Amusement parks

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Seats

Entertainment; Amusement parks

The location where the rider sits in the car or train while riding the roller coaster.

First drop

Entertainment; Amusement parks

The first major drop on a roller coaster and generally the first drop following the lift hill.

The coaster train is launched to give it power instead of using a lift hill and gravity. The catapult system connects with the train and accelerates the train using a flywheel or weight drop. More ...

Chain lift

Entertainment; Amusement parks

The chain lift is one of the fundamental elements of most roller coasters. The chain lift pulls the car or train to the top of a hill and then releases the train to coast down a hill where the train ...

G-force

Entertainment; Amusement parks

The acceleration force produced by inertia from a change in direction such as a turn or dip.

Airtime

Entertainment; Amusement parks

Term used to describe the feeling created by negative G-forces. Airtime is the sensation of floating while riding a roller coaster when your body is forced up from the seat creating air between the ...

4th dimension

Entertainment; Amusement parks

Term used to describe Arrow Dynamics 4th Dimension roller coaster where the individual cars of the roller coaster train are designed to independently flip on a horizontal axis in a controlled manner. ...