(You might meet Clockmaker Charles Henry and his daughter Emeline!) If you’re a Time Traveler, do you travel back in time or forward? Since 1960, visitors to Silver Dollar City have been traveling back in time, “Creating memories worth repeating. Time Traveler, manufactured by Mack Rides of Waldkirch, Germany, founded in 1780, is a beautiful ride, and the theme is ingeniously carried out around the park. They scare the living daylights out of me, but I guess it’s a way to risk your life… safely!” What’s the appeal of roller coasters? I think a friend of mine from Springfield said it best: “I’ve always loved roller coasters. It’s the fastest, steepest, and tallest spinning coaster in existence. The list of firsts for this steampunk-themed coaster is quite impressive. I haven’t experienced it yet but can’t wait to ride it down the road. The comments Tuesday were unanimous - “Awesome!” “What a smooth ride!” And yes, I heard, “We’re going again!” more than once. Set to debut in spring 2018, the 26-million Time Traveler coaster at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Mo., represents the largest single investment in the park’s nearly six-decade history. Silver Dollar City’s newest attraction is the spinning coaster Time Traveler, which opened on March 14. Silver Dollar City adds a Time Traveler for 2018 Arthur Levine Special for USA TODAY 0:00 0:49 With cowboys roaming the streets, period artisans plying their crafts, musicians performing. And Time Traveler has the first and only double launch, with 0 to 47 mph in 3 seconds and 30 to 45 mph in 3.5 seconds. It’s the first and only with a vertical loop (95 feet tall). It’s the first and only with three inversions – dive loop, vertical loop and a Zero-G roll. (Really!) It’s the fastest, tallest and steepest complete-circuit spinning roller coaster ever. Time Traveler has a top speed of 50.3 mph and a 10-story, 90-degree vertical drop. 16 More Rides at Silver Dollar City in Missouri 17 Frisco Silver Dollar Line Steam. The ride is astonishing, and so are the facts. The world record-breaking Time Traveler is a winner! And on March 14, coaster enthusiasts and members of the press from all across the country were thrilled beyond expectation. The lines don’t exactly fly, though, with 3,020 feet of track and two. You wouldn’t believe how excited everyone has been, waiting for the debut of Silver Dollar City’s Time Traveler in Branson, Missouri. The ride clocks in at a minute and 57 seconds, which feels a lot shorter while you’re on the track, but is also about enough. Still need more theme park news? Check out the Los Angeles Times Funland theme park blog on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Instagram.The drop on Silver Dollar City’s Time Traveler. The 2012 launched indoor coaster built by Germany’s Gerstlauer Amusement Rides features an in-line twist. Only one other spinning coaster has an upside-down inversion: Gekion Live at Tokyo Joyopolis in Japan. The spinning coaster craze really took off in the 1990s, with more than 450 of the rides built since then, according to the database. The Virginia Reel coaster featured spinning tubs that traveled along a zigzag track with switchback turns. The first spinning coaster was built in 1908 at Luna Park in Coney Island, N.Y., according to Roller Coaster Database. A major difference is the spin, which is not a teacup-ride fast spin but a 360-degree controlled. Spinning coasters date back to the earliest days of amusement park history. Open today, Time Traveler, the World’s Fastest, Steepest and Tallest Complete-Circuit Spinning Roller Coaster, marks a new era in coasters, delivering ride experiences unlike any before, with no two rides alike. Ride statistics On ride photo available: No: Coordinates (OSM) 36.669, -93. Time Travelers of all ages can satisfy their appetite with fried chicken sandwiches and gourmet grilled cheeses at this restaurant. Now the park’s new Time Traveler spinning coaster will turn what has traditionally been a family ride appealing to pre-teens into a thrill ride with three gravity-defying inversions. Time Traveler Silver Dollar City Wait times for Date. Precipitation The following rides will not operate if any form of precipitation is present: Electro Spin, Grand Expo Coaster, Mighty Galleon and PowderKeg®. 33 mph: Time Traveler® 30 mph: Magnificent Wave Carousel. Back in 2013, Silver Dollar City rocked the theme park world with the triple-inversion Outlaw Run, the first wood-steel hybrid looping coaster built by Idaho-based Rocky Mountain Construction. 35 mph: FireFall, The Giant Barn Swing, High-Low Silos and RiverBlast.
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