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Half Pipe (roller coaster)

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Riders are placed in one of two cars on the train which is made to resemble a giant skateboard. Each car is a free-spinning circle that holds eight people. The track is in the shape of an upright "U", and riders board at the base of the track.
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accelerate the train up both sides of the track. A ride cycle consists of approximately five to six cycles of the train traveling through the track.
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On November 13, 2019, the Särkänniemi version was reported as not reopening for the 2020 season.
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A third Half Pipe installation, identical to the others, was built on top of the
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Roller coasters operated by Herschend Family Entertainment
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Särkänniemi
Coordinates
61°30′14″N 23°44′27″E / 61.503832°N 23.740832°E / 61.503832; 23.740832
Half Pipe at Särkänniemi at RCDB
Elitch Gardens
Coordinates
39°44′53″N 105°00′53″W / 39.748027°N 105.014654°W / 39.748027; -105.014654
Half Pipe at Elitch Gardens at RCDB
Steel
Launched
Shuttle
Intamin
Werner Stengel
LIM
Inversions
G-force
shuttle roller coaster
Elitch Gardens
Denver, Colorado
launched roller coaster
Intamin
Werner Stengel
Särkänniemi
Tampere, Finland
LIM engines
Don Quijote
Roppongi
Tokyo
"Half Pipe, Elitch Gardens"

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