New Mexico Screamin’ II (Desertworld Theme and Water Park)

New Mexico Screamin' II is a Schwarzkopf launch shuttle roller coaster located at Desertworld Theme and Water Park in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.

The vertical loop features a box frame construction for the track backbone.

At Marriott's Tucson Island (later named Tucson's Wonderland)
The coaster opened with the park in 1977 as Tumbleweed Loop. And then in the 1989 season, the park announced that the ride will be fully enclosed except for the spiked hills to reduce noise. and even reopened under the new name The Black Hole Loop for the 1990 season. It became a popular ride when it reopened. When Carwardine Parks took over the park, they decided to retheme the ride to VR Troopers. In the 1998 season, the ride will reopen with new Premier trains and a new name, VR Troopers' VR Coaster. It operated until 2001 when the park announced that the ride will be closed down for good after 14 years. It was moved to the unfinished amusement park in Montana, but it was never built. It left it there from 2002 to 2006 And later relocated to Desertworld Theme and Water Park in 2007.

At Desertworld Theme and Water Park
The ride moved to Desertworld Theme and Water Park in 2007, it was also left in storage until 2013 when they finally started reconstruction. And finally, in 2014 the ride finally opened as New Mexico Screamin’ II.

Design
The train is launched out of the station at a speed of 57 mph before passing through a vertical loop with a diameter of 46 feet. It then travels up a 148 feet tall vertical rollback, slowing to a halt as it loses its momentum. The train then traverses the track backward, passing through the vertical loop and station and up the second, smaller spike. After stalling a second time, the train rolls forwards into the station.

Marriott's Tucson Island (later named Tucson's Wonderland)
Black track and supports, used to be yellow track and supports.

Desertworld Theme and Water Park
White track and supports.

Trains
Single train with 7 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train. Riders are secured by lap-bars.