Extremeroller
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Extremeroller | |
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Previously known as Screamroller, 1976–1982 | |
Worlds of Fun | |
Location | Worlds of Fun |
Park section | America |
Coordinates | 39°10′22″N 94°29′21″W / 39.17278°N 94.48917°WCoordinates: 39°10′22″N 94°29′21″W / 39.17278°N 94.48917°W |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | 1976 |
Closing date | 1988 |
Replaced by | Timber Wolf |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel |
Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
Model | Corkscrew |
Height | 70 ft (21 m) |
Length | 1,250 ft (380 m) |
Speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
Inversions | 2 |
Duration | 1:10 |
Max vertical angle | 55° |
Capacity | 1,800 riders per hour |
Extremeroller at RCDB Pictures of Extremeroller at RCDB |
Extremeroller was a steel stand-up roller coaster at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. It was built by Arrow Dynamics and the first stand-up roller coaster in the United States. It was built in 1976 under the name Screamroller. In 1983, Arrow designed a stand-up train for the attraction, which was subsequently renamed Extremeroller (also known as EXT). However, the original sit-down trains were reinstalled in 1984, remaining in place until the attraction was removed in 1988 and replaced by Timber Wolf that opened in 1989. In 1990, Extremeroller was relocated to Formosa WonderWorld in Taipei, Taiwan, as "Spiral" which stood until the end of 2006 when it was removed. It is not known if it has been scrapped or is in storage.
The original station, entrance and a few cement platforms from EXT still remain today (as commonly seen in the water and exit from station). American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) still has the stand-up train in storage.
External links[]
- Video of 1983 EXT as stand up
- Extremeroller at the Roller Coaster DataBase
- Statistics and history of Extremeroller
- Removed roller coasters
- Roller coasters introduced in 1976
- Roller coasters that closed in 1988
- Steel roller coasters
- Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics
- Worlds of Fun
- Amusement rides that closed in 1988
- 1976 establishments in Missouri
- 1988 disestablishments in Missouri