Cascabel (roller coaster)
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Cascabel is a steel
shuttle roller coaster
that has been at Chapultepec Park in Mexico City
since 1991. In 1991, Chapultepec park received the coaster from Kennywood amusement park
, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
, where the coaster was named "Laser Loop". Chapultepec park would rename the coaster to "Cascabel" (Spanish for "rattle", in reference to a rattlesnake).
Laser Loop was Kennywood's first looping roller coaster, it was built in 1980 by the German Anton Schwarzkopf
- the same man who would eventually build Kennywood's Raging Rapids in the winter of 1984. It was built on the site of the old Skooter building above the park entrance, but was removed after the 1990 season to make room for the Steel Phantom. As the ride grew older, costs of maintenance began to outweigh the benefits of the Laser Loop. During its last season at Kennywood, the Laser Loop was closed frequently due to problems with the flywheel & clutch system used to propel the ride. It would eventually be replaced by the Steel Phantom in 1991, which maintained a few of the Laser Loop's features like a vertical loop and fast re-entry to the station.
Steel roller coaster
A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster that is defined by having a track made of steel. Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world...
shuttle roller coaster
Shuttle roller coaster
A shuttle roller coaster is any roller coaster that ultimately does not make a complete circuit, but rather reverses at some point throughout its course and traverses the same track backwards...
that has been at Chapultepec Park in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
since 1991. In 1991, Chapultepec park received the coaster from Kennywood amusement park
Kennywood
Kennywood is an amusement park located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The park first opened in 1898 as a "trolley park" at the end of the Monongahela Street Railway. The park was purchased in 1906 by F. W. Henninger and Andrew McSwigan and thus began the Kennywood...
, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, where the coaster was named "Laser Loop". Chapultepec park would rename the coaster to "Cascabel" (Spanish for "rattle", in reference to a rattlesnake).
Laser Loop was Kennywood's first looping roller coaster, it was built in 1980 by the German Anton Schwarzkopf
Anton Schwarzkopf
Anton Schwarzkopf was a German engineer of amusement rides, and founder of the Schwarzkopf Industries company, which built numerous rides and large roller coasters for both amusement parks and travelling funfairs....
- the same man who would eventually build Kennywood's Raging Rapids in the winter of 1984. It was built on the site of the old Skooter building above the park entrance, but was removed after the 1990 season to make room for the Steel Phantom. As the ride grew older, costs of maintenance began to outweigh the benefits of the Laser Loop. During its last season at Kennywood, the Laser Loop was closed frequently due to problems with the flywheel & clutch system used to propel the ride. It would eventually be replaced by the Steel Phantom in 1991, which maintained a few of the Laser Loop's features like a vertical loop and fast re-entry to the station.