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| type = Steel | type2 = | type3 = | manufacturer = Rocky Mountain Construction | designer = Alan Schilke | model = I-Box | track = Twister | lift = Chain lift hill | height_ft = 109 | drop_ft = | drop_m = | length_ft = 3320 | speed_mph = 55 | inversions = 3 | duration = | angle = 78 | capacity = | acceleration = | acceleration_from = | acceleration_mph = | acceleration_km/h = | acceleration_in = | gforce = | restriction_in = 48 | trains = 2 | carspertrain = 6 | rowspercar = 2 | ridersperrow = 2 | virtual_queue_name = Flash Pass | virtual_queue_image = Fastpass availability icon.svg | virtual_queue_status = | single_rider = | accessible = | transfer_accessible = | custom_label_1 = | custom_value_1 = | custom_label_2 = | custom_value_2 = | custom_label_3 = | custom_value_3 = | custom_label_4 = | custom_value_4 = | rcdb_number = 1981 | video = | videosize = | videocaption = }} Wicked Cyclone is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags New England amusement park. The ride originally opened as a wooden roller coaster named Cyclone on June 24, 1983. Its name and design were inspired by the 1927 historic roller coaster Cyclone located at Coney Island. In 2014 after 31 seasons, Cyclone was closed temporarily while being re-tracked with steel. It reopened as Wicked Cyclone on May 24, 2015. ==History== In 1983, Riverside Amusement Park decided to open a wooden roller coaster named the ''Riverside Cyclone''.〔 The ride was the second full-sized roller coaster to open at the park since its re-opening in 1940, following the installation of Thunderbolt in 1941. The $2.5 million ''Riverside Cyclone'' was designed by William Cobb & Associates and built by the Frontier Construction Company. The ride officially opened to the public on June 25, 1983, with Cobb as well as Norm Howells from Frontier Construction in attendance. The opening of ''Riverside Cyclone'' was expected to increase park attendance by more than 10% to 1 million annual visitors. During its first season of operation, ''Riverside Cyclone'' featured two trains from Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC) where riders were restrained via a lap bar. Part-way through the first season, shoulder belts were added; however, these were removed prior to its second season. During its second season, the ride's trains were damaged, forcing the park to combine parts from both trains to form a single operational train. Two new replacement trains were purchased from D. H. Morgan Manufacturing in 1985. In the late 1990s, Premier Parks (later Six Flags) purchased Riverside Amusement Park. Over a period of four years, approximately $100 million was invested in the renovation and expansion of the park, culminating in its rebranding to Six Flags New England in 2000. As a result, the Riverside branding was dropped, with the ride being renamed to the ''Cyclone''. The D.H. Morgan Manufacturing trains were replaced with two PTC trains.〔 The new operators made modifications to the track in 2001, shortening the first drop by between .〔 A refurbishment of the ''Cyclone'' in 2011 saw Topper Track from Rocky Mountain Construction added to sections of the ride. Topper Track is steel plating that replaces the upper layers of laminated wooden track. This track style is designed to reduce the maintenance typically required for a wooden roller coaster and to provide a smoother ride experience.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://content.sixflags.com/news/overgeorgia/rides/georgia-cyclone?ic=I0028E136&gc=GTEST0000000002 )〕 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「Wicked Cyclone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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