Amusement parks

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Camel back

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A series of hills on a steel or wooden roller coaster where each preceding one is slightly smaller. Camel backs produce negative G's or "air time".

Brake run

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A section of track usually before the loading station where brakes are installed to bring the incoming trains to a complete stop. Brake runs may also be installed midway through the course.

Transfer track

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A section of track used to move a roller coaster car or train off the main circuit and onto a separate section of track. The transfer track usually connects to the car barn or a section of track ...

A roller coaster with trains suspended beneath the track above. The first Inverted Roller Coaster was Batman The Ride at Six Flags Great America (1992) and designed by Bolliger and Mabillard. Vekoma ...

Hypercoaster

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used to describe a steel roller coaster designed for speed and airtime. Hypercoasters have large drops for speed, have no inversions and have plenty of camelbacks, bunny hops or speed bumps ...

Multielement

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used to describe a roller coaster with multiple inversion elements.

Shuttle

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used to describe a roller coaster track that does not form a complete circuit. Instead the train or car is required to traverse the track in one direction and then reverse directions and ...