Lets go for a rollercoaster ride.
September 16th 2008 04:42
I thought our first stop should be exciting, get our heart racing. So what better way to do that then with a rollercoaster ride. Click on the video below to take a ride on The Incredible Hulk Coaster® on Marvel Super Hero Island® at Universal's Islands of Adventure®. It goes up to 67 mph and 150ft high. Enjoy.
Here's some interesting rollercoaster facts:
Fastest:
Currently the fastest steel rollercoaster is the KingDa Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, United States. It goes 128 mph.
The ring°racer is under construction (opening 2009) at Nürburgring in Nurburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, and will go 135 mph.
The fastest wooden rollercoaster is the Son of Beast at Kings Island in
Kings Mill, Ohio, United States, and goes 78 mph.
Highest Drop:
The KingDa Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, United States, has the highest drop for a steel coaster at 418ft.
The highest drop for a wooden rollercoaster is the Son of Beast at Kings Island in
Kings Mill, Ohio, United States, with a drop of 214ft.
Longest:
The Longest Steel Rollercoaster is the Steel Dragon 2000 at Nagashima Spa Land in Nagashima, Mie, Japan, lasts for 4 minutes and is 8133ft.
The longest wooden coaster is the Beast at Kings Island in Kings Mill, Ohio, United States, at 7400ft. It lasts nearly 4 minutes.
Misc:
Did you know the first amusement rides were Russian Ice Slides in 17th century Russia.
Quite a few people get married on roller coasters.
There are classified ads with used rollercoasters for sale.
Japan has a pedal powered rollercoaster.
Want to create your own rollercoasters? You can download a playable demo of Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 here.
Japanese pedal powered rollercoaster.
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