Pipeline Roller Coaster
The Pipeline Coaster (also known as a "Heartline Twister Coaster") was a roller coaster developed by Japanese ride company TOGO. Pipeline roller coasters position riders between the rails, rather than above or below. TOGO was the first and only company to produce this type of roller coaster successfully. Although Utah's Arrow Dynamics and Switzerland's Intamin developed these types of coasters as well, they didn't catch on. Some of the drawbacks of these coasters included the need for large, uncomfortable over-the-shoulder restraints as well as poor wheel-to-track construction. Only five pipeline coasters operate today.
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