Bobsled roller coaster


A bobsled roller coaster is a roller coaster that uses a track design that is essentially a "pipe" with the top half removed and has cars that are sent down this pipe in a freewheeling mode. The name derives from the great similarity to the track design used for the winter sport of bobsleigh.
Most modern bobsled roller coasters are made of steel; however, the first bobsled coasters, known as Flying Turns, were made of wood. On Oct 4, 2013, after seven years of construction, Knoebels in Pennsylvania opened the world's only modern wooden flying turns coaster, Flying Turns. The ride was scheduled to open in 2007, but had been delayed due to dysfunctional wheels and other issues. As there were no historic plans available, the new coaster was designed entirely from scratch.
Both the bobsled coaster and the flying turns coaster are buildable in the RollerCoaster Tycoon and Thrillville series of video games.

Installations

As of 2012, 21 bobsled roller coasters have been built. The roller coasters are listed in order of opening dates.
NameParkCountryOpenedClosedTypeManufacturerStatus
Flying TurnsLakeside ParkUnited States19291930 - 1954*WoodJohn Norman BartlettRemoved
Flying TurnsEuclid Beach ParkUnited States1930September 28, 1969WoodJohn Norman BartlettRemoved
Flying TurnsRocky Point ParkUnited States19311938WoodJohn Norman Bartlett/Philadelphia Toboggan CoastersRemoved
Flying TurnsForest ParkUnited States1934July 19, 1963WoodJohn Norman BartlettRemoved
Flying TurnsSteeplechase ParkUnited States1934September 14, 1939WoodJohn Norman BartlettRemoved
Flying TurnsRiverview Park
Formerly Century of Progress		United States1935
May 27, 1933		1967
October 31, 1934		WoodJohn Norman BartlettRemoved
Lake Placid BobsledPalisades Amusement ParkUnited States19371946WoodJohn Norman BartlettRemoved
BobsledConey Island
Formerly Flushing Meadows Park		United States1941
April 30, 1939		1974
October 27, 1940		WoodJohn Norman BartlettRemoved
Screamin' Delta DemonOpryland USA†United StatesApril 1984October 31, 1997SteelIntaminRemoved
Schweizer BobbahnEuropa ParkGermany1985SteelMack RidesOperating
Disaster TransportCedar PointUnited StatesMay 11, 1985July 29, 2012SteelIntaminRemoved
BobbaanEftelingNetherlands1985September 1, 2019SteelIntaminRemoved
La Vibora
Formerly Sarajevo Bobsled		Six Flags Over Texas
Six Flags Magic Mountain		United States1986
1984
1986		SteelIntaminOperating
AvalancheKings DominionUnited States1988SteelMack RidesOperating
AvalanchePleasure Beach BlackpoolUnited KingdomJune 22, 1988SteelMack RidesOperating
Munich AutobahnKobe PortopialandJapanApril 1991March 31, 2006SteelMack RidesRemoved
Schweizer BobbahnHeide ParkGermany1994SteelMack RidesOperating
Alpine Bobsled
Formerly Rolling Thunder
Formerly Sarajevo Bobsled		Great Escape
Six Flags Great America
Six Flags Great Adventure		United States1998
1989
1984
1995
1988		SteelIntaminOperating
Trace Du HourraParc AstérixFranceMarch 31, 2001SteelMack RidesOperating
Flying TurnsKnoebelsUnited StatesOctober 5, 2013WoodKnoebelsOperating
Montanha RussaParque ShanghaiBrazilWoodRemoved