California's Great America · Operating · 1976

Demon

102 ft · 50 mph

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Thrill rideCalifornia's Great America Official park siteOrleans Place

Arrow Dynamics102 ft · 50 mph

An Arrow Dynamics looping coaster that opened with the park in 1976 as Turn of the Century before a 1980 Demon retheme packed vertical loops and batwing inversions into Orleans Place. The layout still delivers classic late-1970s steel intensity with a dark tunnel and themed queue elements that outlasted several neighboring flats. It remains one of California's longest-running major looping coasters.

Specifications

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Ride profile

Scaled against California's Great America's operating coasters

Steel

Park intensity

Height

102 ft

#4 of 8 at California's Great America

Height102 ft

Speed50 mph

Length2,130 ft

Inversions4

Ride experience

Looping
Steel

Specs from sixflags.com

History

Sourced timeline and background for Demon.

Timeline

1976
Turn of the Century opens
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1980
Rethemed as Demon
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Background

Demon opened with Marriott's Great America in 1976 as Turn of the Century, an Arrow Dynamics looping coaster later rethemed in 1980 with demonic branding, a dark tunnel, and additional inversions. The layout still packs classic late-1970s steel intensity into Orleans Place.

Few California looping coasters from the park's opening year still operate, which makes Demon both a historical marker and an active thrill credit. Official marketing keeps the scare-themed name while the Arrow track does the real work.

History primarily sourced from sixflags.com. See also our data policy.