By Jacob Teeter Grade 4AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES
• Most rollercoasters, such as Outlaw Run and Powder Keg, are made of steel or wood.
• Wooden coasters, such as Thunderation from Silver Dollar City, are supported by concrete foundations.
MATERIALS
• The first thing you have to think about is what kind of riders are going to be riding the ride, such as little children or teens and adults.
• Most families enjoy rollercoaster rides with lots of turns and moderate forces.
• Rollercoaster designers have to think about the available space. Some rides have to twist through or around other amusement park rides!
DESIGN
• According to Time Magazine, the number one rollercoaster in the U.S. is Millennium Force in Cedar Point, Ohio.
• In Branson, Missouri, there is an amusement park named Silver Dollar City that has a wooden coaster called Outlaw Run that goes upside down!
• There is also a coaster called Nitro from Six Flags and it is 3rd in the world.
FAMOUS COASTERS
• The fastest rollercoaster ever is in Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi and it is called Formula Rossa.
• The tallest rollercoaster ever is Kingda Ka at Six Flags in Jackson, New Jersey.
• The longest rollercoaster in the world is the SteelDragon in Nagashima Spa Land in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
OTHER FACTS
• In the 1920s, there were 1,500 wooden rollercoasters in the United States.
• A rollercoaster is an amusement park ride where people sit in wheeled cars that are linked together.
HISTORY
• The first type of rollercoaster was a miner transporting machine that moved like a rollercoaster!
• The first amusement park officially in America is Sea Lion Park at Coney Island in Brooklyn!
ORIGINS
• The oldest rollercoaster ever recorded was built in 1904, and now is in Lakemont Park, Pennsylvania.
• The first steel rollercoaster ever is the Matterhorn Bobsled in Disneyland!
• Richard Rodriguez set the world record for longest time spent on a rollercoaster which was 401 hours!!!
SUPER DUPER FUN FACTS!!!
• One of the Most famous amusement parks in the world is Six Flags which has plenty of locations!
• Silver Dollar City is a very popular amusement park in Branson, Missouri and it has the first wooden rollercoaster to have a corkscrew [go upside down].
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