10 Incredible Roller Coasters You'll Never Get To Ride Ever Again

10. Kanonen

Location: Liseberg Amusement Park (Gothenburg, Sweden)

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Kanonen, known as “The Cannon”, was a steel roller located in Liseberg amusement park. In 2002, it was set to replace the park’s only looping roller coaster “HangOver” with the goal of being an even more exciting looping type of ride. Three years later, Kanonen was open for business.

At just one minute and thirteen seconds, the Kanonen packed many exciting elements into such a small ride time. It held a 16-persons train that could reach a top speed of 75mph and went through many inversions, including an air time hill, a vertical loop at a height of twenty metres and finishing off with a heartline roll.

Like many launched roller coasters, Kanonen was prone to rollbacks when the train didn't gain enough momentum on the track to make it over some of the ride’s features. However, this usually occurred because of bad weather conditions.

In 2016, the closure of Kanonen was announced with the 30th of December being its last day in business. The Cannon was dismantled and its parts were sold to Lost Island Water Park located in Waterloo, Iowa. There are plans for it to be included within a theme park expansion of the complex, set to open in 2022 (so at least we have that to look forward to!)

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