Toboggan (roller coaster)
| Toboggan | |
|---|---|
A disused Toboggan at Conneaut Lake Park | |
| Status | Discontinued |
| First manufactured | 1969 |
| No. of installations | 32 |
| Manufacturer | Chance Industries |
| Height | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Length | 450 ft (140 m) |
| Toboggan at RCDB | |
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A Toboggan is a portable roller coaster model that was produced by Chance Rides (then Chance Industries) from 1969 to the mid-1970s. The coaster features a small ride vehicle, which can hold a maximum of two people, that climbs vertically inside a hollow steel tower, then spirals back down around the outside of the same tower. There is a small section of track at the base of the tower with three small dips and two turns to bring the ride vehicle back to the station. Each vehicle has a single rubber tire with a hydraulic clutch braking system that governs the speed of the vehicle as it descends the tower. The rubber tire engages a center rail that begins halfway through the first spiral. The ride stands 45 feet tall with a track length of 450 feet. A typical ride cycle lasts approximately 70 seconds.