Sierra Sidewinder

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Sierra Sidewinder
Sierra Sidewinder
Data
Location Knott's Berry Farm
( Buena Park , California , USA )
Type Steel - seated
model Spinning Coaster
category Spinning Coaster
Drive type Chain lift hill
Manufacturer Mack Rides
Designer Ingenieurbüro Stengel GmbH
opening May 26, 2007
length 430 m
height 19 m
Departure 12 m
Max. speed 60 km / h
Max. acceleration 3.3 g
Trains 2 trains, 4 carriages / train, 2 rows of seats / carriage, 2 seats / row of seats
Inversions 0

Sierra Sidewinder at Knott's Berry Farm ( Buena Park , California , USA ) is a Spinning - steel roller coaster of the manufacturer Mack , which was opened on May 26 of 2007.

The 430 m long route reaches a height of 19 m and has a 12 m high first drop . The maximum speed is 60 km / h and it develops 3.3 g.

Trains

Sierra Sidewinder has two trains with four cars each. Four people (two rows of two people) can be seated in each car. The wagons of a train rotate freely around their own axis, which was used by Sierra Sidewinder for the first time worldwide. Euro-Mir in Europa-Park and Sierra Sidewinder are the only spinning coaster with whole trains, although in contrast to Sierra Sidewinder the rotation of the individual cars is controlled with Euro-Mir.

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Coordinates: 33 ° 50 ′ 42.4 "  N , 117 ° 59 ′ 55.4"  W.