Park section Doo-Wah Diddy City Opening date 1972 Type Steel Height 17 m Max speed 72 km/h Opened 1972 | Status Relocated Closing date 1997 Manufacturer Arrow Dynamics Closed 1997 Height restriction 1.07 m Park Opryland USA | |
Similar Wabash Cannonball, Vekoma Illusion, Canyon Blaster, Viper, Great American Scream | ||
Rock n' Roller Coaster was a steel roller coaster located at the now-defunct Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee. Manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, the ride opened with the park in 1972 and remained its only full-size coaster until Wabash Cannonball opened in 1975 as part of a major park expansion.
The coaster was originally named Timber Topper and carried a rustic mine train theme, though unlike many similar coasters at other parks, it did not enter a tunnel or travel underground. In the late 1970s, the coaster was renamed Rock n' Roller Coaster, when its park area was rethemed to "Doo-Wah Diddy City", paying homage to the doo wop music of the 1950s. As part of the re-theming, its trains and all buildings associated with the ride were repainted in bright pastel colors.
After Opryland closed in 1997, the coaster was disassembled and sold to Premier Parks. After being stored at the Old Indiana Fun Park for several years, the ride was relocated to The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom in Queensbury, New York, where it continues to operate today as the Canyon Blaster.