Currentlythe simulation offers 37 different
coaster styles including 4D, spinning, wooden, flying, inverted, and suspended.
Caption: Wendy Hyde of Hamburg in 1965 in an Auto Wheel
Coaster wagon, made in the North Tonawanda plant.
Are there any roller
coaster recordbreakers out there?
The roller
coaster, the iconic Star Jet roller
coaster, was destroyed when Sandy hit the shores on October 29.
Beneath the track, motors wind a cable that catapults the
coaster's cars forward and up the main hill.
Which of the four regions have at least one roller
coaster in every state?
After a harsh winter and a delayed early spring opening, the roller
coaster opened just in time for Father's Day weekend.
At the amusement park near the ballpark, a girl sustained minor injuries after part of another roller
coaster fell on her in December.
Billed by authorities as a huge new UAE draw for tourists around the world, the new
coaster is the first in the Middle East to join the ranks of the Top-10 fastest amusement rides on the planet.
For simple
coaster design, they use Working Model, a general-purpose software for dynamic analysis from Design Simulation Technologies Inc.
Year on year, designers come up with new
coaster ideas to pull in the masses, bringing new trends, speeds and levels of excitement to the industry.
The third edition of this guide to roller
coasters has been updated with new photographs, statistics and descriptions as well as an essay on the future of roller
coaster technology and design.