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Exclusive ride time

Entertainment; Amusement parks

The term used by coaster clubs to describe the exclusive period of time where only members may ride the thrill ride or roller coaster. ERT usually occurs before the park opens or after the park ...

Station

Entertainment; Amusement parks

The station is a building or structure that houses the loading and unloading platforms for a roller coaster. The station may also contain the ride's control panel, maintenance shed and a train ...

The section of the coaster that contains some device or mechanism that pulls or pushes the roller coaster train up a hill. The majority of lifthills uses a chain connected to a motor that pulls the ...

Point of view

Entertainment; Amusement parks

The roller coaster experience as seen from the rider's point of view. This term is often used with video footage or animations to describe the type of footage. POV footage is taken on the ride, ...

Loading platform

Entertainment; Amusement parks

The part of the station where the riders board the roller coaster train.

Unloading platform

Entertainment; Amusement parks

The part of the station where the passengers unload from the train or car. On many roller coasters the loading and unloading platform is the same thing.

Flying turns

Entertainment; Amusement parks

The original term used to describe a bobsled roller coaster. Flying Turns was a wooden coaster with a trough that a train descended in. There is no track so the train is free to move within the ...