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Elitch Gardens

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Elitch Gardens

Downtown Denver's skyline coaster park

Photo: See Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Four operating coasters on the Platte River — Twister II woodie, Brain Drain flying coaster, and family spins. A Denver tradition since 1890. Stats sourced from elitchgardens.com.

Tallest

85ft

Twister II

Fastest

55mph

Twister II

Longest

2800ft

Twister II

Park maps

Google map with Atlas ride pins first. Schematic layout stays below. For dining and wayfinding, use the official map.

Official park map

Hours, dining, and wayfinding live on Elitch Gardens's website. Coaster Atlas links out instead of copying their map artwork.

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Schematic map

Auto-layout by land — tap a pin for the ride page.

Elitch Gardens

Map: Coaster Atlas · Original auto-layout template

Land map

Coasters grouped by park area — tap a name to highlight on the schematic.

Map legend

Ride levels

Pin color

  • Extreme · not here
  • Thrill
  • Family
  • Kid / junior

Ride types

Pin icon

  • Steel coaster
  • Wooden coaster
  • Hybrid coaster · not here
  • Flat ride · not here
  • Water ride · not here
  • Dark ride · not here

Lands & areas

  • Elitch Gardens · 4
Complete coaster roster4 coasters in atlas · 2 flat/water/dark sample

Every operating coaster at this park is listed. Flat and water rides may still be a sample — use ?scope=all on the park page.

Coaster roster(4)

Elitch Gardens (4)

Other attractions(2)

Coasters only

Flat rides, water rides, and more — lighter detail than coasters. Coaster Atlas stays coaster-first; these are here for full park-day context.

Thrill & flat rides(2)

Park timeline

  • Elitch Gardens opens

    Mary Elitch opens a zoological and botanical garden west of Denver — one of America's oldest amusement traditions.

    Source
  • Park relocates to downtown Denver

    Elitch Gardens moves from its original north Denver site to the current Platte River location.

    Source

Sources & official links

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