Knoebels - Ride On The Twister, front seat ride POV! Wow! wooden rollercoaster woodie roller coaster

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Ride on Knoebels Amusement Park's awesome wooden rollercoaster The Twister - front right seat ride, filmed June 14, 2011 using Flip Video.

Located at Knoebels Amusement Park & Resort in Elysburg, PA.

Based on the famous Mr. Twister from Denver, CO, this ride is a great Knoebels' creation. Designed and built completely in-house, Twister offers a roller coaster experience that complements that of the Phoenix. Twister has been thrilling riders since July 24, 1999.

In 1998, Knoebels began a new wooden roller coaster project. Seeking to preserve another classic ride, the park looked into acquiring the defunct "Mister Twister", which had been abandoned when the entire Elitch Gardens amusement park was relocated in Denver, Colorado. This time, when space constraints made physically relocating the ride impossible, Knoebels purchased the blueprints and set out to rebuild the roller coaster from scratch, modifying the design to fit the space available.

For the new "Twister," ride designer John Fetterman created a modified mirror image of the original "Mister Twister" layout, compacting the ride but preserving the highlights of the old design and Allen's original mathematical model. These highlights included the large double helix, which now wraps around the ride's curved station, and a large swoop curve at the top of the lift hill. To keep the swoop curve in the new design, Fetterman created a split lift hill. The "Twister" train climbs halfway up the structure on one lift hill, makes a 180-degree turn and finishes the climb on the second lift. While several roller coasters use more than one lift hill in their layout, "Twister's" zig-zag lift is unique.

"Twister" opened on July 24, 1999. The first rides were auctioned off to raise just over $8,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.[1] Taller and more intense than the "Phoenix" the coaster enjoys steady ridership and good rankings in roller coaster polls both formal and informal.

Height: 102 feet
Max. Drop: 90 feet
Top speed: 60 mph
Length: 3,900 feet

Ride Time:
2 minutes, 10 seconds

Other Features:
30 Crossovers, Split Lift Hill, Underground Tunnel, Double Helix, Two Swoop Curves

Wood Structure:
500,000 Board Feet

Number of Trains:
2 - 24 Passenger

Train Manufacturer:
Phildealphia Toboggan Co.

Opening Date:
July 24, 1999

Coaster Designer:
John Allen (1964), John Fetterman, Dick Knoebel (1999)

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[hersheyman366]

This is my second favorite wooden coaster. Evryone in my family thinks its to rough but thats why i like same with mean streak at cedar point

[twirler2016]

This is my second favorite wooden coaster

[weerockylucy]

look like the roller coaster in gta iv

[tslabjr7]

@DjfunkmasterG yes it does. possibly trim breaks in the first drop or whole knew wheels for the car also. when you enter the twister helix, like 5 years ago it used to feel safe, now, it doesn't. so much force is put on that track i don't feel all that safe no more. possibly upgrade to new millenium cars. these philly tobogan cars are just not cuttin it no more.

[DjfunkmasterG]

Wow, that thing needs to get a whole new track put on it, I see it has gotten super rough since 1999

[biebergir1994]

surprised you held the camera, I probably would have dropped it at 1:09...

[waddle5884]

my first coaster was the road runner 7 years ago

[glovestrong48]

My first coaster was Hydra the Revenge up at Dorney Park 6 years ago. Tons of fun :)

[dogloverobx]

@crazykilla151 HEY LOOK DUDE AT LEAST IT DOESNT HAVE THE WIND THING and there coasters are good

[LnAforeva]

this was the first coaster i went on like 5 years ago and it's awesome! goin tomorrow wit my friend...CANT WAIT! lol nice videooo