▁were ▁added ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁Mad ▁R aft ▁Water ▁Co aster , ▁a ▁water ▁co aster ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁park ' s ▁first ▁water ▁ride , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Z DT ' s ▁un ve iled ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁Switch back , ▁a ▁wooden ▁sh utt le ▁roll er ▁co aster ▁that ▁features ▁a ▁ 1 0 4 - deg ree ▁over bank ed ▁turn ▁and ▁a ▁record - bre aking , ▁ 8 7 - deg ree ▁incl ine . ▁Man ufact ured ▁by ▁The ▁Gra vity ▁Group , ▁the ▁ ▁ride ▁dro ps ▁rid ers ▁ ▁and ▁reaches ▁spe eds ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁. ▁The ▁custom - des igned ▁roll er ▁co aster ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁It ▁navig ates ▁through ▁and ▁around ▁various ▁buildings ▁and ▁structures ▁ending ▁in ▁a ▁cul min ating ▁finale ▁element ▁called ▁the ▁Grand ▁S pi ke , ▁which ▁sends ▁rid ers ▁up ward ▁an ▁ 8 7 - deg ree ▁incl ine . ▁Switch back ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁only ▁wooden ▁sh utt le ▁co aster ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁and ▁der ives ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁Switch back ▁Railway , ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁co aster ▁in ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁The ▁theme ▁of ▁the ▁ride ▁also ▁celebr ates ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁park