Wooden Warrior

Wooden Warrior
Quassy Amusement Park
Coordinates 41°31′35″N 73°09′03″W / 41.526389°N 73.150883°W / 41.526389; -73.150883Coordinates: 41°31′35″N 73°09′03″W / 41.526389°N 73.150883°W / 41.526389; -73.150883
Status Operating
Opening date April 23, 2011
General statistics
Type Wood
Manufacturer The Gravity Group
Lift/launch system Chain Lift Hill
Height 35 ft (11 m)
Drop 45 ft (14 m)
Length 1,200 ft (370 m)
Speed 35 mph (56 km/h)
Inversions 0
Height restriction 42 in (107 cm)
Trains 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 12 riders per train.
Wooden Warrior at RCDB
Pictures of Wooden Warrior at RCDB

Wooden Warrior is a wooden roller coaster located at Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury, Connecticut, United States. The coaster was designed and built by American wooden coaster designer The Gravity Group. Despite the coaster's small size, it has been well received by enthusiasts for its air time. The coaster features Gravitykraft's Timberliner trains and was the first wooden coaster to use such trains.[1]

Awards

Golden Ticket Awards: Top wood Roller Coasters
Year20112012201320142015
Ranking 40[2]32[3]36[4]28[5]38[6]
Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll: Best Wooden Roller Coaster[7]
Year
2011
2012
Ranking
18
23 (tie)

References

  1. ↑ Marden, Duane. "List of TGG Coasters". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today 15 (6.2): 46–47. September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Top 50 wood roller coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today 16 (6.2): 46–47. September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ "2013 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today 17 (6.2): 40–41. September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ "2014 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today 18 (6.2): 38–39. September 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2015 Top 50 wood Roller Coasters" (PDF). Amusement Today 19 (6.2): 45–46. September 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Mitch Hawker's Best Coaster Poll - 19 Year Table". Retrieved May 31, 2013.
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