Editing Stand-up roller coaster (section)

==History==
The first stand-up roller coasters in the world were originally built as sit-down roller coasters. Japanese manufacturer [[TOGO]] designed stand-up roller coasters that were first deployed in 1982 on Momonga Standing & Loop Coaster, originally built in 1979 at [[Yomiuriland]] in [[Tokyo, Japan]].<ref>{{cite RCDB |rcdb_number=1219 |coaster_name=Momonga Standing & Loop Coaster |location=Yomiuri land |access date=2009-10-14}}</ref> The same change was also performed on Dangai at the former Thrill Valley amusement park in [[Gotemba, Shizuoka]], Japan.<ref name="RCDB-Dan">{{cite RCDB |rcdb_number=2691 |coaster_name=Dangai |location=Thrill Valley |access date=2009-10-14}}</ref> Both rides added stand-up trains in 1982, with Dangai opening one day before Momonga Standing & Loop Coaster.<ref name="RCDB-Dan"/>

The first stand-up roller coaster in the [[United States]] was also a former sit-down model. Screamroller at [[Worlds of Fun]] was a common corkscrew layout found at multiple parks and was built by [[Arrow Dynamics]] in 1976.<ref name="RCDB-EXT" /> In 1983, Arrow designed its own stand-up train for the attraction, and the ride was subsequently renamed ExtremeRoller after the trains were added.<ref name="RCDB-EXT"/> The original sit-down trains were reinstalled several years later.<ref name="RCDB-EXT"/> Arrow retrofitted another coaster in 1984 called [[River King Mine Train]], which originally debuted at the grand opening of [[Six Flags St. Louis]] in 1971. Arrow added stand-up trains for the 1984 season, and the attraction was renamed Rail Blazer.<ref name="RCDB-RB">{{cite RCDB |rcdb_number=125 |coaster_name=River King Mine Train |location=Six Flags St. Louis |accessdate=October 14, 2009}}</ref> The track wasn't intended for use with stand-up trains, and a fatal accident in 1984 – involving a passenger that was ejected from her seat – prompted a recall of the trains.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/july-7-1984-woman-killed-in-fall-from-six-flags-ride/article_6532df6d-6f71-5443-990a-d06fdc349833.html|title=July 7, 1984: Woman killed in fall from Six Flags ride|date=7 July 2020 }}</ref> The original trains and name of the ride were restored in 1985.<ref name="RCDB-RB"/>

TOGO set out to design the first ever stand-up roller coaster from the ground up and successfully tested a prototype in the parking lot of their Tokyo plant. Named Astro-Comet, the prototype was purchased by [[Kings Island]], an amusement park in the US looking for the proper ride to celebrate the 100th anniversary of America's first roller coaster. It opened at Kings Island in 1984 as ''[[King Cobra (roller coaster)|King Cobra]]'' and operated until 2001.<ref name="KIBlog-Astro-Comet">{{cite web|url=https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2020/august/the-astro-comet-remembering-king-cobra|title=The Astro-Comet: Remembering King Cobra|publisher=Kings Island |last1=Kruthoffer |first1=Kyle |access-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920043111/https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2020/august/the-astro-comet-remembering-king-cobra |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |date=August 22, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1986, [[Intamin]] built their first stand up coaster, Shockwave at [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]] (later renamed ''[[Batman: The Escape]]'' and relocated to the now-defunct [[Six Flags Astroworld]]), which used four across seating and their new box spine track, and featured Intamin's first vertical loop. In 2005, it was disassembled and placed in storage at [[Six Flags Darien Lake]], where it sat until its eventual removal in 2017.<ref>{{cite RCDB |rcdb_number=3472 |coaster_name=Unknown |location= Six Flags Darien Lake |accessdate=2009-10-14}}</ref>

The most recent stand-up roller coaster to be manufactured (the first since 1999's ''[[Georgia Scorcher]]'' at [[Six Flags Over Georgia]]) was [[SeaWorld Orlando]]'s surfing-themed ''[[Pipeline: The Surf Coaster]]'', which opened on May 27, 2023. In addition to surfboard-designed cars, Pipeline features modernized and comfortable vest restraints and bicycle-style seats which move several inches up and down, to simulate the feelings of actually surfing. Unlike the older style, it also features two across seating and a launch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/attractions/2023/05/11/seaworld-orlando-ready-to-make-waves-with-pipeline-coaster#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9Cseats%E2%80%9D%20are%20a%20restraint,moment%20of%20surfing%20the%20waves |author=Carter, Ashley |title=SeaWorld Orlando Ready to Make Waves With Pipeline Coaster |date=11 May 2023 |accessdate=12 May 2023 |website=MyNews13.com}}</ref>