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ZDT's Amusement Park · Closed · 2015

Switchback

64 ft · 41 mph

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A Gravity Group wooden shuttle coaster with a steep Grand Spike and overbanked turn — the world's first modern wood shuttle, closed with ZDT's in 2025.

Specifications

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Ride profile

Scaled against ZDT's Amusement Park's operating coasters

Wood

Height

64 ft

Height64 ft
Speed41 mph
Length1,196 ft
InversionsNone

Ride experience

  • Shuttle
  • Wood

Specs from zdts.com

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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.

Wooden vs steel coasters

Structure and maintenance differ, but the question for riders is feel — vibration, sound, and how the train moves.

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