Wikipedia:Hybrid roller coaster

A hybrid roller coaster is a roller coaster that is defined as having the track made out of steel, while the support structure is made from wood. Though it can be flipped around as the track is made of wood with a steel running plate, and a support structure that is made of steel. This design of roller coaster is mostly known to be utilized by Rocky Mountain Construction in their I-Box track design, and Arrow Dynamic's Mine Train style roller coasters, such as Runaway Mine Train at Six Flags Over Texas.

This type of design has several benefits, such as making the ride feel smooth and like that of a steel roller coaster. Hybrid roller coasters can also have inversions, such as Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point. They also tend to be taller, faster, and have steeper drops than that of wooden coasters.

The oldest operating hybrid roller coaster is Cyclone at Luna Park, opening in 1927, with the track being made from wood and the support structure being made of steel. Arrow Dynamics built their first Mine Train coaster as Runaway Mine Train in 1966, with the tracks being made of tubular steel, and the support structure being made of wood. Arrow Dynamics continued to build mine trains until 2002 when their last hybrid mine train was built. Most of the modern hybrid coasters being built today are conversions from old wooden roller coasters, such as New Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas, opening in 2011.