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Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing is a Family Suspended Coaster built by Vekoma.  It is one of the earlier models because it has shoulder harnesses.  Swamp Thing is one of seven coasters built with these trains.  Newer versions built in 2007 and later use trains with lap-bar restraints.  As of 2019, there are sixteen of these rides with the new train design.

If you want prove that you are a coaster geek, you can tell your friends the following fact:  The first generation "Suspended Family Coasters" were technically "inverted coasters" because the cars were fixed directly under their tracks.  The second generation trains not only have different restraints, they also have a suspension system that allows cars to sway back and forth slightly.  This side-to-side motion not only makes the ride much smoother, it gives the newer rides a "suspended coaster" classification.

Suspended versus Inverted Coaster classification and history

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