Devil's Loop
Steel roller coaster in Chorzów, Poland
Devil's Loop (pl. Diabelska pętla) is a roller coaster located in Legendia. It was moved in 2007 from American Park of Adventure in the United Kindgom.
It was the first ever roller coaster in Poland to feature inversions. The second-to-last row of seats faces backwards, akin to DC Rivals HyperCoaster. It also features an unusual wheel assembly without a distinguishable up-stop wheel or side wheel. Instead, it has a hybrid up-stop/side wheel that does both jobs. Between the 2018 and 2019 seasons, it underwent an extensive refurbishment that included a name change from Tornado to Devil's Loop.
01Ride summary
Immediately after leaving the station, the train climbs a 20 meter lift hill, then goes down a right-hand curve into a drop. After the drop, it traverses two consecutive loops and a low turn to the left. It then goes into a right hand helix into the station.
02Theme
From 2007 to 2011, when Tic Tac was the sponsor, the logo appeared on the front of the train, at the entrance, as well as on a wall on the station.
After the 2018-2019 refurbishment, the station received a mining theme with elements of folklore. The track is green with dark gray supports, however, the running rails are metallic gray. The train has a blue-brown color.
03Locations and name changes
The coaster has changed locations twice and names 10 times:
| # | Park | Name | Years of operation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lightwater Valley | Soopa Loopa | 1988-1994 | |
| 2 | American Park of Adventure | Iron Wolf | 1995 | |
| Gladiators | 1996 | |||
| Sky Looper | 1997-1998 | |||
| Twin Looper | 1999-2002 | |||
| JCB Twin Looper | 2003-2004 | |||
| Twin Looper | 2005-2006 | |||
| 3 | Legendia | Tic-Tac Tornado | 2007-2011 | |
| Tornado | 2012-2018 | |||
| Diabelska pętla (Devil's Loop) | 2019+ | |||
Sources and credits
This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Devil's Loop”, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.
Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- TicTacTornado loop.jpg by Tom a, CC BY 3.0
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