Shivering Timbers
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Shivering Timbers
Michigan's Adventure · US · Custom Coasters International Wood Coaster
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Fast facts
- Shivering Timbers is a wooden roller coaster at Michigan’s Adventure in Muskegon, Michigan. coasterpedia.net
- Custom Coasters International built the ride as a Wood Coaster. coasterpedia.net
- The coaster opened in 1998 and remains in operation. coasterpedia.net
- Its elevation is 37.2 metres. miadventure.enchantedparks.com
- Shivering Timbers reaches a top speed of 91.7 kilometres per hour. coasterpedia.net
- The ride has no inversions. coasterpedia.net
- Its listed throughput is 1,200 riders per hour, and construction cost four and a half million dollars. coasterpedia.net
The story of Shivering Timbers
Custom Coasters International created Shivering Timbers for Michigan’s Adventure, bringing a substantial wooden coaster to the Muskegon park when it opened in 1998. coasterpedia.net· parkworld-online.com
The ride’s trains were supplied by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, continuing a long American tradition of pairing a timber structure with carefully built wooden-coaster trains. coasterpedia.net
Contemporary trade coverage reported that Shivering Timbers helped Michigan’s Adventure enjoy its best season to that point, while the period’s Golden Ticket rankings placed it among the notable wooden coasters of its day. parkworld-online.com· goldenticketawards.com
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- miadventure.enchantedparks.com Acceptable source
- parkworld-online.com Acceptable source
- goldenticketawards.com Acceptable source