Sidewinder (Elitch Gardens)

Infobox roller coaster
name = Sidewinder

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caption = The Loop is the only element found on Sidewinder.
location = Elitch Gardens
locationarticle = Elitch Gardens (Amusement Park)
type = Steel
type2= Launched
manufacturer = Arrow Dynamics
designer = Arrow Dynamics
model = Shuttle
track = steel
lift = Launched
status = Open
opened = May 27, 1995
height = 56
drop = 47
length = 635
speed = 45
duration = 1:06
angle = 47
inversions = 1
capacity = 400
cost =
acceleration = 45 miles per hour
gforce = 3.2
restriction = 48
rcdb_number= 209

Sidewinder is a steel roller coaster located at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado.

This is a fairly simple coaster that takes rides through one loop. Instead of starting from the ground, riders have to ascend stairs fifty feet up to the loading station. The train is launched down a hill, goes into the loop, then up a hill opposite the station. The process is then repeated backwards.

Before being operated at Elitch Gardens this roller coaster was at the Magic Springs & Crystal Falls amusement park as the Roaring Tornado.

It is one of four Arrow Dynamics launched loop coasters to be operating around the world. While mild compared to today's roller coasters, great airtime is produced when the Sidewinder shuttles backwards or forwards over the drops. It is ideal for younger children who have never been on a looping roller coaster.

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