Avalanche (Timber Falls Adventure Park)
| Avalanche | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A hill on Avalanche | |
| Timber Falls Adventure Park | |
| Location | Timber Falls Adventure Park |
| Coordinates | 43°37′41″N 89°46′59″W / 43.62806°N 89.78306°W --> |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | July 2004 |
| Closing date | 2017 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | S&S – Sansei Technologies |
| Designer | Alan Schilke |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 88.5 ft (27.0 m) |
| Length | 2,378 ft (725 m) |
| Inversions | 0 |
Max vertical angle | 61° |
Height restriction | 46 in (117 cm) |
| Trains | Single train with 3 cars; riders arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 12 riders per train |
| Avalanche at RCDB | |
Avalanche was a wooden roller coaster located at Timber Falls Adventure Park in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
Upon opening, it was the tallest, fastest, and longest coaster in Wisconsin,[2][3] as well as billed as having the steepest drop on a wooden roller coaster in North America.[4]
Its layout featured twelve drops, providing riders with airtime, as well as turns banked up to an angle of 70 degrees.[2][5]
References
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- ↑ "Avalanche - Timber Falls Adventure Park (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States)". rcdb.com. Archived from the original on 2026-04-29. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- 1 2 Derkson, Katie (24 July 2004). "New roller coaster roars in the Dells: Ride is state's tallest, fastest, longest". Daily Citizen. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Grooms, Autumn (27 June 2004). "What's new in the Dells?". The La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Steinke, Andy (11 October 2008). "Four area waterparks win top industry awards". Wisconsin Dells Events. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- ↑ Throgmorton, Todd H.; Throgmorton, Samantha K. (2015). Roller Coasters: United States and Canada (Fourth ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 250. ISBN 9781476622118. Retrieved 5 June 2026.