Half Pipe is a steel

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located at

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. The

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was manufactured by

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and designed by

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. It opened to the public on May 27, 2004. An identical installation opened a year earlier at

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, but was closed in 2019. The ride features an drop height and a maximum speed of . Riders are placed in one of two cars on the train which is made to resemble a giant skateboard. Each car is a free-spinning circle that holds eight people. The track is in the shape of an upright "U", and riders board at the base of the track. LIM engines accelerate the train up both sides of the track. A ride cycle consists of approximately five to six cycles of the train traveling through the track. A third Half Pipe installation, identical to the others, was built on top of the

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store in

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. It was completed in December 2005 but never opened, and it remained standing until its removal in 2017–2018. On November 13, 2019, the Särkänniemi version was reported as not reopening for the 2020 season.

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Half Pipe at Särkänniemi
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Half Pipe at Elitch Gardens
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