Acrobat (Nagashima Spa Land)
Acrobat ( ja, アクロバット, Akurobatto) is a flying roller coaster at Nagashima Spa Land, which opened on 18 July 2015. The long track is tall and features four inversions, including a Pretzel loop, an inline twist, a corkscrew, and another inline twist. The ride is a clone of Manta (SeaWorld Orlando), Manta at SeaWorld Orlando. References

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Flying Roller Coaster
A flying roller coaster is a type of roller coaster meant to simulate the sensations of flight by harnessing riders in a prone position during the duration of the ride. The roller coaster cars are suspended below the track, with riders secured such that their backs are parallel to the track. History The flying roller coaster is a relatively new concept. The world's first flying roller coaster was ''Skytrak'', built in Manchester, United Kingdom at the Granada Studios Tour in 1997. The ''Skytrak'' used a single-passenger car. Riders would climb into the car in much the same fashion as climbing a ladder, then the car would be raised up to the track before being dispatched. The single-passenger design kept the ride's capacity low, at only 240 riders per hour. The park, and ''Skytrak'' itself, were short-lived; both closed in 1998. Design Vekoma Dutch roller coaster manufacturer Vekoma constructed the first large-scale flying roller coaster, '' Stealth'', for California's Great A ...
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