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Magic Springs · Closed · 1992

Arkansas Twister

Beloved wooden out-and-back that defined Magic Springs for decades — officially retired ahead of the 2025 season and left standing but not operating.

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Beloved wooden out-and-back that defined Magic Springs for decades — officially retired ahead of the 2025 season and left standing but not operating.

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Ride profile

Scaled against Magic Springs's operating coasters

Wood

Inversions

None

InversionsNone

Ride experience

  • Out & back
  • Wood

Specs from magicsprings.com

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Out-and-back layouts

Leave the station, hit a big drop, return parallel — the classic speed hill formula.

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.

Twister layouts

Helixes and direction changes stacked in one direction — classic wooden feel.

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