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The Swamp Fox wooden roller coaster is located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina It is one of 37 rides at Family Kingdom Amusement Park.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.familykingdomfun.com/ )〕 The coaster is named after American Revolutionary War leader, Francis Marion. The Swamp Fox is a wooden roller coaster that runs over a , figure-eight track. The “double out and back” design takes riders to heights of at speeds up to and features dramatic drops of up to .〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.familykingdomfun.com/PDF/PressKit/QandA-Wooden%20Coaster.pdf )〕 It is number 10 on About.com's list of “The 10 Most Underrated Coasters In North America.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://themeparks.about.com/od/rollercoasterarticles/ss/UnderratedCoasters.htm )〕 The visual beauty and architectural design of wooden roller coasters such as the Swamp Fox add to their mystique. The Swamp Fox seems to have a personality all its own. Because it is a wooden roller coaster, it delivers a very different ride experience from the Twist 'n Shout, a steel roller coaster that Family Kingdom Amusement Park added in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.familykingdomfun.com/PDF/PressKit/AmusementRides.pdf )〕 From its rumbling, shuddering sounds to its thrilling vibrations, the Swamp Fox delivers a heightened sense of danger for riders. Functioning as a shock absorber, the coaster's structure is designed to sway with the force of the moving train. In addition, the experience on this wooden roller coaster can be different throughout the day as the temperature and the weather changes. Rain brings out the rich smell of the wood, and expansions and contractions in the wood can translate into more movement. Some people even claim that wooden coasters like the Swamp Fox run better at night when the grease on the track and the wheel bearings loosen up. In one experiment performed on the Swamp Fox, operators found that the train ran its track anywhere from eight to 10 seconds faster at 9 p.m. than it did around 2 p.m. in the afternoon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.familykingdomfun.com/PDF/PressKit/QandA-Wooden%20Coaster.pdf )〕 The Swamp Fox roller coaster, built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company of Pennsylvania, opened in 1966 as one of the rides at Grand Strand Amusement Park. In 1992, that park was purchased by the Ammons family and rechristened "Family Kingdom Amusement Park". The Swamp Fox was then totally refurbished according to the original specifications of the original design by John C. Allen.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/history/1960_1970/60s_wood.shtml )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Swamp Fox (roller coaster)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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