Acceleration

Acceleration

Describes when the coaster's cars or trains are gaining speed. The term is most commonly used to describe how fast a train reaches a specific speed on a launch coaster (i.e. the train accelerates from zero to XX mph in X number of seconds).

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Category: Amusement parks
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Product: Roller coaster
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