Volcano: The Blast Coaster

Volcano's first launch sped trains out of the mountain.  After making a 200° turn to the left, trains reentered the mountain and encountered the second LIM launch track.  The second LIMs accelerated the trains to about 70 miles per hour.  After getting this second boost of speed, trains pitched up and vertically exited the top of the mountain.  Riders would then experience a one-of-a-kind "roll out" element.  It was basically a quarter loop to bring the train upside down, then a half corkscrew to bring the train back under the track.  The peak of this maneuver was 155 feet above ground level.  This was not only the highest point of this ride, but also was the tallest inversion anywhere in the park.  It held the record for the highest inversion in the world until Gatekeeper's 170-foot inversion took away the record in 2013.

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