A Suspended Family Coaster is a steel inverted roller coaster built by Vekoma designed for families with no inversions. Just like all inverted roller coasters the train runs under the track with the seats directly attached to the wheel carriage. This latter attribute is what sets it apart from the older suspended swinging coaster, which runs under the track, but "swings" via a pivoting bar attached to the wheel carriage.
History The Suspended Family Coaster debuted in 2001 with the Rugrats Runaway Reptar opening at Kings Island in Ohio, USA, and Silver Streak at sister park Canada's Wonderland.Wonderland has 4 new thrills, Toronto Star, Jim Fox, 5 May 2001 Several clones and variations have opened since.
The original designs featured trains with a safety system consisting of over-the-shoulder restraints. These restraints would lock into place with a belt-type connector which would be attached the seat base. All of the original track designs were of the 342m model with concrete footers.
In March 2007, Vekoma debuted a new version of the Suspended Family Coaster, the 294 m model. The first installation of this was Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Flyer at Movie Park Germany. The ride differs from previous Suspended Family Coasters because it has a portable base-frame beneath the track rather than concrete footers and features a new train style with fully padded seats that use lap bar restraints.
One month later in April 2007, the 395 m model was launched at Gröna Lund in Sweden. The ride, which was named Kvasten, features the same redesigned trains as Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Flyer. The ride also features a larger layout with a peak height of and a length of .
Models Most models have one train, which has 10 cars with 2 seats on each car. This caters for up to 650 riders per hour. All of the models feature lift hills powered by tires and magnetic brake runs.
294 m — features a compact footprint where riders rise to before completing a 48-second ride of turns and drops. 342 m — riders are taken up and go through a tight helix, followed by a series of small turns and drops for a one-and-a-half-minute ride. 395 m — This model stands above the ground and reaches speeds of up to . 453 m — This model stands above the ground and reaches speeds of up to . 550 m — This model stands above the ground and reaches speeds of up to .
Installations Name Amusement park Location Opening date Model Notes Ref.Adrena-LineSix Flags Qiddiya CityQiddiya City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia31 December 2025CustomOperates 2 trainsAuroraHossolandBrojce, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland27 June 2025395 m Bat Lagoon Amusement Park Farmington, Utah, United States 342 m Big Top Oriental Heritage Changsha Ningxiang, Changsha, China 453 m Dragonflier Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States 453 m Eagle Warrior VinWonders Phú Quốc Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang, Vietnam 453 m Family Coaster Children's Grand Park, Seoul Seoul, South Korea 395 m Flight of the Pterosaur Paultons Park Romsey, Hampshire, England 395 m Flight of the Wicked WitchWarner Bros. Movie WorldGold Coast, Queensland, Australia20 December 2024453 m Fire Mountain Zigong Fantawild Dinosaur Kingdom Da'an District, Zigong, China 2022 453 m Flying FoxKentucky KingdomLouisville, Kentucky, United States28 May 2026Custom Flying Schoolformerly Swamp Thing Legoland Florida Winter Haven, Florida, United States 342 m Installed by Martin & Vleminckx Freedom Flyer Fun Spot America Orlando, Florida, United States 395 m Insomnio Kataplum Mexico City, Mexico 395 m Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Flyer Movie Park Germany Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 294 m Kenny's Forest Flyer Dreamworld Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 342 m Kiddy Hawk Carowinds Charlotte, North Carolina, United States 342 m Kvasten Gröna Lund Stockholm, Sweden 395 m Orkanen Fårup Sommerland Jylland, Denmark 453 m Orochi Parc du Bocasse Le Bocasse, Normandy, France 453 m Phoenix Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park Brooklyn, New York, United States 375 m Roller Coaster Galaxy Kyiv, Ukraine 375 m SerpentikahAztlán Parque UrbanoMexico City, Mexico25 March 2025550 mOperates 3 trains Silver Streak Canada's Wonderland Vaughan, Ontario, Canada 342 m Suspended Family Coaster Happy Valley Nanjing Qixia District, Nanjing, China 453 m Steel Lasso Frontier City Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States 294 m Swamp Thing Wild Adventures Valdosta, Georgia, United States 342 m TNTGumbuya worldTyrong North, Victoria, Australia23 December 2023453m Woodstock’s Air Rail Kings Island Mason, Ohio, United States 342 m
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