To add: Mr. Twister was a popular roller coaster at the time #ElitchGardens relocated their entire park. Though the ride did not move with the rest of the park, Twister II was built at the new location as a nod to the original ride.

@knoebels in Pennsylvania seriously considered disassembling and relocating Mr. Twister to their park, but found the coaster to be too big for their plot of land. Instead they built their own coaster, named Twister, as an homage to the original.

Mr. Twister was the iconic wooden roller coaster that operated at #ElitchGardens from 1965 until the park moved in 1994. Designed by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, Mr. Twister had a max height of 93 feet and a top speed of 50MPH.

📸 rcdb.com | c. 1989

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