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    Roller coaster

    A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride employing a form of elevated railroad track that carries passengers on a train through tight turns, steep slopes, and other elements usually designed to produce a thrilling experience. Trains consist of open cars connected in a single line, and the rides are often found in theme parks around the world. Roller coasters first appeared in the 17th century, and LaMarcus Adna Thompson obtained one of the first known patents for a roller coaster design in 1885, based on the Switchback Railway which opened a year earlier at Coney Island. Tracks are typically built and designed as a complete circuit in which trains depart from and return to the same loading station. One variation, a shuttle roller coaster, reverses at some point throughout the course of the ride to traverse the same track backwards. Wikipedia

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    The Scenic Railway at Luna Park, Melbourne, is the world's oldest operating roller coaster, built in 1912.. A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride employing a form of elevated railroad track that carries passengers on a train through tight turns, steep slopes, and other elements usually designed to produce a thrilling experience. [1] [2] Trains consist of open cars connected in a single ...
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    The world's oldest roller coasters descended from the "Russian Mountains", which were hills of ice built in the 17th century for the purpose of sliding, located in the gardens of palaces around the Russian capital, Saint Petersburg. [1]Other languages also reference Russian mountains when referring to roller coasters, such as the Spanish montaña rusa [], the Italian montagne russe [], and the ...
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    Formula Rossa, the world's fastest roller coaster. Roller coasters are amusement rides developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. Early iterations during the 16th and 17th centuries, which were popular in Russia, were wooden sleds that took riders down large slides made from ice. The first roller coasters that attached a train to a ...
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    As of 2021, Intamin has built 172 roller coasters around the world. [1] Name Model Park Country Opened Status Ref Unknown Formerly Lightning Bolt: Family Coaster: Granite Park MGM Grand Adventures: United States: Unknown 1993 to 2000: Removed [2] [3] Wilderness Run Formerly Jr. Gemini: Children's Coaster: Cedar Point: United States:
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    The launched roller coaster is a type of roller coaster that initiates a ride with high amounts of acceleration via one or a series of linear induction motors (LIM), linear synchronous motors (LSM), catapults, tires, chains, or other mechanisms employing hydraulic or pneumatic power, along a launch track. This mode of acceleration powers many ...
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    Roller coasters are widely known for their drops, inversions, airtime, and other intense ride elements that contribute to a thrilling ride experience.They are also made up of a variety of features and components responsible for the mechanical operation and safety of the ride. Some are very common and appear on every roller coaster in some form, while others are unique to certain makes and models.
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    Mack Rides GmbH & Co KG, [1] also known simply as Mack Rides, is a German company that designs and constructs amusement rides, based in Waldkirch, Baden-Württemberg.It is one of the world's oldest amusement industry suppliers, and builds many types of rides, including flat rides, dark rides, log flumes, tow boat rides and roller coasters. [2] The family that owns Mack Rides also owns Europa-Park.
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    A roller coaster is a machine that uses gravity and inertia to send a train of cars along a winding track. [1] The combination of gravity and inertia, along with g-forces and centripetal acceleration give the body certain sensations as the coaster moves up, down, and around the track. The forces experienced by the rider are constantly changing, leading to feelings of joy in some riders and ...
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    Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith is an indoor launched roller coaster located at Disney's Hollywood Studios within Walt Disney World.Manufactured by Vekoma, the roller coaster opened to the public on July 29, 1999.It uses linear motor electromagnetic technology for acceleration, which propels riders from 0 to 57 mph (92 km/h) in 2.8 seconds.
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    Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit is a steel roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida, United States.With a height of 167 feet (51 m), a length of 3,800 feet (1,200 m), and a top speed of 65 miles per hour (105 km/h), it is the largest X-Coaster ever built by German manufacturer Maurer Söhne. [5] [6] Announced on March 19, 2008, the coaster officially debuted on August 19, 2009 ...

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