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Out and back refers to the layout of a roller coaster
Roller coaster

For Rollercoaster, the wooden rollercoaster at Pleasure Beach Blackpool, see Rollercoaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks....
. An out and back coaster is one that climbs a lift hill
Lift hill

A lift hill, or chain hill, is often the initial upward-sloping section of track on a typical roller coaster that initially transports the roller coaster train to an elevated point or peak in the roller coaster ride....
, races out to the far end of the track, performs a 180 degree turn and then races its way back to the station. This particular design is very popular and is easy to design and construct.






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Out and back refers to the layout of a roller coaster
Roller coaster

For Rollercoaster, the wooden rollercoaster at Pleasure Beach Blackpool, see Rollercoaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks....
. An out and back coaster is one that climbs a lift hill
Lift hill

A lift hill, or chain hill, is often the initial upward-sloping section of track on a typical roller coaster that initially transports the roller coaster train to an elevated point or peak in the roller coaster ride....
, races out to the far end of the track, performs a 180 degree turn and then races its way back to the station.
the Comet Drop
This particular design is very popular and is easy to design and construct. With an out and back design the hills on the way "out" usually are quite large and gradually decrease in size. The hills on the way "back" are usually "bunny hops", or small hills created to maximize air-time.

Double Out-And-Back

A variation on the theme is to have the track travel from point A to point B, then back to A twice. Examples of this type of ride include the venerable , which was moved from Crystal Beach
Crystal Beach, Ontario

Crystal Beach is a community within Fort Erie, Ontario with a population of 3,800. It was named for the crystals found in its sand along the shores of Lake Erie....
 in Ontario to The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom
The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom

The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom: A Six Flags Park is an amusement park and water park located in Queensbury, New York. Because it is located within the Lake George, New York ZIP code, however, it is advertised as being located in Lake George, New York....
 at Queensbury
Queensbury, New York

Queensbury is a town in and the county seat of Warren County, New York, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, New York, Glens Falls metropolitan area....
, New York, and the Phoenix
Phoenix (roller coaster)

The Phoenix is a wooden roller coaster located at the Knoebels in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. Prior to its purchase by Knoebels and its subsequent relocation in the mid-1980s, it was operated under the name "The Rocket" at Playland Park in San Antonio, TX....
 at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania.

Triple Out-And-Back

These coasters travel back and forth between A and B thrice; the resulting appearance is often hard to discern from true twisters
Twister roller coaster

A twister roller coaster is the generic name given to any roller coaster layout which tends to twist or interweave its track within itself several times....
, which are usually free-form in design. An example of this type of ride is the Coney Island Cyclone
Coney Island Cyclone

The Coney Island Cyclone, better known as simply the Cyclone, is a well known roller coaster in Coney Island. It is located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn....
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