# Bobsled roller coaster

A bobsled roller coaster is a roller coaster that uses a track design that is essentially a "pipe" with the top half removed and has cars that are sent down this pipe in a freewheeling mode. The name derives from the great similarity to the track design used for the winter sport of bobsleigh.
Most modern bobsled roller coasters are made of steel; however, the first bobsled coasters, known as Flying Turns, were made of wood. On October 4, 2013, after seven years of construction, Knoebels in Pennsylvania opened the world's only modern wooden Flying Turns coaster, Flying Turns. The ride was scheduled to open in 2007, but had been delayed due to dysfunctional wheels and other issues. As there were no historic plans available, the new coaster was designed entirely from scratch.
Both the bobsled coaster and the Flying Turns coaster are buildable in the RollerCoaster Tycoon and Thrillville series of video games.

## Installations

As of 2012, 21 bobsled roller coasters have been built. The roller coasters are listed in order of opening dates.
| Name | Park | Country | Opened | Closed | Type | Manufacturer | Status |
| Flying Turns | Lakeside Park | United States | 1929 | 1930 - 1954* | Wood | John Norman Bartlett | Removed |
| Flying Turns | Euclid Beach Park | United States | 1930 | September 28, 1969 | Wood | John Norman Bartlett | Removed |
| Flying Turns | Rocky Point Park | United States | 1931 | 1938 | Wood | John Norman Bartlett/Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters | Removed |
| Flying Turns | Forest Park | United States | 1934 | July 19, 1963 | Wood | John Norman Bartlett | Removed |
| Flying Turns | Steeplechase Park | United States | 1934 | September 14, 1939 | Wood | John Norman Bartlett | Removed |
| Flying Turns | Riverview Park Formerly Century of Progress | United States | 1935 May 27, 1933 | 1967 October 31, 1934 | Wood | John Norman Bartlett | Removed |
| Lake Placid Bobsled | Palisades Amusement Park | United States | 1937 | 1946 | Wood | John Norman Bartlett | Removed |
| Bobsled | Coney Island Formerly Flushing Meadows Park | United States | 1941 April 30, 1939 | 1974 October 27, 1940 | Wood | John Norman Bartlett | Removed |
| Flying Turns | HersheyPark | United States | 1942 (intended) | N/A | Wood | Philadelphia Toboggan Co. | Cancelled |
| Screamin' Delta Demon | Opryland USA† | United States | April 1984 | October 31, 1997 | Steel | Intamin | Removed |
| Schweizer Bobbahn | Europa Park | Germany | 1985 | — | Steel | Mack Rides | Operating |
| Disaster Transport Formerly Avalanche Run | Cedar Point | United States | May 11, 1985 | July 29, 2012 | Steel | Intamin | Removed |
| Bobbaan | Efteling | Netherlands | 1985 | September 1, 2019 | Steel | Intamin | Removed |
| La Vibora Formerly Sarajevo Bobsled | Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags Magic Mountain | United States | 1986 1984 | 2024 1986 | Steel | Intamin | Removed |
| Reptilian Formerly Avalanche | Kings Dominion | United States | 1988 | — | Steel | Mack Rides | Operating |
| Avalanche | Pleasure Beach Blackpool | United Kingdom | June 22, 1988 | — | Steel | Mack Rides | Operating |
| Munich Autobahn | Kobe Portopialand | Japan | April 1991 | March 31, 2006 | Steel | Mack Rides | Removed |
| Schweizer Bobbahn | Heide Park | Germany | 1994 | — | Steel | Mack Rides | Operating |
| Alpine Bobsled Formerly Rolling Thunder Formerly Sarajevo Bobsled | Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor Six Flags Great America Six Flags Great Adventure | United States | 1998 1989 1984 | 2023 1995 1988 | Steel | Intamin | Removed |
| Trace Du Hourra | Parc Astérix | France | March 31, 2001 | — | Steel | Mack Rides | Operating |
| Flying Turns | Knoebels | United States | October 5, 2013 | — | Wood | Knoebels | Operating |
| Montanha Russa | Parque Shanghai | Brazil | — | — | Wood | — | Removed |
* * Denotes that exact closing date is not known.
* † The Screamin' Delta Demon was transported to Old Indiana Fun Park following Opryland's closure in 1998, but was never reassembled and eventually scrapped.