The chain lift for Wild Mouse at Hersheypark
A chain lift is a type of lift hill found on roller coasters. It is the most common method of lift hill, and has been in use for more than a hundred years.
Notable roller coasters with lift hills[]
Steel Dragon 2000 - The tallest roller coaster in the world to not be launched.
Fury 325 - The tallest roller coaster that uses a single chain
Mechanics[]
The anti-rollback system.
A chain lift is propelled by one or two motors located under the lift hill. As the motor turns, it moves the chain. When the train enters the lift hill, the chain dog attaches to the holes in the chain, and it propels the car forward.
| Roller Coaster Descriptions | |
| Basic Elements | Brake Run • Lift Hill • Launch Track • Station |
| Advanced Elements | Bunny Hill • Headchopper • Inversions • Pre-Drop • Tunnel |
| Lift/Launch | Lift Hill (Cable Lift • Lift Chain • Elevator Lift • Ferris Wheel Lift • Thrill Lift • Tilt Section)
Powered Launch (Cable Launch • Counterweight • Friction Wheels • Flywheel • Hydraulic • LIM • LSM) Continuously Powered |
| Technology | On-ride camera • On-ride soundtrack • Train • car • Track • Transfer Track • Underfriction • Wheel |
| Other | POV • Queue Line • Rollback • Theming |