One of the most exciting and popular attractions in the world is the roller coaster. By the way, almost all over the world they are called roller coasters, and only in Russia - American.
The history of the roller coaster
The first roller coaster ride was launched in the United States at the end of the 19th century. The structure was designed and developed by John Taylor at Coney Island and called it the inclined railroad. Almost all roller coaster innovations were invented and patented by another American, LaMarcus Thompson. It is for this reason that Americans consider their roller coasters to be the fastest, scariest, most interesting and unusual. Whether this is really so, will help to find out the rating of the coolest roller coasters in the world.
The best rides in the world
The scariest attraction, according to many connoisseurs of this type of entertainment, is located in the US state of New Jersey at Six Flags Great Adventure Park. The height of the highest hill is 139 meters, and the maximum speed of the trailers reaches almost 300 km / h. Faster than on this slide, you will not be able to accelerate on any similar attraction in the world. The storm of feelings experienced by those who have been on these slides is difficult to describe.
The Top Thrill Dragster in Ohio is equally powerful with its incredible height and number of climbs and turns. The highest point of the attraction reaches 128 meters, and the angle at which the trolleys go down, in some places is 90 degrees. Therefore, the screams of the skaters can be heard far outside the park.
On the Australian continent, a slide, which the locals call "the tower of fear", brings horror and delight to visitors to the park. In the original, it is called the Tower of Terror. The track is located in the shape of the letter G. The wagons accelerate at a tremendous speed to a height of 115 meters and suddenly slow down at the very top. At this moment, passengers have a feeling of absence of gravity. Emotions, of course, are indescribable. Perhaps everyone should feel the state of free flight at least once in their life, even if with the help of an attraction.
Trolleys on the Dodonpa slide, which is located in an amusement park in Japan, reach a speed of 172 km / h in a couple of seconds. For this, the slide is equipped with a pneumatic system. There are also right-angle slides and sharp turns with unexpected descents. The attraction itself takes less than a minute, but for those who ride it this time may seem like an eternity.
The longest slide is also found on the Japanese Islands in the Nagashima Spa Land amusement park. Its length is 2480 m. The journey takes as much as 4 minutes. And although it is not the fastest, but the impressions received from the ride cannot be compared with anything else.