Wicked Twister

Wicked Twister was an inverted roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, United States.

[10][11] The ride then closed September 7, and on its last day of operation, park employees handed out "last launch" buttons to riders, sold limited-edition commemorative t-shirts, and gave away 16 "golden tickets" granting winners a spot on the last public train.

Both ends of the track were designed with 450-degree vertical twists, referred to as the front and rear towers, which differentiated Wicked Twister from other Impulse Coaster models from Intamin.

The loading platform and linear induction motor (LIM) propulsion system sat between the two towers along a horizontal track section.

After coming to a stop, the train then fell and returned through the station, re-entering the LIM section and accelerating for a second launch to 63 mph (101 km/h) in the opposite direction.

Subsequent passes through the station were met with the brakes being applied to slow the train slightly more each time until finally coming to rest.

Wicked Twister cars toward the top of one of the spiral towers
Train being launched