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Why can't wooden roller coasters have loops?

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Why can't wooden roller coasters have loops?

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  1. because they ride on top of the track as opposed to steel coasters that have wheels that surround the track. (and hold it on during a loop)  if a woody went upside down, it would simply fall down.

    there is one woody that goes upside down. its called BEAST (i think thats the one) it has a system where it switches from woody to steel for the loop and then back to woody for the rest of the ride.


  2. i think......coz..it will crash down coz it will hold the rail...i think..

  3. Wooden roller coasters cant really have loops because they could brake easily from the weight of the people riding it.

  4. Because when there's wooden roller coaster, you need something under to support it. So if There's a loop the coaster will break apart because of the weight of the car.

  5. they build one. it was Son of Beast in Kings Island, Ohio.  It opened in 2000 until 2006 when it was closed and the loop was removed. the problem is that the stress put on by the heavy cars going through the loops was causing too much wear and tear on the ride. so they closed it in 2006 and reopened it about a year later without the loop. so although it can be done, they simple cannot handle the stress and will need much more maintenance and repairs than a steel coaster.

  6. i think its because they wouldnt support the coster and someone would most likly get hurt

  7. They can on roller coaster tycoon 2.

    If I saw a wooden roller coaster with a loop I wouldn't feel to safe about going in it. Their rickity. (spelling?)

  8. Actually there is one somewhere I just forgot where it was

  9. IT is because they will not be stable enought steel ones have all that metal and can support it trust me i am the rollercoaster expert

  10. they dont hav loops becuz no one would go on them

  11. Because wood cant bend and also it would not have enough support to hold the force of the coaster.

  12. They probably will break easily...

    Oh and you can't bend wood to go in a loop....like you can with metal...

  13. i always thought b/c they dint go as fast so they wood jus fall off the top of the loop
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