Sidewinder (Carwardine Corners)

Sidewinder is a pair of intertwined, dueling hyper coasters at Carwardine Corners in. Manufactured by, Sidewinder opened to the public on March 25, 1994, with side 1, Wild Side, becoming the tallest, steepest and fastest roller coaster in the world at 208 ft., taking the record from Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point, as well as side 2, Wind 'n Grind, being the first hypercoaster with an inversion, which is a corkscrew loop that circles around a straightaway on Wild Side. However, Wild Side only held the record of tallest, steepest and fastest coaster in the world for two months before the record was taken in May of that same year by The Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the United Kingdom.

Sidewinder was originally sponsored by Hot 'n Now, before sponsorship switched to Taco Bell after PepsiCo sold Hot 'n Now in 1996.

History
Sidewinder opened on March 25, 1994 with Swedish pop group Ace of Base on hand. After riding the coaster, members Ulf Ekberg and Jenny Berggren told reporters that one ride was enough for them.

The sponsorship switched to Taco Bell in 1996.

In late 2000, Taco Bell demanded repairs on the coaster, as the coaster had been getting rougher over the years. Huss-TechEruo was contracted to replace track on the ride to make it a smoother experience.

In 2003, the original gift shop exit was removed to make way for a permanent Q-X virtual queue passport line, a new gift shop was added on land that was originally reserved for a TOGO Wildstorm.

For the 2017 season, the ride's decor was modernized, likely due to Taco Bell's revamp the previous year.