Английская Википедия:Bobsled roller coaster

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A bobsled roller coaster is a roller coaster that uses a track design that is essentially a "pipe" with the top half removed and has cars that are sent down this pipe in a freewheeling mode. The name derives from the great similarity to the track design used for the winter sport of bobsleigh.

Most modern bobsled roller coasters are made of steel; however, the first bobsled coasters, known as Flying Turns, were made of wood. On October 4, 2013, after seven years of construction, Knoebels in Pennsylvania opened the world's only modern wooden Flying Turns coaster, Flying Turns. The ride was scheduled to open in 2007, but had been delayed due to dysfunctional wheels and other issues. As there were no historic plans available, the new coaster was designed entirely from scratch.

Both the bobsled coaster and the Flying Turns coaster are buildable in the RollerCoaster Tycoon and Thrillville series of video games.

Installations

As of 2012, 21 bobsled roller coasters have been built. The roller coasters are listed in order of opening dates.

Name	Park	Country	Opened	Closed	Type	Manufacturer	Status
Flying Turns	Lakeside Park	Шаблон:Flagu	1929	1930 - 1954*	Wood	John Norman Bartlett	Removed
Flying Turns	Euclid Beach Park	Шаблон:Flagu	1930	September 28, 1969	Wood	John Norman Bartlett	Removed
Flying Turns	Rocky Point Park	Шаблон:Flagu	1931	1938	Wood	John Norman Bartlett/Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters	Removed
Flying Turns	Forest Park	Шаблон:Flagu	1934	July 19, 1963	Wood	John Norman Bartlett	Removed
Flying Turns	Steeplechase Park	Шаблон:Flagu	1934	September 14, 1939	Wood	John Norman Bartlett	Removed
Flying Turns	Riverview Park Formerly Century of Progress	Шаблон:Flagu	1935 May 27, 1933	1967 October 31, 1934	Wood	John Norman Bartlett	Removed
Lake Placid Bobsled	Palisades Amusement Park	Шаблон:Flagu	1937	1946	Wood	John Norman Bartlett	Removed
Bobsled	Coney Island Formerly Flushing Meadows Park	Шаблон:Flagu	1941 April 30, 1939	1974 October 27, 1940	Wood	John Norman Bartlett	Removed
Flying Turns	HersheyPark	Шаблон:Flagu	1942 (intended)	N/A	Wood	Philadelphia Toboggan Co.	Cancelled
Screamin' Delta Demon	Opryland USA†	Шаблон:Flagu	April 1984	October 31, 1997	Steel	Intamin	Removed
Schweizer Bobbahn	Europa Park	Шаблон:Flagu	1985	Шаблон:N/A	Steel	Mack Rides	Operating
Disaster Transport Formerly Avalanche Run	Cedar Point	Шаблон:Flagu	May 11, 1985	July 29, 2012	Steel	Intamin	Removed
Bobbaan	Efteling	Шаблон:Flagu	1985	September 1, 2019	Steel	Intamin	Removed
La Vibora Formerly Sarajevo Bobsled	Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags Magic Mountain	Шаблон:Flagu	1986 1984	1986	Steel	Intamin	Operating
Reptilian Formerly Avalanche	Kings Dominion	Шаблон:Flagu	1988	Шаблон:N/A	Steel	Mack Rides	Operating
Avalanche	Pleasure Beach Blackpool	Шаблон:Flagu	June 22, 1988	Шаблон:N/A	Steel	Mack Rides	Operating
Munich Autobahn	Kobe Portopialand	Шаблон:Flagu	April 1991	March 31, 2006	Steel	Mack Rides	Removed
Schweizer Bobbahn	Heide Park	Шаблон:Flagu	1994	Шаблон:N/A	Steel	Mack Rides	Operating
Alpine Bobsled Formerly Rolling Thunder Formerly Sarajevo Bobsled	Great Escape Six Flags Great America Six Flags Great Adventure	Шаблон:Flagu	1998 1989 1984	2023 1995 1988	Steel	Intamin	Removed
Trace Du Hourra	Parc Astérix	Шаблон:Flagu	March 31, 2001	Шаблон:N/A	Steel	Mack Rides	Operating
Flying Turns	Knoebels	Шаблон:Flagu	October 5, 2013	Шаблон:N/A	Wood	Knoebels	Operating
Montanha Russa	Parque Shanghai	Шаблон:Flagu	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Wood	Шаблон:N/A	Removed

• * Denotes that exact closing date is not known.
• † The Screamin' Delta Demon was transported to Old Indiana Fun Park following Opryland's closure in 1998, but was never reassembled and eventually scrapped.