Coaster Sentence Examples

There is the Pleasure Beach to enjoy with its roller coaster rides for all you thrill seekers out there!

There are many rides large & small, including a rattling wooden roller coaster, & more modern state of the art roller coasters.

Better still is the Robert, a small coaster which sank off the eastern coast in 1975.

It takes an entire team of design professionals to create a single roller coaster, but the ingenuity of designers and the inspiration of coaster fans have led to more than a dozen types of coasters that can be enjoyed around the globe.

The steam coaster Daphne turned over immediately after launching on the Clyde with the loss of 124 lives.

Chill out and enjoy the roller coaster that is youth ministry!

You will be given the opportunity to design your own unique key fob, fridge magnet, badge or drinks coaster.

The BF (= Brake freewheel) permits you to use the function of an automatic freewheel combined with a coaster brake.

From the depths of despair before the Lincoln game to a sudden glimmer of optimism today - so our roller coaster season goes on.

Fasten your seatbelts for this scorching family roller coaster!

The Python was a basic steel roller coaster at Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa, Florida.

Python may have been a short ride, but its intense drop followed immediately by the double corkscrew element made it a favorite ride for generations of roller coaster fanatics who visited the Florida theme park.

Every roller coaster, no matter how small, old, or quick, has a distinct personality that adds to the overall roller coaster and amusement park experience of the riders who challenge it.

Kids will also love the Go Gator roller coaster, a simple oval track with a fun alligator theme.

Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park tickets are the necessary key to a fabulous amusement park getaway in this roller coaster haven, but guests should be aware of the different types of tickets and what they do and do not include.

Kraken at Sea World in Orlando is a floorless coaster.

Aeronaut Skyride - Not so much a ride as a way to travel, this skyride travels between Banbury Cross, Rhinefeld, and Aquitaine areas, over part of the Loch Ness Monster roller coaster.

Apollo's Chariot - A theme park favorite and rated among the top 10 steel coasters worldwide, this amazingly smooth coaster ride features an initial drop of 210 feet as well as eight other drops.

Alpengeist - An inverted coaster features speeds of 67 mph and six chilling inversions.

Griffon - The newest roller coaster at Busch Gardens Europe, Griffon boasts a 70 mph, 205 foot, 90 degree initial drop, plus loops, rolls, and a water splash.

Ride enthusiasts also recommend visiting the Big Bad Wolf coaster early on because it has a slow moving line.

The Loch Ness Monster typically has short lines, so you can jump on this coaster almost any time of day.

The Ultimate is a fast-paced wooden roller coaster that boasts a 160 foot drop at 60 miles per hour.

The Caterpillar Coaster is a slow-moving coaster that "munches its way around the track" so there's no need to be afraid.

It's a smaller coaster with gentle dips and curves; this one makes a great "starter coaster" for those who want to try one but can't quite take the plunge.

It initially had the only vertical loop inversion on any wooden coaster in the world, but that design element was removed at the end of 2006 to help make the coaster smoother and less stressful.

For roller coaster fanatics everywhere, the question "When is Six Flags Magic Mountain closing?" is one that can make or break their dream theme park getaway.

Themed rides include the Timber Mountain Log Ride (flume ride), the wooden roller coaster GhostRider, and the Silver Bullet inverted coaster.

Fiesta Village - Experience the fun of this Latin-themed area, complete with Montezooma's Revenge steel roller coaster (featuring speeds from zero to 55 miles per hour in under five seconds) and an old-fashioned merry-go-round.

Supreme Scream tower ride that reaches 254 feet in the air, the Boomerang steel coaster, and the Perilous Plunge water ride for heart thumping excitement.

In early March, the Winter Coaster Solace provides a unique opportunity for coaster enthusiasts, allowing guests to come before opening and leave after closing.

When word gets out about a new Ohio roller coaster, the buzz excites thrill enthusiasts around the world, but why does this Midwestern state have such appeal for coaster fans?

With so many parks, Ohio is frequently home to new rides, including new unique coaster designs that are hard to find in other, less roller coaster dense destinations.

The most highly anticipated new roller coaster of 2007 was Maverick, the seventeenth scream machine at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky.

Maverick, however, represents a return to classic coaster design for the park.

Instead of seeking to break a speed, length, or height record, this coaster delivers exceptional thrills in a traditional format.

At 105 feet tall and reaching speeds of 70 miles per hour, the coaster is smooth, fast, and breathtaking for its powerful thrills.

Maverick is located in the park's Frontier Town section on the former site of the family flume ride, White Water Landing, and the coaster's mild theming and bucking bronco logo fit well with this area of the park.

Construction difficulties - including the removal of a planned third inversion - delayed the coaster's initial opening, but today Maverick is thrilling riders daily with its bold red track and wild west excitement.

Firehawk is a flying coaster, a unique design in coaster engineering that secures riders in a padded harness before they are flipped onto their stomachs for a unique flight experience.

The green, black, and silver color scheme was abandoned for a new red and yellow paint job that dramatically emphasizes the coaster's new name and location.

King's Island is also home to a ride that isn't a new Ohio roller coaster, but will be offering new thrills once it reopens to riders.

Son of Beast is one of the longest, tallest, and fastest wooden roller coasters in the world, and when it first opened it included the only vertical loop on any wooden coaster in the world.

The coaster's excessively rough ride prompted many rider complaints, however, and after Cedar Fair purchased King's Island, renovations began to smooth out the ride and tame the beast.

With so many parks in the state, several of them having reputations for superb roller coasters and continually new thrill seeking attractions, there is no telling what the next new Ohio roller coaster may be.

The chance to play quidditch or ride a broomstick, perhaps as a thrilling coaster or interactive attraction.

Several other large rides incorporate water features, such as the Flying Super Saturator roller coaster at Carowinds in North Carolina, where guests have the opportunity to aim geysers, sprays, and cannons at riders.

No one wants an exciting theme park getaway to become a trip to the emergency room, and understanding the causes of roller coaster accidents can help guests avoid dangerous situations.

Anti-rollback devices to prevent a coaster from reversing down the track.

Multiple operational controls that must be simultaneously activated for the coaster to run.

Guests nervous about riding a particular roller coaster because of safety concerns can still enjoy the ride if they investigate it beforehand.

By understanding the mechanical aspects of roller coaster safety, guests can attempt to mitigate the physical causes of roller coaster accidents that can turn a fun vacation into an unsafe experience.

The majority of roller coaster accidents are caused by human errors.

Very large amusement parks may have thousands of employees, and a single roller coaster may have anywhere from just two or three operators to a coordinated crew of more than a dozen operators keeping the ride moving smoothly.

Many times this is not because the rider means to be unsafe, but because they may not be aware of what can be dangerous behavior on a roller coaster.

A safe rider can avoid many causes of roller coaster accidents and can enjoy an exciting ride without problems.

Roller coaster accidents are an unpleasant reality, but following the proper roller coaster safety tips and understanding what can cause accidents can help riders avoid problems and minimize hazards on their amusement park vacation.

In the Coaster Alley section of the park, you'll find two wooden coasters along with the Panic Plunge ride.

Tremors. This coaster was built in 1999 by Custom Coasters International.

This was Silverwood's first big coaster, built in 1996.

Corkscrew. If you remember riding this coaster back in the 1980s at Knott's Berry Farm-that's because you did.

This large play area has a small roller coaster, a tree fort and a sandbox.

From a maximum height of 180 feet, the coaster reaches 65 miles per hour and hugs the rugged terrain - including a tunnel through a limestone cliff - to deliver outrageous excitement with a rustic, western feel.

With so many fun coasters to enjoy, guests are sure to find just the right roller coaster to add to their thrill quotient.

Guests with loose shoes, flip flops, or sandals should remove them before riding Superman Krypton Coaster.

Because the park has very popular shows, roller coaster lines may be shorter during peak show times.

Flash Passes are available for every roller coaster except Der Rollschuhcoaster.

Choosing Cedar Point packages is a great way to save money on a getaway to this roller coaster haven.

Disaster Transport at Cedar Point is a rare type of roller coaster where the ride vehicles run along a bobsled-style track and deliver a freewheeling ride experience.

While it is not the fastest, tallest, or most sophisticated ride at Cedar Point, Disaster Transport is well worth a ride for any roller coaster fan.

These types of roller coasters were very popular in the 1930s, but as coaster designs became more sophisticated and riders demanded higher, faster rides with sharper drops, faster turns, and inversions, the style gradually faded away.

In the roller coaster boom of the 1980s, many manufacturers revived the bobsled design, but today more high tech rides are taking the place of these milder, classic coasters.

The coaster was themed as an international bobsled race, complete with alpine racing colors and a ski resort station.

As a bobsled coaster, Disaster Transport is not designed with steep drops or hairpin turns that a more rigidly designed coaster is capable of.

While the ride statistics of any roller coaster do not give a complete picture of the ride experience, knowing the facts about Disaster Transport can help riders create realistic expectations about the ride.

Loose objects and bags cannot be taken on Disaster Transport and cannot be left on the ride platform because riders board and debark the coaster at different locations.

With fewer than a dozen bobsled roller coasters left in the world, a ride on this mildly themed enclosed coaster is well worthwhile.

The Griffon roller coaster is a fabulous ride experience, but like the mythological creature it is named for, it is not for the faint of heart.

The Griffon roller coaster is located at Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg, Virginia.

The coaster's construction began in July 2006 after a flock of rumors about the newest ride and the park's first major roller coaster since 1999.

Located in the French Village section of the park, the floorless dive coaster by Bolliger and Mabillard soars above the provincial architecture and is the world's first floorless diving coaster.

The roller coaster facts about Griffon are as impressive as its centuries-old mythology.

A fifth dive machine roller coaster is under construction in China at the Chimelong Paradise park and is scheduled to open in 2008.

Griffon is not for inexperienced roller coaster riders.

Because of the coaster's uniqueness and popularity as one of the park's newest attractions, lines can be several hours long and guests should be sure to seek refreshments or restroom breaks before entering the queue.

The Griffon roller coaster at Busch Gardens Europe is one of the most unique and thrilling rides in the world.

The roller coaster station is built in the abandoned mission but the vicious bull has never been conquered, though millions of riders have tried since the coaster opened in 1999 by braving its dramatic track and imposing drop.

Raging Bull is a steel coaster manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, a world-renowned designer for thrilling and innovative roller coasters.

The coaster trains seat riders four across and hydraulic T-bar restraints with grab bars firmly secure riders while keeping an open, airy design that enhances the ride's speed and power.

As the world's first hyper-twister coaster - named for its impressive height and convoluted track layout - Raging Bull is not for everyone.

Fortunately, Flash Pass is available for the coaster and can allow riders to bypass the lengthy line if they are willing to pay the extra charges for the privilege.

The Raging Bull roller coaster is a terrifying and delightful ride at Six Flags Great America and one that is sure to continue encouraging riders to test the limits of their fear for many years to come.

There are several different types of roller coaster games to enjoy.

The titles below are some of today's most popular options for anyone who wants to play roller coaster games.

The exceptional realism of these simulated designs makes this a favorite game for players interested in true roller coaster engineering.

Like Roller Coaster Tycoon, it is a complete park management simulation but offers players many more details to manage such as employee wages and other intricate nuances.

While not as technical as the Funderstanding Roller Coaster, this version is more suitable for younger players and still embraces various science concepts for a fun educational tool.

In addition to these popular titles, many similar roller coaster games are available, from factory-style construction platforms to simulations to management games.

Roller coaster games can be found in many places, though only the most popular titles are regularly available from retail stores and games dealers.

Playing roller coaster and theme park games can be nearly as fun as visiting a park, but without the long lines or high ticket prices.

Experiment with different types of play, coaster designs, and new features to build outrageous rides that can be popular attractions.

When parks are closed and rides are quiet for the season, coaster fans can play roller coaster games for excitement and thrills while they await the newest attractions on opening day.

With so many options available for coaster and park games, there are fun options for every coaster fan to experiment with making the ultimate roller coaster.

What really put Crystal Beach Amusement Park on the map was the Crystal Beach Cyclone, a wooden roller coaster that opened in 1927.

It closed in 1946 and many of the parts went into making the Crystal Beach Comet, another wooden roller coaster that wasn't as exciting.

This ride was a small, circular coaster where you go up and down while going around the circle.

One large roller coaster can cost millions of dollars, and that is not an investment every park can afford.

If the rides cannot be sold or are too decrepit, they may simply be demolished and scrapped, though some parts - entrance signs, roller coaster trains, etc. - may end up as collectors' items in museums or private collections.

There is more to roller coaster design than envisioning a great new ride and putting together a few beams and a train.

Many different branches of science must cooperate to create a safe, viable ride, and there are more than a dozen coaster designs for thrill seekers to enjoy today.

It takes a great deal of skill to design a roller coaster, and more than just understanding the physics of roller coasters is necessary to ensure a ride is suitable.

The two basic types of roller coasters are steel and wooden, and a coaster is classified based on the structure of its track, though its structure may not necessarily be composed of the same material.

The Gemini at Cedar Point amusement park, for example, first appears to be a wooden coaster because of its imposing wooden structure, but in reality it is a steel coaster because the trains run along tubular steel tracks.

In addition to the basic steel and wooden classifications, there are more than a dozen different types of coaster designs.

Disaster Transport at Cedar Point is an example of a bobsled coaster.

A variation of the classic mouse is a spinning mouse coaster, where the coaster cars spin throughout the ride.

Because there are so many theme parks in Orlando, Florida, it is a theme park getaway dream destination for many roller coaster fans and amusement park connoisseurs.

The park's observation tower offers stunning views of Orlando, and thrill-seeking guests will enjoy the park's floorless roller coaster, Kraken, as well as the family coaster, Shamu Express, and other fun rides.

Spectacular roller coasters dominate the landscape, from the massive Incredible Hulk powered launched coaster with its seven inversions to the dramatic Dueling Dragons Fire and Ice inverted coasters.

A wide array of shops is available along the promenade, and an amusement area includes a range of kiddie rides and the wild Windstorm carnival roller coaster.

This park is also home to the infamous Tower of Terror drop ride and the outrageous launched Rock'n'Roller Coaster featuring music by Aerosmith.

This indoor roller coaster that rockets you through outer space at high speeds.

Set on 140 acres in beautiful South Carolina, the new theme park will feature a little bit of everything from a rock 'n roll thriller roller coaster to a children's play park.

This looping steel roller coaster stands 150 feet tall and treats patrons to an "unprecedented sensory experience" as they listen to the rock band's hit single Whole Lotta Love play throughout the ride.

Another rock legend, The Moody Blues, lent the name of one of their biggest hits to another roller coaster.

For example, the park's logo is prominent on Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 games because several parks and coaster designs have been replicated as virtual environments for play.

The latest splashtastic attraction at water parks around the world is the Master Blaster water slide, an exhilarating water coaster that offers guests one wild experience among the waves.

While at first parks were content to offer just one of these innovative coaster slides, many parks now offer multiple Master Blaster attractions.

While "Master Blaster" is the recognizable industry name for these attractions, and several parks do use that name for the ride itself, any water slide that is referred to as a "water coaster" is a similar design.

A water coaster is unlike any other passive water slide, and guests need to ride the slides appropriately for the safest experience to ensure they avoid any embarrassing or dangerous water slide oops.

Challenging the fastest roller coaster in the world is the ultimate theme park getaway for thrill-seekers, and there are several astonishingly speedy coasters to choose from at parks around the world.

Challenging speed limits can be an instant thrill, and the fastest roller coaster designs in the world offer a safe and fun way to enjoy tremendous speeds.

Roller coaster manufacturers are constantly investigating new ways to increase the speed of these massive technological marvels.

Built in 2003, this was the first coaster to rise taller than 400 feet in the air and the first in North America to reach speeds in excess of 120 miles per hour.

Its top speed is 78 miles per hour, an impressive feat for a wooden coaster.

Despite their age and limitations, these power coasters are nonetheless impressive and well worth a visit from roller coaster enthusiasts.

Riding a fast coaster is a unique and thrilling experience if done properly.

Wooden or steel, the fastest roller coaster designs in the world offer a quick thrill for riders that won't soon be forgotten.

The LoveToKnow Theme Parks community is made up of travel enthusiasts, roller coaster fanatics, and amusement park aficionados.

The Crystal Beach Cyclone was the park's most intense ride, and according to the history of the roller coaster, one of the most intense rides ever built.

At just 90 feet tall with a top speed of 60 miles per hour, the Crystal Beach Cyclone may not seem statistically impressive by modern standards, but the wicked roller coaster design ensured a wild ride.

Once the coaster crested the lift hill, there was virtually no straight track and it subjected riders to nearly four times the force of gravity.

In fact, the Cyclone was so intense that it is the only coaster in history to have employed a full time nurse on the unload platform to minister to patrons who had fainted or sustained other injuries while riding.

The Cyclone gave more than five million rides, but in the 1940s it was decided to rebuild the coaster to make it less intense in order to make it safer and less expensive to maintain.

The coaster was then sold and eventually relocated to The Great Escape theme park, where it continues to thrill new generations of riders today.

Roller coaster POV videos are a great way to experience a popular ride without even being at the park, and these exciting videos can offer a fun ride to many people who may not be able to enjoy the ride in person.

Timing, particularly for seasonal coasters - videos can give coaster fans the chance to experience their favorite rides over and over again even if the park is closed.

There are three main types of roller coaster POV videos, depending on how the videos are filmed.

For the best view of a ride, interested coaster enthusiasts should watch a range of different POV videos to get a true feel for the experience.

Editing techniques, lighting, and other video tricks can make videos of the same ride seem drastically different, and watching multiple videos can offer a broader view of the true roller coaster ride.

There are several places to find on ride coaster videos.

Educational videos on the history of the roller coaster or the physics of roller coasters often have footage of influential roller coasters.

Online coaster and theme park fan sites also may archive POV videos that can be viewed online or downloaded.

The popular video archive site YouTube also has hundreds of coaster videos available of different quality levels.

While roller coaster videos can give fans a great view of a ride without waiting in line, spending money, or risking health problems, they aren't the perfect substitution.

Many roller coaster fans enjoy filming their own POV videos and editing them to provide a fun ride view.

Clearly identify the roller coaster and park so interested riders have the chance to ride for themselves when they are able.

Roller coaster POV videos offer interested riders an exciting glimpse of the ride experience no matter where or when they want to ride.

With hundreds of videos available, coaster fans can ride a different roller coaster every day without losing the thrill of a great ride.

The first carousel came to Coney Island in 1876, thanks to a Danish woodcarver, and this led to plenty of other amusements and eventually thrills such as the Cyclone roller coaster that was erected in 1927.

The Cyclone roller coaster is also a favorite thrill in the area, and can be found across the street from Astroland.

Consistently voted one of the best amusement parks in the world by leading roller coaster enthusiast groups, industry organizations, and travel professionals, Cedar Point is a top theme park destination all summer long.

If you want to check out a new ride or an old favorite without waiting in line, paying for park admission, or taking a chance on a mechanical shutdown, roller coaster video clips are the way to go.

Coaster manufacturers and theme parks may produce simulation video clips as previews of rides under construction, and many roller coaster games offer on-ride simulation clips for players to experience the rides they've built.

There are also specialty types of roller coaster videos that take additional processing and video editing.

Time-lapse construction videos can show the details of how to build a roller coaster, while many historic videos offer amusement park fans a glimpse of the best rides of yesteryear.

Coaster fans may also assemble roller coaster music videos or ride montages of their favorite parks and scream machines for a unique video ride tour.

There are several online resources that offer coaster videos.

There are also several videos and DVDs of travel shows featuring amusement parks and coaster videos.

Making your own coaster videos is not as easy as simply pressing "record" on a video camera or camera phone.

Most camera phones have low resolution that will not record fast paced coaster video adequately.

With careful filming and clean editing, it is easy to create your own superb coaster videos to share.

Whether you want to try a new ride or relive fond memories of a favorite one, roller coaster video clips are easy to find and view.

Try out the Rock n' Roller Coaster featuring Aerosmith, or the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, where you'll board a spooky elevator and freefall 13 stories.

You'll also want to check out Expedition Everest and the Primeval Whirl roller coaster if you're looking for an adrenaline rush.

With different types of coupons available and many ways to get them, the savings can add up faster than a roller coaster.

The Funderstanding roller coaster can be a fun roller coaster game for ride enthusiasts or a great educational tool for science teachers.

One of their most popular programs, a simple roller coaster java applet, illustrates that philosophy perfectly.

It takes years to design and build a roller coaster that will run smoothly and safely, but students and coaster fans alike can build a simple coaster online in seconds with Funderstanding's coaster program.

This program is free to use and simulates a real coaster design in a simplistic but accurate way.

Many teachers use the Funderstanding coaster as a practical lesson in physics or engineering, and students can use the resulting measurements for mathematical analysis.

The simple design of the coaster is easy for even young students to understand, while more advanced students can draw their own scientific conclusions from experimenting with the different adjustments as they run the ride.

Many people who enjoy playing roller coaster games can add the Funderstanding ride to their list of quick, fun games.

An internet connection is required to use the Funderstanding coaster simulation, but can be disconnected once the java applet has loaded successfully.

There is no cost or registration required to use the coaster and it is suitable for all ages.

The Funderstanding roller coaster is a simple line drawing that simulates roller coaster design and engineering in a big way.

By allowing users to manipulate different factors that affect how a coaster performs, any would-be engineer can begin to understand how complex and challenging it can be to build a roller coaster.

Knowing the price for Cedar Point tickets and other expenses can help roller coaster and amusement park fans plan a reasonable budget for a theme park getaway to this world class park.

A roller coaster fanatic may think the Mad Hatter Tea Party is boring, even though a 7-year-old may beg to differ.

On busy days, riders can wait up to an hour to get on this roller coaster, but because there are two tracks running at the same time, the wait most of the time is much shorter.

The flying coaster made its public debut in May 2009 and has been hailing crowds ever since.

What was dubbed as "the next generation Sea World attraction," the Manta is a steel roller coaster that glides, dives and swoops through four inversions at 60 miles an hour.

Manta lifts riders 140 feet in the air and take them through 3,359 feet of track, making this the second-tallest, fastest and longest flying coaster in the world.

The Manta at Sea World is not your ordinary roller coaster.

It is created by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), a Swiss coaster company, which also designed Raptor at Cedar Point, Silver Bullet at Knott's Berry Farm and Diamondback at Kings Island.

Despite its hype, the coaster has suffered difficulties and challenges since it first opened.

This terrain coaster is largely hidden from view but reveals surprising thrills along its 7,359 foot track, including three separate tunnels and a strong 540 degree helix known as the "lair."

Today, the Beast is still the longest wooden roller coaster in the world, and it ranks in the top 10 wooden coasters for top speed and biggest drop.

Building on the heritage of its namesake parent, this new coaster was the tallest and fastest wooden coaster in the world when it debuted, and its 7,032 foot length was second only to the Beast.

With a top speed of 79 miles per hour, the coaster pulled up to 4.5 times the force of gravity during a two minute, twenty second ride, extreme forces that would prove too costly for the ride and its riders.

As a more visible coaster than its terrain parent, Son of Beast dominated the King's Island skyline.

While the coaster's structure was metal, the loop was steel and designed in such a way that the coaster's trains could glide effortlessly into the inversion.

Even experienced coaster fanatics registered complaints about the ride's painful roughness, and many injury reports were logged even if they were eventually dismissed.

Several stronger injury reports haunted the ride, including an incident in July 2006 when one of the coaster's support beams cracked because of the weight of the train, causing a severe jolt that injured 27 riders.

The future is an unclear one for Son of Beast, and as of the end of the 2009 season the coaster remains standing but not operating, a gloomy reminder that taller, faster, and more innovative coasters aren't always successful.

Cedar Point's Frontier Trail, along the park's northwestern border, is home to the new Shoot the Rapids, a family flume water coaster with a crazy western theme.

The ride's roughly figure-8 course will take it across the lagoon and onto Millennium Island, where the Millennium Force roller coaster undergoes a complicated turn to reverse its course.

In addition to these extreme water rides, younger guests can also enjoy aquatastic attractions at Cedar Point with Sir Rub-a-Dub's Tubs in Kiddie Kingdom on the Main Midway and the Bumper Boats ride near the Gemini roller coaster.

Knott's Berry Farm is home to a wild variety of roller coaster rides and has been a popular vacation destination since the 1920s.

Six Flags Magic Mountain is the self-titled roller coaster capital of the west coast with more than 16 open roller coaster rides.

Belmont Park San Diego is home to one of the most popular roller coaster rides in the region.

The Great Dipper was built in 1925 and continues to entertain families and roller coaster fans today.

The Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey is one of the world's most thrilling coasters as well as one of its most fearsome.

Not for the faint hearted, Kingda Ka will challenge any coaster enthusiast's adrenaline.

From the loading platforms - Kingda Ka is equipped with dual platforms for both loading and unloading to speed up the ride cycle - the coaster enters a brief staging area as riders stare down the launch straightaway.

That long stretch of track will pass by in an instant through the intense acceleration, and as the coaster turns completely vertical ascending its primary hill it rolls through a 90 degree spiral.

The view from the top of the hill is unparalleled but all too brief, and the coaster plummets straight down and twists through a 270 degree spiral on its way back to earth.

When it opened on May 21, 2005, Kingda Ka was the tallest, fastest roller coaster in the world, records that would not be beaten for years.

Its $25 million price tag was well worth it, however, and ever since riders have flocked to challenge the Kingda Ka roller coaster and to tame its impressive statistics.

In addition to the coaster, the 11 acre "Golden Kingdom" area where Kingda Ka resides is also home to different restaurants, eateries, and shopping.

This roller coaster is not for the faint of heart.

In poor weather, including lighting storms and light rain, the coaster will be closed to protect the safety and comfort of riders (even a light rain can be painful at 128 miles per hour).

The Kingda Ka roller coaster is a fantastic ride and a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

While it may be one of the shortest roller coasters in terms of duration, its thrills will be long remembered and enjoyed by thousands of roller coaster fans.

By the end of the decade, the park had its first wooden roller coaster, The Cyclone.

New rides including the Raging Thunder Log Flume helped, as did the Galaxi roller coaster.

In 1992, theme park guests were astonished when a new coaster design was unveiled with ski-lift style seats, dangling legs, and a coaster train that ran beneath its support track.

Thrill seekers marveled at the open air ride experience, new riding sensations, and unique thrills the inverted coaster could offer.

Depending on the style of each Batman coaster, the rides last roughly two minutes and can accommodate between 1,200 and 1,400 riders per hour at peak efficiency.

This ensures the coaster will continue to operate and offer thrills to new generations of coaster lovers, even as bigger, faster, and more powerful inverted coasters are constructed around the world.

In addition to the original Batman coaster, there are ten other roller coasters operating around the world with some variety of the name "Batman."

All of these inverted designs were built between 1993 and 1999, capitalizing on the popularity of the original Batman roller coaster.

A sixth Six Flags Batman coaster can be found at Six Flags New England, but unlike the other installations, this is a floorless coaster.

A spinning wild mouse Batman coaster is in Sweden, and a suspended design is popular in China.

The inverted coaster design has proven popular at theme and amusement parks throughout the world, with and without the Batman name.

Riding an inverted roller coaster is a unique experience, one that every coaster lover should try.

When it first opened in 1992, no one could have predicted how popular the original Batman roller coaster would become, and how it would lead a revolution in ride design.

Park goers flock to Alton Towers to ride the Oblivion, the first vertical drop coaster in the world, Nemesis, the first inverted coaster in Europe, and much more.

The rides are movie themed and are Disney's edgiest coaster options.

One of the park's biggest attractions for coaster lovers is the SheiKra roller coaster, a floorless coaster featuring a 200 foot vertical drop.

Orlando's Holy Land Experience isn't a top spot for roller coaster fans - the park doesn't feature theme rides - but it remains a popular attraction for groups looking for family friendly fun.

Most of the park's rides were completely destroyed, except for the Boardwalk Bullet Roller Coaster, which was repaired.

Want to spend some time shopping instead of eating or riding the Boardwalk Bullet roller coaster?

Finding the best roller coaster park isn't just finding one park that may seem perfect, but instead it means choosing the park with the best roller coasters for your favorite thrills.

Even though every park has its good points and bad points, certain parks stand out as popular roller coaster parks favored by visitors from around the world.

Cedar Point may be popular in the eastern United States, but in the western United States it is Six Flags Magic Mountain that is the best roller coaster park.

A shuttle roller coaster is a popular type of roller coaster design that can be found in many amusement parks around the world.

While this coaster design has limitations, there is still a lot of variety in different shuttle coasters, and they're a favorite among many theme park visitors.

Simply put, a shuttle roller coaster is a coaster that shuttles back and forth between two points along the same section of track rather than completing a loop around a continuous circuit.

After finishing the ride, the coaster cars or train would be towed in reverse back to the beginning of the track.

Because shuttles are also a tried-and-true coaster design, they are often less expensive for many parks when compared to more unique track layouts.

Shuttle coasters are a unique ride experience for many coaster enthusiasts, but they're not right for everyone to ride.

Before riding a shuttle coaster, secure all personal belongings including keys, cell phones, and wallets so they will not be lost during the ride.

The Bolliger and Mabillard (B&M) ride is the tallest, fastest and longest coaster in the Southeast.

Another B&M designed ride, the Vortex is a standing coaster featuring a loop and a corkscrew.

The old fashioned, wooden roller coaster Thunder Road is a racing coaster that crossed two states - the ride starts in SC and finishes in NC.

Formerly known as Top Gun, Afterburn is a B&M inverted roller coaster.

Popular environment simulators include Roller Coaster Tycoon, a game that involves the management of entire amusement parks as well as the development of roller coasters.

There's even a few roller coaster battles that simply cannot be missed.

Click forward on the screen and pick up the coaster.

Click on the coaster, click "About Items", then click anywhere on the top to reveal a website.

In some ways, it's a simpler and more straight-forward version of games like Black and White, The Sims, and Roller Coaster Tycoon.

You have to decide if you want to continue to ride this roller coaster or move on.

However, this up and down effect creates an emotional roller coaster ride for the inexperienced and untrained empath.

Britney Spears' life has been a roller coaster of successes marred with problems.

New York, New York is a great family destination for the coaster lover.

According to the Roller Coaster Database, the foremost authority for the roller coaster census, there are more than 560 roller coasters in Europe, approximately 60 of which are in France.

Typically, amusement parks and fun centers listing only a single coaster are likely promoting one of these family- or kiddie-style rides.

Regardless of the type of roller coaster, dedicated fans still seek out each ride to experience its particular merits and excitement.

That may be misleading, however, since one of those parks only has a single coaster, and both other parks have at least one kiddie coaster suitable only for junior riders.

Roller coaster enthusiasts should always be prepared when visiting foreign amusement parks, and knowing something about the largest parks helps visitors plan their trip to the best effect and the largest adrenaline rush.

Today, the park hosts five steel roller coasters, including the enclosed Spatiale Expérience coaster that opened in 2000.

The newest roller coaster is the Bat Coaster that opened in March 2002, an inverted coaster that gives riders the thrill of riding with their legs dangling in open air.

Once called Euro Disney, Disneyland Resort Paris opened in 1992 with only one roller coaster, Big Thunder Mountain.

Approximately 25 miles east of Paris, the resort now encompasses two separate parks, the original resort and a studios-oriented park that has an additional coaster with another under construction for 2007.

Roller coasters in France may not be the tallest or fastest in the world, but they offer an exciting range of styles and configurations sure to speed of the heart rate of any roller coaster enthusiast.

By the 1930s, the park's attractions included the "Wild Kat" roller coaster, a "flying" airplane ride, and a larger Ferris Wheel.

The ten roller coasters include the classic wooden coaster, "The Comet," built in 1946 and remodeled in 1979, and the steel "Storm Runner," opened in 2004.

A basic pattern you can try to learn single crochet is to make a coaster set or a hot pad.

You'll find everything from made-to-order glass coaster stencils to monograms and wedding stencils.

It's a worry I deal with each and every day as I get on the scale and wonder if that one pound I put on is the beginning of another roller coaster ride with my weight.

This blood sugar roller coaster also makes you sluggish and snacky.

If you find yourself on the diet roller coaster where you eat right for a few days or weeks and then fall back into your old eating habits, it may have to do with the diet you've chosen to follow.

For thrill-seeking enthusiasts, almost nothing is more fun than jumping on a roller coaster and going for a spin.

Losing weight -no matter if it's 50 pounds or 500 pounds- is an emotional roller coaster ride.

Throughout this roller coaster of emotions and business complications, Paul Jr. and his father argued and mended fences many times.

Stars of MTV's Teen Mom Maci and Ryan have been on a roller coaster ride since Maci got pregnant at 16.

Screaming around the loop of the roller coaster that is J.K. Rowling's series, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix plunges into the dark tunnel that will lead the readers to the next incline.

I felt like I was riding a roller coaster in the dark, getting a whiplash ending.

We were on an emotional roller coaster, not knowing who to believe.

A real roller coaster of emotions to watch her perform.

Fabulously funky mug and coaster set proudly sporting the lyrics to " I'm too sexy " .

The Coyote comes equipped with a coaster brake, commonly called a back peddle brake.

Everything has happened so fast, like being on a roller coaster ride, and that has been the pattern ever since.

The last ride we went on was the second biggest roller coaster in the park, I went on with Charlotte.

That is because the Green Dragon is the world's first environmentally-friendly roller coaster which harnesses people-power to minimize use of electricity.

Chill out and enjoy the roller coaster that is youth ministry !

It had been a wonderful roller coaster experience but this present class had been booby-trapped to undo me.

Fasten your seatbelts for this scorching family roller coaster !

That is because the Green Dragon is the world 's first environmentally-friendly roller coaster which harnesses people-power to minimize use of electricity.

Try the alpine roller coaster at the ski center, which propels visitors on a nerve-tingling downhill toboggan run.

Because of her harrowing experience on an out-of-control roller coaster, Julia refuses to step foot in an amusement park.

We collaborated with Anna Dabrowski in Berlin and Thea Mehl in Oslo, who designed our two, solid-colored, felt coaster collections.

Be sure to place a plastic lid beneath the rock as a coaster to protect the carpet.

The Python at Busch Gardens is a classic roller coaster that served its amusement park well for three decades.

The coaster first opened in July 1976 amid great fanfare - with two inversions arranged in a treacherous double corkscrew, the coaster offered high tech thrills at the very beginning of the roller coaster boom.

As the oldest roller coaster at the park, Python enjoyed a classic status, but it also suffered the ravages that affect any aging machine.

Python was the oldest of the park's coasters; the next most senior ride still operating is the Scorpion, a compact coaster built in 1980 near the site Python formerly occupied.

Players can manipulate physics concepts such as speed, gravity, friction, mass, and hill height to control their coaster car, and the goal is to successfully navigate through a loop without the car rolling back or careening off the track.

By adjusting these simple but critical factors, the resulting small red coaster car may make it safely through the track layout or it could roll back and fail to complete the track or even fly off the track if the design is not feasible.

She set one steaming cup on a coaster beside him and placed hers on the window sill.

Her spirits did a roller coaster as she desperately watched his retreating back, and then comprehended his words.

Taking a sip of the wine colored liquid, he sat the glass in a coaster on the smooth mahogany desk and dropped the letter beside it.