Tornado - Coney Island - Independent Vendor 5 (Brooklyn, New York, USA)

Facts

Roller Coaster:			Tornado Bobs
Amusement Park:			Coney Island - Independent Vendor 5 (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Classification:			Roller Coaster
Type:			Wood - Sit Down
Status:			Defunct Operated from 1926 to 1977
Builder:			Frank Darling, Frank Prior, Fredrick Church, LaMarcus A. Thompson
Track layout:			Twister
Cost:			$250,000 USD

Length:			2,970 ft
Height:			71 ft
Inversions:			0


Facts:			The Tornado / Bobs was built on a rather narrow strip of land that was only 70 feet at its widest and tapered down to 50. The roller coaster overhung Henderson Walk by about 5 feet.
			The Tornado's trains were Prior and Church's articulated design.

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