Flying Turns

Knoebels/Flying Turns

First Lift Hill Looking at the top of the first lift hill with those massive anti-rollbacks!

TRUTH! Only trackless coaster in the world!

Flying Turns History Knoebels and Bonsignore family history facts board.

Bonsignore Car Donated by the Bonsignore family and is on display at Flying Turns.

Yup Can't let little ones go over the fence!

Flying Turns Flying Turns wooden bobsled coaster at Knoebels.

Lift Hill Looking up the lift hill on Flying Turns.

Turn Portion of track that shifts turning from one side to the other.

Purple Train Purple train going up the lift hill.

Station View Peeking inside the Flying Turns station.

Lift Chain The lift chain of Flying Turns sits idle.

Lifting! Lift chain isn't sitting idle anymore! It's roaring to life and moving a train. Got it. Noted,

CAUTION Got it. Noted,

Queue & Station Looking through the structure towards the queue and station.

45 Minutes About a 45 minute wait from here.

2014 Cost Cost was $3.00 in tickets back in 2014.

Safety Rules Safety first!

Each rider has to get weighed. Don't worry - your weights are not displayed - this is necessary because the ride operators must balance the weight on the trains.

Scale Each rider has to get weighed. Don't worry - your weights are not displayed - this is necessary because the ride operators must balance the weight on the trains.

Yellow Train The Flying Turns yellow train on the track.

Flying Turns History Bit of histroy on the wooden bobsled coasters seen here.

SMILE! You're on camera for the entire ride! Don't do anything stupid.

Propane Tank Hank Hill would be proud to see this here.

Flying Turns Massive wooden coaster.

This coaster took several years to build, tweak and perfect. I'm glad Knoebels built this coaster because it is a very fun and unique ride!

Flying Turns This coaster took several years to build, tweak and perfect. I'm glad Knoebels built this coaster because it is a very fun and unique ride!

30 Minutes! Getting closer!!

Very Unique Ride Train weight must be balanced. You don't want any rollbacks or crashes on this coaster! Wooden Bobsled coaster. There is no real "track" except for the brakes and station and lift hills.

Flying Turns Wooden Bobsled coaster. There is no real "track" except for the brakes and station and lift hills.

Train Rushing By Hard to see, but a train is rushing by in this shot.

More History PRior to Flying Turns at Knoebels, there hadn't been a wooden bobsled coaster since the 1930's in the US.

Queue Line Getting closer to the station - I hope....

Flying Turns You can see some relatively fresh lumber here.

Yellow Train The yellow train going up the lift hill.

Green Train Green train departing the station.

Ladder This ladder is property of Flying Turns.

Missing Huge section of track/platform area missing as of June 2012.

Under Construction Under Construction since 2006.

Unloading Area Supposedly this is supposed to be the unload platform, but it's missing.

Track Detail Taking a closer look at the track on Flying Turns.

Titan Ladder That solves this mystery - The ladder is a Titan branded ladder.

Flying Turns at Night Still not open for the 2011 season, Flying Turns does get lit up at night just like the rest of the park.

Lift Hill Flying Turns lift hill and a security camera. Still Under Construction. Here we see one of the two lifts and the station while looking through the Flyers ride.

Lift and Station Still Under Construction. Here we see one of the two lifts and the station while looking through the Flyers ride. Still under construction. Here's the lift hill that takes you into the station.