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August 25, 2008 1 Comment

What is a Stand-Up Roller Coaster?

What is a Stand-Up Roller Coaster? Stand-up roller coasters are steel roller coasters designed so that the riders stand during

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July 28, 2008 0 Comments

What is a Bobsled Roller Coaster?

What is a Bobsled Roller Coaster?Bobsled roller coasters feature trackless chutes that are essentially a pipe with the top half

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February 8, 2008 17 Comments

What is a Wild Mouse Roller Coaster?

Wild Mouse Coasters Are Fun For All Ages At first glance wild mouse roller coasters look like boring ‘kiddie’ rides.

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October 27, 2007 6 Comments

What is a Water Roller Coaster?

What is a Water Roller Coaster?Water coasters have effectively blurred the line between roller coasters and water rides. In recent

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July 27, 2007 3 Comments

What is a Shuttle Roller Coaster?

What is a Shuttle Roller Coaster? A shuttle roller coaster is any roller coaster which does not make a complete

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May 2, 2007 3 Comments

What is a Suspended Roller Coaster?

What is a Suspended Roller Coaster?Suspended coasters were the next level in the steel coaster evolution in the 1980′s. Designers

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March 15, 2007 19 Comments

What is a Floorless Coaster?

What is a Floorless Coaster? Floorless roller coasters first appeared on the scene with Medusa at Six Flags Great Adventure

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January 8, 2007 11 Comments

What is a Flying Coaster?

What is a Flying Coaster? Wilbur and Orville Wright had the right idea, but if you really want to experience

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January 7, 2007 1 Comment

What is a Dive Coaster?

What is a Dive Coaster?Ever been intimidated by how steep a drop looked on a roller coaster? Imagine staring literally

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December 29, 2006 3 Comments

What is an Inverted Coaster?

What is an Inverted Coaster? Throughout the 80′s and into the 90′s, steel coasters and loops (also known as inversions)