Sierra Sidewinder

Sierra Sidewinder features two trains with four cars with two rows each, seating two per row back-to-back. It has a theoretical capacity of 1,000 riders per hour.^[3] Each car is locked in position in the station for stability during loading and unloading. Once the train leaves the station the cars spin freely on their own axis. After the train returns to the station, the cars are rotated back to the home position and the rotation is locked. The coaster is the first free-spinning model from Mack Rides of Waldkirch, Germany.^[1] Mack had previously built the spinning coaster, Euro-Mir, at its home park in Rust, Germany, but the car's rotation on that ride is controlled by a motor. The rotation is also locked during certain portions of the ride.

The Sierra Sidewinder ride structure and transfer track are unusual because the train storage is beneath the ride as opposed to being next to the ride. The on-ride video recording that was present on the trains when the ride opened was removed as of the 2011 season. Small holes on the fronts and rears of each car indicate where the video cameras were mounted.^{[citation needed]}

The steel track is approximately 1,505.9 feet (459.0 m) long, with a lift hill approximately 62.3 feet (19.0 m) tall. The track is painted red with tan supports.^[3]

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