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A CCI wooden twister with quick helices and a classic out-and-back profile — a Denver skyline landmark.
Specifications
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Ride profile
Scaled against Elitch Gardens's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
85 ft
Tallest at Elitch Gardens
Ride experience
- Twister
- Wood
Specs from elitchgardens.com
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Twister layouts
Helixes and direction changes stacked in one direction — classic wooden feel.
Rocky Mountain hybrid coasters
Steel track on reinvented wooden structures — steep, twisted, and often relentless.
Track compliance — why wood feels alive
Wood flexes; steel is stiffer — the same forces feel different on each structure.
Wooden vs steel coasters
Structure and maintenance differ, but the question for riders is feel — vibration, sound, and how the train moves.
History
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Timeline
1989
Twister II opens
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- Elitch Gardens — official siteelitchgardens.com(opens in a new tab)
- Elitch Gardens on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourceelitchgardens.com(opens in a new tab)
- Custom Coasters International — manufacturercustomcoasters.com(opens in a new tab)
- Hero photo (See Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Official POV — Licensed POVWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)