Switchback, Wooden shuttle roller coaster in Seguin, Texas, United States

Switchback is a hybrid wooden shuttle roller coaster at ZDT's Amusement Park in Seguin, Texas, built by The Gravity Group and opened on October 17, 2015. Its 364.5 m track rises 19.5 m, drops 17.1 m at up to 87 degrees, and includes a 104-degree overbanked turn. The trains pass through a building that was originally a grocery store and twice climb the 87-degree "Grand Spike".

Switchback opened on October 17, 2015, as the world's first shuttle wooden coaster, built by The Gravity Group. Its name refers to the 1884 Switchback Railway, the first true roller coaster in the United States. During the ride the trains pass twice through a building that was originally a grocery store. On August 16, 2026, owners Danny and Sarah Donhauser announced the coaster had been sold to an undisclosed park.

The coaster's name recalls the 1884 Switchback Railway, the first true roller coaster in the United States, not the park's initials. The park itself, opened in March 2007, was named ZDT by owners Danny and Sarah Donhauser after their children Zac, Danielle and Tiffany.

Switchback sits inside ZDT's Amusement Park at Seguin, Texas, and the park closed permanently on August 17, 2025, so the ride can no longer be boarded. The coaster's two trains each have four cars, with four riders per car in two rows of two. The track runs 364.5 m and passes a building that once housed a grocery store.

Switchback takes its name from the 1884 Switchback Railway, the first true roller coaster in the United States. Its track runs 364.5 m and passes through a building that was originally a grocery store, twice per ride, with nine airtime moments along the way.