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Stand-up roller coaster
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A stand-up roller coaster is a roller coaster where passengers aboard a train stand throughout the course of the ride. The first manufacturer to employ the format was TOGO, a Japanese company that con
The Riddler's Revenge, a stand-up coaster that features a vertical loop which wraps around the lift hill.
The Riddler's Revenge, a stand-up coaster that features a vertical loop which wraps around the lift hill.
Trains feature saddle seats that move vertically to accommodate various heights. (The Riddler's Revenge at Six Flags Magic Mountain)
Trains feature saddle seats that move vertically to accommodate various heights. (The Riddler's Revenge at Six Flags Magic Mountain)
Georgia Scorcher, a 1999 stand-up coaster.
Georgia Scorcher, a 1999 stand-up coaster.
The first Bolliger & Mabillard stand-up coaster as well as the first roller coaster that Bollinger & Mabillard ever built, Iron Wolf.
The first Bolliger & Mabillard stand-up coaster as well as the first roller coaster that Bollinger & Mabillard ever built, Iron Wolf.
Bolliger & Mabillard
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Bolliger & Mabillard, officially Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers, Inc. and often abbreviated B&M, is a roller coaster design consultancy based in Monthey, Switzerland. The company was founde
Stand-up roller coaster
…first roller coaster designed from the ground up as a stand-up coaster was King Cobra, built by TOGO, which opened at Kings Island in 1984. Intamin and Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) have also designed stand-up models beginning in the 1990s, with the latest opening in 2023 as Pipeline: The Surf Coaster in SeaWorld Orlando…
Two of B&M's roller coasters, Shambhala (back) and Dragon Khan (front) at PortAventura World in Spain
Two of B&M's roller coasters, Shambhala (back) and Dragon Khan (front) at PortAventura World in Spain
An inverted model with the curved drop, common on inverted roller coasters, Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Great Adventure
An inverted model with the curved drop, common on inverted roller coasters, Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Great Adventure
Raptor's cobra roll, a first for inverted roller coasters
Raptor's cobra roll, a first for inverted roller coasters
Diagram comparing a standard lift hill and the B&M pre-drop lift hill.
Diagram comparing a standard lift hill and the B&M pre-drop lift hill.