Amusement parks

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Steel roller coaster

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A roller coaster built with steel rails. The track or rails determine if a roller coaster is considered a steel or wooden coaster, not the structure. Gemini at Cedar Point is an example of a steel ...

Fixed lapbar

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A restraint on a coaster train that a rider sits under that locks in a designated position and does not adjust. Because of an increase in safety awareness fixed lab bar restraints are being replaced ...

Individual lapbar

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A restraint designed for an individual rider. The lapbar restraint will lock into position directly across the riders lap, securing the rider for the duration of the ride.

Seatbelt

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A rather simple device used to help restrain and protect the rider. On some roller coasters like the Matterhorn at Disneyland this is the only restraint device, but on many other coasters seat belts ...

Anti-rollback device

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A ratcheting mechanism used on a lift hill or section of a roller coaster that prevents the cars or trains from rolling backwards. This is the device that causes the familiar clicking sound on many ...

Upstops

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A part of a train that is generally a flat piece of steel with a nylon or rubber surface that is attached to the train and placed underneath the track or to keep the train from flying off. If the ...

Lsm or linear synchronous motor

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A method used to launch or accelerate a roller coaster train along a straight section of track of hill. This technology used magnetic electrical waves to attract and repel magnets mounted on the ...