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Running rails

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used to describe the track or rails the train or car on a roller coaster rides on.

Double out and back

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used to describe the layout on a roller coaster where the track heads away and returns to the station twice. See related terms: out and back, triple out and back

Inversion

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used to describe any portion of a roller coaster track that turns the riders upside down.

Heartline

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used to describe an inversion where the centre of gravity is designed around the riders heart line. TOGO was the first company to design a heartline inversion on Viper at Six Flags Great ...

Vertical loop

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used to describe an inversion that is a 360-degree loop placed in a vertical position where riders are sent upside down once.

Bowtie

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used to describe an inversion similar to a boomerang inversion, but in a bowtie inversion the train enters and leaves heading the same direction.

Double loop

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used to describe an element of two vertical loops together or may be used to describe a roller coaster with two vertical inversions, and no other inversions.

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