Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters

[6] The geometry of Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters was extreme compared to their contemporaries, featuring very tight turns, spirals, and figure eights.

[3] These elements drew inspiration from the swoops and spirals of earlier Prior and Church roller coasters like The Bobs.

Curves on Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters were often banked to much steeper angles, with some approaching 85 degrees.

[3] The benefits of a steel-framed structure was one of the biggest selling points which was put forward by the Traver Engineering Company.

A resistance to fire and rot were other advantages over wood that were advertised for Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters.

[3][5] The model line of Jazz Railways (built at Rocky Glen Park and other locations) was marketed by Traver as the first roller coaster to utilize a completely steel frame.

[3] The Zip was a compact version of the "Terrifying Triplets",[2] and it opened the same year (1927) as Traver's other Cyclones; however, the track length was shortened because of space limitations at Oaks.