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Sierra Sidewinder reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Sierra Sidewinder, a roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm. (The minimum height to ride is 42 inches.)

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Posted: September 19, 2007

A new twist on traditional roller coasters that not only offers speed, but spin! Each of the four cars will take riders through a series of nose-dives, banks, dips, and turns at a speed of 37 mph while continually rotating on its axis!

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12 votes, so far

i went on this ride w/ my friends when i went 2 knotts 4 my b-day... the line was sorta looong. :D but an awesome ride! u shoulda seen my face!! i looked like i was in pain or something!! which is odd, cuz i wasnt scared on X2 @ six flags!! seriously scary!!! but fun!!!! :-) - Aly W

A fun spinning coaster. I think it was a bit on the short side though. I ended up facing bkwards up the lift & felt as though I wud fall out. I was disappointed that the video center was closed so there was no souvinir video for my ride. - Adrienne McDonald

Definitely a new twist to roller coasters. You start either facing forward or backwards in the cart. After the first hill, your normal roller coaster moves depending on the turns of the track (i.e. the turn moves to the right, your cart will probably turn left and turn you around). It does not leave you dizzy and is a good beginner's coaster for novices and kids who meet the height requirement. Not too bad and definitely repeat next time. I went there twice when I went there in 2009. - D.S. Francisco

very fun, loved the video cam but the line moves very slow - Erik Avila

It's kind of painful, but it's still a blast. 6/10 - Jack Borgeson

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