The Thrills and Chills of Roller Coasters
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The Thrills and Chills of Roller Coasters Joe Voves Project 16
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The Thrills and Chills of Roller Coasters. Joe Voves Project 16 1/4/11. What makes a Roller Coaster so Fun?. Fun for people of all ages Thrilling experience Fear Speed Height. The History of the Roller Coaster. Russes a Belleville First Roller Coaster Locked the car to tracks - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of The Thrills and Chills of Roller Coasters
The Thrills and Chills of Roller
CoastersJoe VovesProject 161/4/11
• Fun for people of all ages• Thrilling experience• Fear• Speed• Height
What makes a Roller Coaster so
Fun?
The History of the Roller Coaster
• Russes a Belleville• First Roller Coaster• Locked the car to tracks• France, 1817• First American was the Hauto Tunnel• First made to transport coal.• Redesigned to become a roller coaster.
Did You Know?...Below are 10 fun and
interesting facts about roller coasters:1. Fastest is the Formula Rossa, at 149 mph
2. Fastest looping coaster is the viper at 70 mph.3. Tallest is Kingda Ka at 456 ft.4. Longest is the Steel Dragon, over 8,100 feet long.5. Ice slides led to roller coasters.6. First looping coaster was built in France.7. The longest wooden coaster is Beast at Kings Island.8. Front car provides most thrilling experience.9. Back seat provides most “air time”10. Coaster tracks that people can drive their car on.
Fastest Roller Coasters in the
WORLDSpeed
Roller Coaster Amusement Park Location Year Opened
149 Formula Rossa Ferrari World Yas Island 2009135 Ring Racer Nurburgring Race
TrackGermany 2009
128 Kingda Ka Six flags New Jersey 2005120 Top Thrill
DragsterCedar Point Ohio 2003
107 Dodonpa Fuji-Q Japan 2003100 Tower of Terror Dreamworld Australia 2002100 Superman: EFK Six Flags California 200395 Steel Dragon Nagashima Spa Land Japan 2003
94 Intimidator Kings Dominion Virginia 200593 Millennium Force Cedar Point Ohio 2000
Fastest Roller Coasters in the UNITED STATES
Speed Roller Coaster Amusement Park Location Year Opened
128 Kingda Ka Six Flags New Jersey 2005
120 Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point Ohio 2003
100 Superman: EFK Six Flags California 2003
93 Millennium Force Cedar Point Ohio 2000
85 Goliath Six Flags California 2001
78 Son of Beast Kings Island Ohio 2002
70 El Toro Six Flags New Jersey 1999
67 The Voyage Holiday World Indiana 1999
66 Mean Streak Cedar Point Ohio 2000
Roller Coasters in Action
My Experiences• Total: over 15
different major roller coasters.
• Kingda Ka, The Hulk, Dueling Dragons, etc.
• First Experience: afraid height and speed.
• Roller Coasters make me feel free.
