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    A Launched Loop is a type of steel launched shuttle roller coaster manufactured by Arrow Dynamics. With 8 different installations, 7 of them being relocated...
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    Sidewinder (Elitch Gardens) (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    the current Elitch Gardens in 1995. It is one of only three Arrow Dynamics launched loop coasters to be operating around the world, the others being Diamond...
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  • purchased Arrow Development in 1981, but the combined Arrow-Huss went bankrupt in 1984. The similarly named Arrow Dynamics, eventual successor to Arrow Development...
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    Carolina Cyclone (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    now defunct coaster manufacturer Arrow Dynamics, it was the first roller coaster to have four inversions, two loops and two corkscrews[citation needed]...
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  • now-defunct Arrow Development and Arrow Dynamics. The company changed names and ownership four times between 1945 and 2002, operating as Arrow Development...
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    Dynamics' Launched Loop coasters, which were popular in the 1970s and 1980s, use a powerful electric motor and tensioned springs to propel a launch car...
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  • opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 1976. Arrow Dynamics designed several roller coasters with interlocking loops, including Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens...
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    Double Loop was a steel roller coaster located at Geauga Lake amusement park in Bainbridge Township and Aurora, Ohio. Built by Arrow Dynamics, it opened...
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    Tennessee Tornado (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    17, 1999. 110' tall loop Loop Sidewinder Tennessee Tornado has several unique features not found on other Arrow Dynamics looping coasters. At the time...
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    Thunderbolt Express (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    Island from 1977 to 1987, the roller coaster was built and designed by Arrow Dynamics. It was sold to Camden Park following the 1987 season, and reopened...
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    Great American Scream Machine (Six Flags Great Adventure) (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    looping roller coaster in the world, reaching a maximum speed of 68 mph (109 km/h). It was designed by Ron Toomer and manufactured by Arrow Dynamics,...
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    two traditional roller coasters in 1982 to stand-up configurations. Arrow Dynamics followed suit in the United States the following year with their own...
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    Phantom's Revenge (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    other Arrow Dynamics looping coasters. When the ride was renovated, the trains were also updated. Steel Phantom's chassis which were built by Arrow Dynamics...
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    Dragon Fyre (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    Fire from Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Dragon Fyre is also the only Arrow Dynamics coaster in existence to have counterclockwise-turning corkscrews. Dragon...
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    Canyon Blaster (Adventuredome) (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    the world's largest indoor double-loop, double-corkscrew coaster. The roller coaster is a clone of the Arrow Dynamics roller coaster "Rolling X-Train"...
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    Anaconda (Kings Dominion) (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    section of the park. Built by Arrow Dynamics and designed by Ron Toomer, Anaconda opened in 1991 as the first looping roller coaster to feature an underwater...
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    Viper (Six Flags Magic Mountain) (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    coaster with seven inversions to be built by American manufacturer Arrow Dynamics. The other two, Shockwave at Six Flags Great America and the Great American...
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    Corkscrew (Michigan's Adventure) (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    It was manufactured by Arrow Dynamics. Corkscrew was the park's first roller coaster during the Deer Park days. Arrow Dynamics has built several Corkscrew...
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    Ninja is an Arrow Dynamics/Vekoma steel roller coaster located in the Studio Backlot section of Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri. It was originally...
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    Viper (Six Flags Darien Lake) (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    which is followed by a vertical loop. Next, the train enters a batwing element (also known as boomerang on Arrow Dynamics coasters), which is a heart-shaped...
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    Vortex (Kings Island) (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    amusement park in Mason, Ohio, United States. Designed and manufactured by Arrow Dynamics at a cost of $4 million, the ride officially opened to the public on...
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    the early looping coasters disappeared. The concept of inverting riders was not revisited until the 1970s. In 1968, Karl Bacon of Arrow Dynamics created...
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    including in 1976 the first modern "vertical" looping coaster, Revolution, at Six Flags Magic Mountain. (Arrow Dynamics had debuted the first modern inversion...
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    X2 (roller coaster) (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    coaster and was the final roller coaster installed by ride manufacturer Arrow Dynamics. The ride is unique in that the trains' seats pitch 360 degrees forwards...
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  • Zimerman (roller coaster) (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    steel looping roller coaster currently operating at Gloria's Fantasyland in Dapitan City, Philippines. The ride, manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, first...
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    multiple-looping coaster designed by Arrow Dynamics, opened. It features a 188-foot (57 m) drop, speeds up to 70 mph (110 km/h), three vertical loops, a batwing...
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    Arrow launched loops made by Arrow to still operate today. Mister Twister (1964 John C. Allen wooden twister coaster) Sidewinder (1981 Arrow Dynamics...
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  • The Bat (Kings Island; opened 1981) (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    right turn, hitting the brakes and returning to the station. An Arrow Dynamics looping coaster named Vortex, the first roller coaster to feature six inversions...
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    CoasterGlobe. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-23. "Arrow Dynamics' 'Corkscrew' Puts A New Spin on Roller Coaster Design". 2011. Archived...
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    Demon (roller coaster) (category Roller coasters manufactured by Arrow Dynamics)
    Marriott Corporation. They were custom-designed and manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, each featuring a 102-foot-tall (31 m), 2,130-foot-long (650 m) course...
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