Flying Turns (Knoebels)

Flying Turns
Flying Turns in the summer of 2009
Knoebels Amusement Resort
LocationKnoebels Amusement Resort
Coordinates40°52′42″N 76°30′18″W / 40.878387°N 76.505095°W / 40.878387; -76.505095
StatusOperating
Soft opening dateOctober 4, 2013
Opening dateOctober 5, 2013
General statistics
TypeWood – Bobsled
ManufacturerKnoebels Amusement Resort
DesignerJohn Fetterman
Lift/launch systemFour chain lift hills
Height50 ft (15 m)
Length1,300 ft (400 m)
Speed24 mph (39 km/h)
Inversions0
Height restriction42 in (107 cm)
TrainsLarson International[1] trains with 3 cars. Riders are arranged 1 across in 2 rows for a total of 6 riders per train.
Flying Turns at RCDB

Flying Turns is a wooden bobsled roller coaster at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. It is modeled after a similar ride designed by John Norman Bartlett and John Miller in the 1920s. The ride concept is similar to a modern steel bobsled roller coaster; however Flying Turns is made of wood, like the original rides. The layout of the ride is most similar to the original located at Riverview Park in Chicago, Illinois.

  1. ^ "Want one too? Knoebels can help!". Park World Magazine: 43. November 2013.

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