Timber Terror
Specific Type: Wooden
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In 1995 Silverwood Theme Park was looking for a wooden thriller to add to their park. After looking at many shapes and styles, they came to an agreement with Custom Coasters International to build an Out and Back design that would parallel Highway 95 that runs directly beside the park. As the construction progressed the skyline of the park changed drastically, and Grizzly was born. In 1996 Silverwood changed the name so there would be no confusion with Paramount's Grizzly roller coasters at Great Americaand Kings Dominion. Timber Terror has everything to make it an enjoyable ride for enthusiast, including no trim brakes. It's a rarity to see a wooden coaster with no trim brakes, which makes this coaster even more thrilling. Timber Terror stands at a mere 85 feet so it's definitely isn't a coaster that coaster fanatics would call thrilling at first glance, but after riding it there's just something that makes them want to ride it over and over again.
The ride on Timber Terror has a different ride experience in every seat and not one of them is bad. After riders choose their seats the climb up the rather small 85-foot lift hill begins. The train reaches the summit quickly and levels out giving riders a chance to take in the beautiful scenery, but that doesn't last long. Soon, riders find themselves plummeting down the first drop almost hitting the ground. Next, it's a series of camel back hills that give riders the wonderful feeling of airtime, and this coaster has a lot of that feeling. After the camel back section, comes the turnaround section. The thing about Timber Terror is that it has very little banking, meaning that when you enter the turns you're either going to get real close to your partner or the side of the coaster car. Even after the train has exited the turnaround the train still shows no signs of slowing down, which is another reason CCI thought this coaster would be a classic. The train exits the turnaround and straightens out, before riders enter the surprise element of the ride. Without warning the trains make a large drop right into the structure of the ride. From that point you crest a series of speed hills, without any sign of slowing down. Riders then enter the finale of the ride, which is a large helix. Upon exiting the helix the trains slam into the final brakes with enough speed to make you wonder why this coaster isn't longer. This proves that a small coaster can have a place in the world of the big boys. |
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