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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
	Euclid Beach Park	Cleveland, Ohio
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	Bellingham, Washington
Figure 8	White City	Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Figure 8	White City	Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Figure 8	White City	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Figure 8	Wolff's Park	Detroit, Michigan
Gemini	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio
Ghoster Coaster	Canada's Wonderland	Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Ghoster Coaster	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Virginia
Grizzly	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Virginia
Leap the Dips	Lakemont Park	Altoona, Pennsylvania
Sea Dragon	Jungle Jacks Landing	Powell, Ohio
Thunderbolt	Six Flags New England	Springfield, Massachusetts
Woodstock Express	Carowinds	Charlotte, North Carolina Fort Mill, South Carolina
Woodstock Express	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio

Flying Fish, Thorpe Park (UK) Runaway Train, Chessington World of Adventures (UK) Wildcat, Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio

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v t e Types of roller coaster
Construction material	Steel Wooden Hybrid
Train configuration	Fourth dimension Bobsled Dive Floorless Flying Inverted Mine train Motorbike Pipeline Powered Side friction Spinning Stand-up Steeplechase Suspended Summer toboggan Virginia Reel Water Wing
Track layout	Boomerang Dual-tracked Figure 8 Launched Out and back Shuttle Terrain Twister Wild mouse