Figure 8 roller coaster

Figure 8 roller coasters are a category of roller coasters where the train runs through a figure 8 shaped course before returning to the boarding station. This design was one of the first designs to be featured in roller coaster design, along with the out and back roller coaster. The figure 8 design allowed for more turns than the out and back design, offering riders an alternative experience.

An early and famous example of a Figure 8 is the Leap the Dips at Lakemont Park, in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Many figure 8 roller coasters carry the name "Figure 8."

Figure 8 roller coasters

An Incomplete List of Figure 8 roller coasters

NameParkLocation
AchterbahnSkyline ParkBad Wörishofen, Bavaria, Germany
AntelopeGulliver's WarringtonWarrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Figure 8Euclid Beach ParkCleveland, Ohio
Figure 8Athletic ParkNew Orleans, Louisiana
Figure 8Canobie Lake ParkSalem, New Hampshire
Figure 8Capital Beach ParkLincoln, Nebraska
Figure 8Cascade ParkNew Castle, Pennsylvania
Figure 8Columbia GardensButte, Montana
Figure 8Coney IslandCincinnati, Ohio
Figure 8Crystal Beach ParkCrystal Beach, Ontario, Canada
Figure 8Eldridge ParkElmira, New York
Figure 8Greater Island ParkEaston, Pennsylvania
Figure 8Hague ParkJackson, Michigan
Figure 8Happyland ParkVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Figure 8Harlem ParkRockford, Illinois
Figure 8Hazle ParkWest Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Figure 8Hocus Pocus ParkKnoxville, Tennessee
Figure 8Indianola ParkColumbus, Ohio
Figure 8Lakeside ParkFlint, Michigan
Figure 8Luna ParkSeattle, Washington
Figure 8Natatorium ParkSpokane, Washington
Figure 8Oakford ParkJeannette, Pennsylvania
Figure 8Ocean View Amusement ParkNorfolk, Virginia
Figure 8Olympic ParkIrvington, New Jersey
Figure 8Palisades Amusement ParkCliffside Park, New Jersey
Figure 8Phalen ParkSt. Paul, Minnesota
Figure 8Pine Island ParkManchester, New Hampshire
Figure 8Ramona ParkGrand Rapids, Michigan
Figure 8Riverside ParkSaginaw, Michigan
Figure 8Rocky Glen ParkMoosic, Pennsylvania
Figure 8Rocky Springs ParkLancaster, Pennsylvania
Figure 8South Haven Amusement ParkSouth Haven, Michigan
Figure 8Stanley BeachPort Stanley, Ontario, Canada
Figure 8Stanton ParkSteubenville, Ohio
Figure 8Steeplechase ParkBrooklyn, New York
Figure 8Watch Tower Amusement ParkRock Island, Illinois
Figure 8Waukesha BeachPewaukee, Wisconsin
Figure 8West View ParkWest View, Pennsylvania
Figure 8White CityBellingham, Washington
Figure 8White CityOshkosh, Wisconsin
Figure 8White CitySheboygan, Wisconsin
Figure 8White CityVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Figure 8Wolff's ParkDetroit, Michigan
GeminiCedar PointSandusky, Ohio
Ghoster CoasterCanada's WonderlandVaughan, Ontario, Canada
GrizzlyKings DominionDoswell, Virginia
Leap The DipsLakemont ParkAltoona, Pennsylvania
Little DipperSix Flags Great AmericaGurnee, Illinois
MeteorLittle AmerrickaMarshall, Wisconsin
PhoenixKnoebels Amusement ResortElysburg, Pennsylvania
RacerKennywoodWest Mifflin, Pennsylvania
ScorpionBusch Gardens Tampa BayTampa, Florida
Sea DragonRides At Adventure CovePowell, Ohio
ThunderboltSix Flags New EnglandSpringfield, Massachusetts
Wild BeastCanada's WonderlandVaughan, Ontario, Canada
WildcatCedar PointSandusky, Ohio
Woodstock ExpressCarowindsCharlotte, North Carolina

Fort Mill, South Carolina

Woodstock ExpressKings DominionDoswell, Virginia
Woodstock ExpressKings IslandMason, Ohio

Flying Fish, Thorpe Park (UK) Runaway Train, Chessington World of Adventures (UK)

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gollark: Better *why*?
gollark: My thing is big-endian.
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gollark: `MOVI E0 FF C0`, for example, sets `re` (register 14) to `ffc0`.
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