Exciting news out of IAAPA today – coming to ZDT’s Amusement Park in 2015 is Switchback! Inspired by the first roller coaster in America, Switchback Railway at Coney Island, ZDT’s Switchback will be the only wooden shuttle coaster in the world.
Designed by the Gravity Group, this twisted family coaster will take a 64 foot drop, provide multiple airtime moments, a 104 degree over-banked turn, fly through a building, and travel up a 65 ft spire, only to descend and run the whole track again in reverse.
This will not only be the first modern wooden shuttle coaster, but also the first shuttle coaster that doesn’t sacrifice the traditional lift hill and drop by employing a track-switch at the bottom of the first hill to take you back to the train station when the ride has been completed!
Switchback will use heavily themed Timberliner trains.
ZDT’s Amusement Park is located in Seguin, Texas. Take a ride on Switchback by watching the video below:
What do you think about Switchback?
This coaster looks very cool. Wish there were more details about the transfer track, but i guess I will get to see in time.