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A suspended or suspended swing roller coaster is one in which the car hangs from the bottom of the wheel assembly by a pivoting fulcrum or hinge assembly. This allows the car and riders to swing side to side as the train races along the track.

The first successful suspended roller coaster was XLR-8 at Six Flags Astroworld. It was the second generation suspended coaster from Arrow Dynamics. The first generation, The Bat at Paramount's Kings Island, was built a few years earlier, but failed due to serious design flaws. The same year XLR-8 opened, Big Bad Wolf (roller coaster), another Arrow suspended coaster opened at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.

One example is Ninja at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California.

Besides the coasters at Six Flags Astroworld and Busch Gardens Williamsburg, there are suspended roller coasters at Six Flags Magic Mountain "Ninja", Paramount's Kings Island "Top Gun", Paramount Canada's Wonderland "Vortex" , Chessington World of Adventures "Vampire" and Everland "Eagle's Fortress".

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External Links

Vortex at Paramount Canada's Wonderland Photos and review of this Arrow suspended roller coaster.

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	One example is ''Ninja'' at [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]] in [[Valencia, California]].		One example is ''Ninja'' at [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]] in [[Valencia, California]].

	Besides the coasters at Six Flags Astroworld and Busch Gardens Williamsburg, there are suspended roller coasters at [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]] "Ninja", [[Paramount's Kings Island]] "Top Gun", [[Paramount Canada's Wonderland]] "Vortex" ~~and~~ [[Chessington World of Adventures]] "Vampire".		Besides the coasters at Six Flags Astroworld and Busch Gardens Williamsburg, there are suspended roller coasters at [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]] "Ninja", [[Paramount's Kings Island]] "Top Gun", [[Paramount Canada's Wonderland]] "Vortex" , [[Chessington World of Adventures]] "Vampire" and [[Everland]] "Eagle's Fortress".