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List Of Roller Coaster Rankings
Roller coasters are amusement rides developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. Early iterations during the 16th and 17th centuries, which were popular in Russia, were wooden sleds that took riders down large slides made from ice. The first roller coasters that attached a train to a wooden track appeared in France in the early 1800s. Although wooden roller coasters are still being produced, steel roller coasters, introduced in the mid-20th-century, became more common and can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Amusement parks often compete to build the tallest, fastest, and longest rides to attract thrill seekers and boost park attendance. Ranked by height, speed, length, and number of roller coaster inversion, inversions, roller coasters often became the focal point for competing parks. Computer-simulated models led to innovations that produced more intense thrills while improving quality and durability. The debut of Magnum XL-200 in 1989 at Cedar Point intr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formula Rossa Coaster
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The Escape
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Nagashima Spa Land
is an amusement park and vacation resort in Kuwana, Mie, Japan, about 30 km west of Nagoya. It opened in 1966, and features an amusement park with several roller coasters, thrill rides, kiddie rides, a water park (open only in the summer), a hot springs complex, an outdoor outlet mall, and 3 official hotels. In 2022, Nagashima Spa Land hosted 4.2 million visitors, making it the 21st-most visited amusement park in the world and the fourth-most visited in Japan behind Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea and Universal Studios Japan that year. Rides Roller coasters Nagashima Spa Land has 12 roller coasters. Ferris wheel Nagashima Spa Land is the home of Aurora Wheel, a giant Ferris wheel A Ferris wheel (also called a big wheel, giant wheel or an observation wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars, cabins, tubs, gondola .... It is tall and in diameter. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolliger & Mabillard
Bolliger & Mabillard, officially Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers, Inc. and often abbreviated B&M, is a roller coaster design consultancy based in Monthey, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1988 by engineers Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard, both of whom had worked for Giovanola. B&M has pioneered several new ride technologies, most notably the inverted roller coaster and the box-section track. In 2016, the company completed its 100th roller coaster. B&M currently produces ten types of coaster models: stand-up roller coaster, Stand-Up Coaster, Inverted Coaster, Floorless Coaster, flying roller coaster, Flying Coaster, hypercoaster, Hyper Coaster, Dive Coaster, Sitting Coaster, Wing Coaster, Family Coaster, and most recently, the Surf Coaster. Though B&M has not used the term, the company has also manufactured three Roller coaster#Giga coaster, giga coasters. History Roots Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard started working for Giovanola, a manufacturing co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carowinds
Carowinds is a amusement park primarily located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The park is owned and operated by Six Flags. Carowinds straddles the state line between North and South Carolina, adjacent to Interstate 77, with a portion of the park located in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The park has a sign telling guests where the state line lies. The park was constructed at a cost of $70 million following a four-year planning period led by Charlotte businessman Earl Patterson Hall. Carowinds first opened to the public on March 31, 1973. The park features Carolina Harbor, a water park that is included with park admission. Annual events include the Halloween-themed SCarowinds and the Christmas-themed WinterFest. History Early history, Carowinds Corporation (1969–1974) Carowinds was announced on October 10, 1969, and originally planned on being a large resort which would include a Amusement park, theme park, hotels, a shopping center, a golf course, and an National Football Leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fury 325
Fury 325 is a steel roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Manufactured by , Fury 325 opened as the world's tallest giga coaster on March 28, 2015. It features of track and a maximum height of , which ranks it as the third-tallest roller coaster in the world and the tallest overall that uses a traditional lift hill. The ride reaches a maximum speed of , winding through high-speed curves and passing by the park's main entrance. Fury 325 was the Best New Ride of 2015 in the annual Golden Ticket Awards published by ''Amusement Today'', and since 2016, it has consistently ranked as the world's best steel coaster in the same annual publication. A major issue with a support column was identified in the summer of 2023, leading to a lengthy closure during an investigation and subsequent repairs. History In September 2012, the Charlotte City Council discussed plans for a proposed roller coaster in one of its meetings. There, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PortAventura World
PortAventura World is an entertainment resort in Salou and Vila-seca, Tarragona, on the Costa Daurada in Catalonia, Spain. It was built around the PortAventura Park theme park, which attracts around 5.3 million visitors per year, making it the most visited theme park in Spain and the sixth most visited theme park in Europe. In 2017, with the opening of a third park, Ferrari Land, the resort rebranded to PortAventura World, which manages all three theme parks, six hotels, a convention center, and an RV park. Reus Airport lies within 15-minute drive, and Barcelona Airport is within an hour. The train station ''Salou-Port Aventura'' is 750m from the resort entrance and features line R17 trains to Barcelona and Tarragona. History When Port Aventura opened in 1995 in Salou, The Tussauds Group owned 40.0% of the park, while La Caixa had 33.2%, Anheuser-Busch had 19.9%, and FECSA had 6.7%. In 1998, the majority of Tussauds Group's shares in the park were sold to Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Force (roller Coaster)
Red Force is a steel launched giga roller coaster located at Ferrari Land within PortAventura World in Salou, Catalonia, Spain. The ride was manufactured by Liechtenstein-based manufacturer Intamin and opened on 7 April 2017. With a height of and a maximum speed of , it is Europe's only Giga coaster. From November 2024 to May 2025, Red Force was the tallest roller coaster in the world, following the closure of Kingda Ka and prior to the opening of Top Thrill 2. Characteristics Ride experience Once the train leaves the station, it is accelerated by linear synchronous motors from 0 to in 5 seconds. The train then ascends a tall top hat, twisting 90 degrees to the left. Once the train goes over the top hat, it descends back down, again twisting 90 degrees to the left. This sends the train travelling parallel to the launch track but in the opposite direction. The train then enters a flat brake run and then ascends a small airtime hill before entering the final set of brakes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamperla
Antonio Zamperla S.p.A. is an Italian design and manufacturing company founded in 1966. It is best known for creating family rides, thrill rides and roller coasters worldwide. The company also makes smaller coin-operated rides commonly found inside shopping malls. Zamperla builds roller coasters, like the powered Dragon Coaster, Mini Mouse, Zig Zag, and Volare. In 2006, Zamperla announced Motocoaster, a motorcycle-themed roller coaster. Rights to some of S.D.C.'s rides were handed to Zamperla (along with S&C and S&MC) after the company went bankrupt in 1993. In 2005, the founder of the company, Mr. Antonio Zamperla, became the first Italian to be inducted into the IAAPA Hall of Fame by virtue of his significant contribution to the entire industry, joining other pioneers such as Walt Disney, George Ferris and Walter Knott. Unlike companies such as Intamin, Vekoma, or Bolliger & Mabillard that concentrate on larger and faster roller coasters, Zamperla focuses on more fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Thrill 2
Top Thrill 2 is a launched roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. The ride originally opened as Top Thrill Dragster in 2003, becoming the List of roller coaster rankings, tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, as well as the first ever strata coaster. The original was an Accelerator Coaster model from Intamin designed by Werner Stengel, featuring a height of and a drop distance of . It could accelerate from 0 to in 3.8 seconds and was themed to Top Fuel drag racing, with a launch track designed to resemble a dragstrip. Although its height and speed records were surpassed by Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in 2005, the ride consistently ranked as one of the world's top steel coasters. Following a serious incident in 2021, in which a guest was severely injured while standing in line, Top Thrill Dragster was abruptly shut down and remained closed with an uncertain future. Nearly two years later, Zamperla was hired to create a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intamin
Intamin Amusement Rides is a design and manufacturing company in Schaan, Liechtenstein, best-known for designing and constructing Amusement ride, thrill rides and roller coasters at dozens of international theme parks, amusement parks and other establishments. The Intamin brand name is a syllabic abbreviation for "international amusement installations". The company has corporate offices across the world, including three in Europe, three in Asia, and two in the United States. Products and technologies Intamin's product range spans two broad categories: rides and transportation. Amusement rides Roller coasters Intamin created the first hydraulic launch system (known as the Accelerator Coaster), which catapults roller coaster trains from standstill to speeds upwards of in a few seconds before climbing to immense heights. Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure, for instance, was North America's tallest and fastest coaster, launching riders from 0– in 3.5 seconds. Intamin uses c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Flags Qiddiya
Qiddiya (, ) is a planned entertainment and tourism megaproject in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Construction started at the beginning of 2019. It was planned to open in 2023, though as of 2024, major projects including Six Flags Qiddiya City, the Aquarabia waterpark, and the Formula One racetrack are under construction and incomplete (with the racetrack now being scheduled to open in 2027). It is part of the Saudi Vision 2030 program, which aims to diversify the Saudi economy. History The project, which was announced in April 2017, is part of a goal to increase local spending and diversify the Saudi economy under Saudi Vision 2030. The project is supported by the Public Investment Fund. According to the organizers, the total number of annual visitors will by 2030 reach 17 million, and be the "largest tourism destination worldwide". It is expected to create 325,000 jobs. The first phase of the project was planned to be completed by 2023, though it was later pushed back to 2025. Upon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
