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Air time is a result of the effects of the inertia of the train and the riders: as the train goes over a hill transitioning from an ascent into a descent guided by the rails, the inertia of the relatively loosely-attached riders causes them to momentarily continue upwards, resulting in the riders being lifted out of their seats.
The attraction was designed and built by Great Coasters International, a Pennsylvania-based company that specializes in the construction and restoration of wooden roller coasters. [ 6 ] [ 15 ] The 109-foot-tall (33 m) Mystic Timbers is 3,265 feet (995 m) in length and reaches a maximum speed of 53 miles per hour (85 km/h). [ 6 ]
Dragon Mountain is a steel roller coaster located at Marineland of Canada near Niagara Falls, Ontario. [2] Built by Arrow Huss, it opened to the public on July 16, 1983. [3] [4] At its opening, it claimed to have the longest ride time of 3 minutes and 30 seconds and the longest track length of 5,500 feet (1,700 m), though both of these statistics were exceeded by The Beast four years earlier.
The original idea and planning for a new attraction—which would become Time Traveler—lasted over four years. In January 2016, while a prototype for a new spinning roller coaster concept was being made by Mack Rides, Jane Cooper, chief operating officer and president of Herschend Family Entertainment, and Brad Thomas, president of attractions for Silver Dollar City, went to test it at ...
The modified coaster reopened as Phantom's Revenge on May 19, 2001. [10] The coaster operated with one train in its first season. In 2002, magnetic brakes were added to the ride so a second train could be used. [1] [12] Because of the modifications, both Morgan-style and Arrow-style track have been utilized. [12]
Good Gravy! is a family shuttle roller coaster at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.A custom version of Vekoma's family boomerang model themed to a Thanksgiving dinner, the coaster has received critical acclaim for its decoration and thematic concept since opening to the public in 2024.
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Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit is a steel roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida.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.