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RR 2007/44
Roller Coaster Database
Duane Marden; edited by Rick Lotter
1996
URL: www.rcdb.com
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Keywords Electronic media. Entertainment industry
Review DOI 10.1108/09504120710719770
Roller coasters have been part of popular culture since the nineteenth century. Beginning with early wooden structures to today's modern "scream machines", roller coasters are a seemingly universal form of public entertainment. Exploiting principles of velocity and momentum to create heart-thumping simulated risk and stomach-churning gravitational sensory disorder, these steep elevated structures that run at high speeds provide a fascinating study of engineering design and human psychology.
While many people enjoy roller coaster rides simply as part of a larger amusement park experience, for others, the distinctive history, facts, and figures for each ride are equally appealing. Where...