The ride began when the train rolled out of the station into a short U-turn. Following the turn was the 70-foot-tall (21 m) lift hill. Once the train was at the top of the hill, the train dipped down again into a banked turn. The banked turn then took riders down toward the first drop, which gave a sensation of airtime. Following the drop, the train then ascends a small hill and goes down a turn towards the double corkscrew element.
Following the signature double corkscrew element, the train then went through another U-turn into the brake run.
References
- ^ "Wabash Cannonball - Opryland USA". rcdb.com. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ "Arrow Development/Arrow Dynamics roller coaster history during Ron Toomer's tenure" (PDF). amusementtoday.com. Amusement Today. November 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "20 years after closing, some Opryland rides live on". wsmv.com. WSMV. Retrieved May 14, 2020.