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The Italian Coaster, also known as the Italian Roller Coaster, was a steel roller coaster located in the Fest Area of The Great Escape (previously Storytown USA).
History
The coaster was purchased by Charles R. Wood from Pinfari in 1970 to become Storytown USA's first roller coaster.[1] The ride opened for the 1971 season and was closed in 1988. The former site is now occupied by Flashback.[2]
Design
Trains
Single-car trains. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 4 riders per train.
References
- ↑ Storytown to add roller coaster—, The Post-Star. 1970-12-18.
- ↑ Italian Coaster. Storytown USA, A Retrospective (2012-08-04).
External links
- Italian Roller Coaster at Coasterpedia
- Italian Roller Coaster at the Roller Coaster DataBase
- Italian Roller Coaster at the Six Flags Wiki
- The Italian Coaster at the Six Flags Great Escape Wiki