A Figure 8 roller coaster is the generic name given to any roller coaster where the train runs through a figure 8 shaped course before returning to the boarding station. This design was one of the first designs to be featured in roller coaster design, along with the out and back roller coaster. The figure 8 design allowed for more turns than the out and back design, offering riders an alternative experience. An early and famous example of a Figure 8 is the Leap the Dips at Lakemont Park, in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Many figure 8 roller coasters carry the name "Figure 8."
Figure 8 roller coasters
An Incomplete List of Figure 8 roller coasters
| Name | Park | Location |
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| Figure 8 | Athletic Park | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Figure 8 | Canobie Lake Park | Salem, New Hampshire |
| Figure 8 | Capital Beach Park | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Figure 8 | Cascade Park | New Castle, Pennsylvania |
| Figure 8 | Columbia Gardens | Butte, Montana |
| Figure 8 | Coney Island | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Figure 8 | Crystal Beach | Crystal Beach, Ontario Canada |
| Figure 8 | Eldridge Park | Elmira, New York |
| Figure 8 | Greater Island Park | Easton, Pennsylvania |
| Figure 8 | Hague Park | Jackson, Michigan |
| Figure 8 | Happyland Park | Vancouver, British Columbia Canada |
| Figure 8 | Harlem Park | Rockford, Illinois |
| Figure 8 | Hazle Park | West Hazleton, Pennsylvania |
| Figure 8 | Hocus Pocus Park | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Figure 8 | Indianola Park | Columbus, Ohio |
| Figure 8 | Lakeside Park | Flint, Michigan |
| Figure 8 | Luna Park | Seattle, Washington |
| Figure 8 | Natatorium Park | Spokane, Washington |
| Figure 8 | Oakford Park | Jeannette, Pennsylvania |
| Figure 8 | Ocean View Amusement Park | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Figure 8 | Olympic Park | Irvington, New Jersey |
| Figure 8 | Palisades Amusement Park | Cliffside Park, New Jersey |
| Figure 8 | Phalen Park | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Figure 8 | Pine Island Park | Manchester, New Hampshire |
| Figure 8 | Ramona Park | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Figure 8 | Riverside Park | Saginaw, Michigan |
| Figure 8 | Rocky Glen | Moosic, Pennsylvania |
| Figure 8 | Rocky Springs Park | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Figure 8 | South Haven Amusement Park | South Haven, Michigan |
| Figure 8 | Stanley Beach | Port Stanley, Ontario Canada |
| Figure 8 | Stanton Park | Steubenville, Ohio |
| Figure 8 | Steeplechase Park | Brooklyn, New York |
| Figure 8 | Watch Tower Amusement Park | Rock Island, Illinois |
| Figure 8 | Waukesha Beach | Pewaukee, Wisconsin |
| Figure 8 | West View Park | West View, Pennsylvania |
| Figure 8 | White City | Vancouver, British Columbia Canada |
| Figure 8 | White City | Bellingham, Washington |
| Figure 8 | White City | Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
| Figure 8 | White City | Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| Figure 8 | Wolff's Park | Detroit, Michigan |
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| Construction material | Steel • Wooden • Hybrid |
| Train configuration | 4th Dimension • Bobsled • Floorless • Flying • Inverted • Mine Train • Motorbike • Pipeline • Side friction • Spinning • Stand-up • Suspended |
| Track layout | Diving Machine • Dueling • Figure 8 • Launched • Möbius Loop • Out and Back • Racing • Shuttle • Twister • Wild Mouse |
