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Sierra Sidewinder
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General
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Park Knott's Berry Farm
Location Buena Park, California, USA
Status Operating
Operated
Operated
Opened May 26, 2007
Opening
Cost
Height restriction
Statistics
Manufacturer Mack Rides
Builder
Designer
Type Steel- Spinning
Type
Model
Riders per train 28
Riders per hour
Lift/launch system
Height 62 feet
Drop
Top speed 37 mph
Length
Dimensions
Duration
Inversions
Steepest drop
Maximum g-force

Sierra Sidewinder is a Mack Rides spinning roller coaster located at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It is the first roller coaster to feature multiple free spinning cars on a train, rather than individual spinning cars.

History[]

At the ACE Halloween Haunt event for the Southern California Region of American Coaster Enthusiasts, Jack Falfas, COO of Cedar Fair, hinted at something different in the coming year. Construction began shortly after the announcement with the removal of the Paddlewheel Boat Ride and relocation of Woodstock's Air Mail.

Trains[]

Sierra Sidewinder features two trains with four cars with two rows each, seating two per row back-to-back. Each car is locked in position in the station for stability during loading and unloading. Once the train leaves the station the cars spin freely on their own axis. After the train returns to the station, the cars are rotated back to the home position and the rotation is locked. The coaster is the first free-spinning model from Mack Rides of Waldkirch, Germany.Mack had previously built the spinning coaster, Euro-Mir, at its home park in Rust, Germany, but the car's rotation on that ride is controlled by a motor. The rotation is also locked during certain portions of the ride.

The Sierra Sidewinder ride structure and transfer track are unusual because the train storage is beneath the ride as opposed to being next to the ride. The on-ride video recording that was present on the trains when the ride opened was removed as of the 2011 season. Small holes on the fronts and rears of each car indicate where the video cameras were mounted.

Photo Gallery[]

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