Top hat

Mr Freeze at Over Texas — Inside top hat on Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast

A top hat (sometimes called a top cap) is an element common in launched roller coasters. It consists of an ascent at a 90 degree angle, with a 90 degree lateral twist. It then levels out, and descents in the same way. The train exits the element in the same direction as it entered. Both Kingda Ka and Top Thrill Dragster feature a giant top hat.

The inside top hat (also known as a top hat inversion) is a different type of top hat, that features an inversion. When the train approaches the top of the "hat", it makes a 90 degree lateral twist so that it is on the inside of the element (hence the name), and once it reaches top hat's apex the train is upside down under the track.

Examples[]

Below is a list of all the roller coasters with a 'top hat' element. All of them are steel sit-down roller coasters.

Outside top hat[]

Name	Park	Manufacturer	Opened	Status
iSpeed	Mirabilandia	Intamin AG	2009	Operating
Kanonen	Liseberg	Intamin AG	2005	Operating
Kingda Ka	Six Flags Great Adventure	Intamin AG	2005	Operating
Rage^[1]	Adventure Island	Gerstlauer	2007	Operating
Skycar	Mysterious Island	Intamin AG	2005	Operating
Sky Rocket	Kennywood	Premier Rides	2010	Operating
Stealth	Thorpe Park	Intamin AG	2006	Operating
Storm Runner	Hersheypark	Intamin AG	2004	Operating
Superman Escape	Warner Bros. Movie World	Intamin AG	2005	Operating
Top Thrill Dragster	Cedar Point	Intamin AG	2003	Operating
Xcelerator	Knott's Berry Farm	Intamin AG	2002	Operating
Zaturn	Space World	Intamin AG	2006	Operating
unknown	Vialand	Intamin AG	2013	Under construction

Inside top hat[]

Name	Park	Manufacturer	Opened	Status
Freischütz	Bayern Park	Maurer Söhne	2011	Operating
Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast	Six Flags Over Texas	Premier Rides	1998	Operating
Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast	Six Flags St. Louis	Premier Rides	1998	Operating
Takabisha	Fuji-Q Highland	Gerstlauer	2011	Operating
Yamaha Racing Coaster	Trans Studio Indoor Theme Park	Premier Rides	2011	Operating
unknown	Romon World	Maurer Söhne	2013	Under construction
unknown Formerly Batman and Robin: The Chiller	Beto Carrero World Six Flags Great Adventure	Premier Rides Premier Rides	2013 1998	Under construction Closed 2006

References[]

↑ Adventure Island Ride Map

Thrill elements

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[1] Adventure Island Ride Map

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