In addition to its innovative all-steel frame[5] (described by promotional material as being "[s]trong as the Rock of Gibralter [sic]"[1]), the coaster was also innovative in its use of aluminum-body roller coaster trains.

[4] Construction of the Cyclone took approximately half the time of a comparable wooden roller coaster.

[4] Some sources report that it was put into storage for several years at the Traver Engineer Company's factory in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania,[4] whereas others report that the coaster was moved to the Alabama State Fairgrounds where it operated for several years.

[4] While at the Century of Progress, the coaster was first built near what is now Burnham Park, then later moved to a pier just south of the Adler Planetarium.

[4] The coaster grossed over $28,000 during the course of the Sesquicentennial Exposition while running at or near full capacity.