Inverted Coaster
An Inverted Coaster (colloquially: Inverter ) is a roller coaster in which the trains run under the rails and the seats are attached directly under the chassis. In contrast to the Suspended Coaster , which also drives under the rails, but whose carriages can swing out to the sides, the carriages of the Inverted Coaster are more or less rigidly connected to the chassis. The particular driving experience is mainly due to the exposed position of the legs in the seats without a floor. A literal translation of the term would be upside down roller coaster .
Bolliger & Mabillard
The Swiss company Bolliger & Mabillard pioneered the development of the Inverted Coaster. The first of its kind opened in 1992 in Six Flags Great America. This space-saving route, known as Batman The Ride, has been copied ten times to date, mainly by various other Six Flags parks. The same manufacturer also realized many other rail designs, of which Alpengeist in Busch Gardens Williamsburg is the highest coaster at almost 60 meters. All rides - except for Chinese Fireball ( Universal Studios Islands of Adventure ) - have a Zero-G-Roll .
other producers
There are also other manufacturers who have more or less copied the concept of the Inverted Coaster. The most famous example is the Suspended Looping Coaster from Vekoma . The Italian manufacturers Fabbri and Pinfari also offer roller coasters of this type. With the Impulse Coaster model , the manufacturer Intamin offers Inverted Coaster with launch .
In Germany there are three Vekoma courses ( Heide-Park and two in Movie Park ), a Bolliger & Mabillard-Bahn ( Black Mamba ), with Arthur in Europa-Park one of Mack Rides and with the Euro-Star there was also one transportable version.
