Suspended Looping Coaster

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Suspended Looping Coaster (SLC)
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Blue Tornado in Gardaland, Italy, a 765m extended SLC with a helix
StatusDiscontinued
First manufactured1994
No. of installations42
ManufacturerVekoma
Vehicle typeRoller coaster train
Height restriction130 cm (4 ft 3 in)
TypeSteel - Inverted
Lift systemSingle chain lift hill
Succeeded bySuspended Thrill Coaster
Suspended Looping Coaster (SLC) at RCDB

The Suspended Looping Coaster (often shortened to SLC) is a model of inverted roller coaster built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma. There are 42 different installations of this ride type across the world. The minimum rider height requirement is 130 centimetres (4 ft 3 in). Vekoma markets the Suspended Thrill Coaster model as a successor to the Suspended Looping Coaster. The Odyssey at Fantasy Island is the tallest and fastest SLC in existence.

History

The first SLC installation was El Condor, opening in 1994 at Walibi Holland (then known as Walibi Flevo) in the Netherlands.[1] It was initially designed to run with ten cars in each train. Trouble with this configuration led to the trains being shortened to eight cars per train.[2] T2 at Kentucky Kingdom was the second SLC, and the first built in the United States.[3] Like El Condor, it was designed to run with ten cars per train, though its trains were eventually shortened to seven cars for similar reasons.[2]

The roller coaster model was discontinued in 2017.[4] The last new installation (not including relocations of older SLCs) was Queen Cobra, which opened in 2017 at Sun World Danang Wonders in Đà Nẵng, Vietnam.[5]

Ride

Layouts

There are several different layouts of Suspended Looping Coasters, although most feature a similar pattern.[2] The ride begins by taking passengers up a 33.3-metre (109 ft) chain lift hill.[6] Once at the top, the train drops down a steep, banked right turn where it enters the first inversion element, a right rollover. A rollover is an Immelmann loop followed by a Dive loop[7] After exiting this element, the train traverses a banked left turn and approaches the ride's next inversion, a left sidewinder.[6][8] After exiting the sidewinder, the train navigates a 270° right helix upwards before entering the ride's final two inversions, a double inline twist. The train then traverses a 90° banked turn to the right. At this point, some models feature an additional helix to the left, while others simply continue straight into the brake run.[6] The standard model also has a relatively compact layout, providing numerous "footchoppers".

Vekoma have also manufactured three custom SLCs: The Great Nor'easter at Morey's Piers (which is nearly identical to a 689m Standard SLC, but features a custom station and supports), Kumali at Flamingo Land, and The Odyssey at Fantasy Island.[9]

Model name Number of installations First installation Last installation
662m Prototype 2 1994 1995
689m Standard 27 1995 2017
765m Extended w/Helix 5 1995 1999
787m Extended 2 1997 2007
671m Shenlin 2 2002 2006
748m Shenlin w/Helix 2 2006 2009
Custom 2 1995 2002
42 1994 2017

Trains

File:Vekomawheels.jpg
Close up of an SLC wheel assembly

Many SLCs operate with two trains consisting of ten cars, though some operate with as few as seven cars. Poor maintenance and non-exact track manufacturing have led many SLCs to inflict notoriously painful "head banging" upon their riders, wherein a rider's head constantly slams against the over-the-shoulder restraints.[citation needed]

To help solve this issue, Vekoma is currently offering new trains with convenient hip harnesses and vest-like restraints that allow the rider to avoid slamming their head against bulky restraints while riding. The only known SLCs to have these trains are The Great Nor'easter at Morey's Piers,[10] Jaguar at Isla Mágica, Riddler Revenge at Six Flags New England, Firewhip at Beto Carrero World, Nopuko Air Coaster at Lost Island Theme Park, The Mind Eraser at Six Flags Darien Lake, and Professor Screamore's SkyWinder at Six Flags America. Arkham Asylum – Shock Therapy at Warner Bros. Movie World used similar trains manufactured by Kumbak later into its service life before its eventual closure in 2022.[11]

The Suspended Looping Coaster is similar in design to other inverted roller coasters. However, unlike the four-across seating found on Bolliger & Mabillard's inverted roller coasters, Vekoma SLCs feature two-across seating.

Installations

As of April 2025, there are 42 different installations across the world, which have been located at 52 different amusement parks.[12]

Name Park Opened Status Model Image Template:Reference column heading
Arkham Asylum – Shock Therapy
Formerly Lethal Weapon - The Ride		 Warner Bros. Movie World 1995 Removed 765m Extended w/ Helix File:Lethal Weapon - The Ride - inversions.JPG [6]
Batman - The Ride Six Flags México 2000 Operating 689m Standard File:Six Flags México - Batman the Ride.jpg [13]
Blue Tornado Gardaland 1998 Operating 765m Extended w/ Helix File:BlueTornado.jpg [14]
Condor
Formerly El Condor		 Walibi Holland 1994 Operating 662m Prototype File:El condor Walibi Wolrd.JPG [1]
Death Rail Al Zawraa Land 2015 Operating 689m Standard [15]
Desafío Parque de la Costa 1999 Operating 689m Standard File:Montañas rusas en el Parque de la Costa.jpg [16]
Dragon in Clouds Happy Valley Chengdu 2009 Operating Shenlin w/ Helix File:Dragon in Clouds 11.jpg [17]
Ednör – L'Attaque
In Storage
Formerly Serial Thriller		 La Ronde
Six Flags Great Escape & Hurricane Harbor
Six Flags AstroWorld		 2010
2005
1999		 Operating
2009
Closed 2005		 689m Standard File:Ednör - L'Attaque (Opposite Lake View May 15 2010).jpg [18][19][20]
F2 Fright Flight Nasu Highland Park 1995 Operating 689m Standard [21]
FireWhip
Formerly Blackout		 Beto Carrero World
Suzuka Circuit		 2008
1995		 Operating 689m Standard File:FireWhip (8).JPG [22][23]
Flight Deck
Formerly Top Gun		 Canada's Wonderland 1995 Operating 689m Standard File:Flight Deck at Canada's Wonderland.jpg [24]
The Gauntlet Magic Springs 2004 Operating 689m Standard File:Gauntlet roller coaster, Magic Springs and Crystal Falls (2004).jpg [25]
Golden Wings over the Snowfield
Formerly Golden Wings in Snowfield		 Happy Valley Beijing 2006 Operating Shenlin w/ Helix [26]
The Great Nor'Easter
Formerly Fly the Great Nor'Easter		 Morey's Piers 1995 Operating Custom File:Nor'easter.JPG [27]
Hurricane Rusutsu Resort 1996 Operating 689m Standard [28]
Infusion
Formerly TraumaTizer		 Pleasure Beach Resort
Adventure Coast Southport		 2007
1999		 Operating
Closed 2006		 689m Standard File:Infusion.JPG [29][30]
Iron Claw
Formerly MP-Xpress
Formerly FX
Formerly Eraser		 Movie Park Germany 2001 Operating 689m Standard File:MoviePark Xpress.JPG [31]
Jaguar Isla Mágica 1997 Operating 765m Extended w/ Helix [32]
Kong
Formerly Hangman		 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Opryland USA		 1998
1995		 Operating
Closed 1997		 689m Standard File:Kong Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.jpg [33][34]
Kumali Flamingo Land Resort 2006 Operating Shenlin File:Kumali.jpg [35]
Kumba Superland 2001 Operating 689m Standard File:RLZ Superland - SLC 689m Kumba Roller Coaster 02.JPG [36]
Maya Adventure
Formerly Mayan Adventure		 Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village 1997 Operating 689m Standard [37]
The Mind Eraser Six Flags Darien Lake 1997 Operating 689m Standard File:Mind Eraser.jpg [38]
Mind Eraser Elitch Gardens Theme Park 1997 Operating 689m Standard File:Mind Eraser (Elitch Gardens) 2.jpg [39]
Professor Screamore's SkyWinder
Formerly Mind Eraser 		Six Flags America 1995 Closed 689m Standard File:Mind Eraser (Sidewinder).JPG [40]
Nio Greenland 1997 Operating 689m Standard [41]
Nopuko Air Coaster
Formerly Cobra
Formerly Cape Cobras		 Lost Island Theme Park
Ratanga Junction		 2022
1998		 Operating 765m Extended w/ Helix File:The Cobra at Ratanga Junction.jpg [42][43]
The Odyssey
Formerly Jubilee Odyssey		 Fantasy Island 2002 Operating Custom File:Jubilee Odyssey.JPG [44]
Queen Cobra Sun World Danang Downtown 2017 Operating 689m Standard [45]
Raptor
Formerly Dream Thunder		 Fantasilandia
International Dream Exchange Fair		 2008
1997		 Operating 689m Standard File:Raptorsidewinder.JPG [46][47]
Roller Coaster Dream Park 1999 Operating 765m Extended w/ Helix [48]
Roller Coaster Mayan Energylandia 2015 Operating 689m Standard File:Energylandia - Mayan 2018.jpg [49]
Snow Mountain Flying Dragon Happy Valley Shenzhen 2002 Closed Shenlin [50]
Suspended Looping Coaster Suzhou Amusement Land 2003 Removed 787m Extended [51]
T3
Formerly T2		 Kentucky Kingdom 1995 Removed
Closed 2022		 662m Prototype File:T3 at Kentucky Kingdom - Jeremy Thompson.jpg [3]
The Riddler Revenge
Formerly Mind Eraser		 Six Flags New England 1997 Operating
Renamed 2018		 689m Standard File:Riddler Revenge (Six Flags New England) 1.jpg [52]
Thunderhawk
Formerly Serial Thriller		 Michigan's Adventure
Geauga Lake		 2008
1998		 Operating
Closed 2007		 689m Standard File:Thunderhawk Michigan's Adventure.jpg [53][54]
Titánide
Formerly Tizona		 Terra Mítica 2003 Operating 689m Standard File:Tizona.maranya.jpg [55]
Toxic Garden
Formerly Limit		 Heide Park 1999 Operating 689m Standard File:Limitheidepark.jpg [56]
Twisted Typhoon
Formerly Hangman		 Wild Adventures 1999 Operating 689m Standard File:Twisted Typhoon 2012.JPG [57]
Vampire Walibi Belgium 1999 Operating 689m Standard File:Walibi Belgium - Vampire (16).JPG [58]
Vortex
Formerly Pusing Lagi		 Siam Amazing Park
Jerudong Park Playground		 2007
1997		 Operating
Closed 2006		 787m Extended File:Jerudong2004-Roller coaster.jpg [59][60]

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