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Undertow
Steel Spinning Coaster at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California. Opened 2013.
- Height
- 50 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 40 mph
- Length
- 1,410 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Maurer Rides
Undertow is a steel spinning roller coaster at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California. Its cars rotate freely as they travel the track.
History
The Boardwalk announced the coaster in August 2012 after closing Hurricane, a steel coaster that had run from 1992 to 2012 on the same site. Built by the German manufacturer Maurer, Undertow opened in October 2013.
RCDB lists the ride as a Maurer SC 2000 spinning coaster with a height of 50 feet, a top speed of 40 mph, a track length of 1,410 feet and no inversions.
Sources
- rcdb.com/10930.htm (RCDB: operating; make Maurer Rides GmbH; Spinning Coaster / SC 2000; height 50 ft, length 1,410 ft, speed 40 mph, 0 inversions.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Beach_Boardwalk (Undertow opened 2013, Maurer; Hurricane ran 1992-2012 and was replaced by Undertow.)
- amusementtoday.com/2012/08/santa-cruz-beach-boardwalk-announ... (August 2012 announcement of the spinning coaster for 2013.)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.