Suspended Family Coaster

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Suspended Family Coaster
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Woodstock’s Air Rail(formerly Rugrats Runaway Reptar and Flying Ace Ariel Chase) at Kings Island was one of the first Family Inverted Coaster models. [1]
StatusIn Production
First manufactured2001
No. of installations11
ManufacturersVekoma, S&S Sensei
Type Steel – Inverted – Family
Models294 m, 342 m, and 395 m
Lift system Drive tire
Suspended Family Coaster at RCDB

A Suspended Family Coaster is a steel inverted roller coaster built by Vekoma designed for families with no inversions. Just like all inverted roller coasters the train runs under the track with the seats directly attached to the wheel carriage. This latter attribute is what sets it apart from the older suspended swinging coaster, which runs under the track, but "swings" via a pivoting bar attached to the wheel carriage.

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History

The Suspended Family Coaster debuted in 2001 with the Rugrats Runaway Reptar opening at Kings Island in Ohio, USA, [1] and Silver Streak at sister park Canada's Wonderland. [2] Several clones and variations have opened since. [3]

The original designs featured trains with a safety system consisting of over-the-shoulder restraints. These restraints would lock into place with a belt-type connector which would be attached the seat base. All of the original track designs were of the 342m model with concrete footers.

In March 2007, Vekoma debuted a new version of the Suspended Family Coaster, the 294 m model. The first installation of this was Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Flyer at Movie Park Germany. The ride differs from previous Suspended Family Coasters because it has a portable base-frame beneath the track rather than concrete footers and features a new train style with fully padded seats that use lap bar restraints. [4]

One month later in April 2007, the 395 m model was launched at Gröna Lund in Sweden. The ride, which was named Kvasten, features the same redesigned trains as Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Flyer. The ride also features a larger layout with a peak height of 20 metres (66 ft) and a length of 395 metres (1,296 ft). [5]

Models

All models have one train, which has 10 cars with 2 seats on each car. [6] This caters for up to 650 riders per hour. All of the models feature lift hills powered by tires and magnetic brake runs.

Installations

NameAmusement parkLocationOpening dateModelNotesRef.
Bat Lagoon Amusement Park Farmington, Utah, United States16 April 2005342 m [7]
Big Top Oriental Heritage Changsha Ningxiang, Changsha, China2019453 m [8]
Dragonflier Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States2019453 m [9]
Eagle Warrior VinWonders Phú Quốc Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang, Vietnam 1 June 2020453 m [10]
Family Coaster Children's Grand Park, Seoul Seoul, South Korea 2014395 m [11]
Flight of the Pterosaur Paultons Park Romsey, Hampshire, England17 May 2016395 m [12]
Fire Mountain Zigong Fantawild Dinosaur Kingdom Da'an District, Zigong, China2022453 m [13]
Woodstock’s Air Rail Kings Island Mason, Ohio, United States7 April 2001342 m [14]
Flying School
formerly Swamp Thing		 Legoland Florida Winter Haven, Florida, United States9 December 2004342 mInstalled by Martin & Vleminckx [15] [16]
Freedom Flyer Fun Spot America Orlando, Florida, United StatesMay 2013395 m [17]
Insomnio Kataplum Mexico City, Mexico1 November 2018395 m [18]
Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Flyer Movie Park Germany Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyMarch 2007294 m [4]
Kenny's Forest Flyer Dreamworld Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia26 December 2002342 m [6]
Kiddy Hawk Carowinds Charlotte, North Carolina, United States22 March 2003342 m [19]
Kvasten Gröna Lund Stockholm, Sweden28 April 2007395 m [5]
Orkanen Fårup Sommerland Jylland, Denmark 5 June 2013453 m [20]
Orochi Parc du Bocasse Le Bocasse, Normandy, France1 July 2021453 m [21]
Phoenix Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park Brooklyn, New York, United States2 July 2021375 m [22]
Roller Coaster Galaxy Kyiv, Ukraine 2016375 m [23]
Silver Streak Canada's Wonderland Vaughan, Ontario, Canada6 May 2001342 m [24]
Suspended Family Coaster Happy Valley Nanjing Qixia District, Nanjing, China11 November 2020453 m [25]
Steel Lasso Frontier City Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States18 July 2008294 m [26]
Swamp Thing Wild Adventures Valdosta, Georgia, United States10 May 2003342 m [27]

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References

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  2. ↑ Wonderland has 4 new thrills, Toronto Star, Jim Fox, 5 May 2001
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  10. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Eagle Warriors  (VinWonders)". Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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  12. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Flight of the Pterosaur  (Paultons Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  13. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Fire Mountain  (Zigong Fantawild Dinosaur Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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  17. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Freedom Flyer  (Fun Spot America)". Roller Coaster DataBase . Retrieved 19 July 2013.
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