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Everything is bigger in Texas, and there’s no Ride Statistics and Questions debate here – you’re looking at one of the best steel hybrid in the world. The

is a coaster that combines the best of all worlds – classic wooden architecture and the latest in high-tech steel engineering.

Height: 153 feet Question: How tall is the New Texas Giant in inches?

Giant How tall is it in yards?

Max Speed: 65 mph Question: If you’re traveling down a highway at 74 mph, how much slower does the New Texas Giant travel at its max speed?

Ride Duration: 3 minutes Question: If you wait it line to ride the New Texas Giant for 45 minutes, how many rides (in time) on the Giant does that equal?

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Height Restriction: 4 feet

Question: If a rider is 50 inches tall, is she tall enough to ride the New Texas Giant? How do you know?

The Titan is a of a steel hyper twisted Ride Statistics and Questions coaster unlike most hyper coasters. It is a combination of an out and back roller coaster and a twister roller coaster. With a 255 foot drop, this ride is sure to send you soaring!

Height: 245 feet

Question: What is the difference in height between the Titan and the Judge Roy ?

Max Speed: 85 mph (4.5 G’s) Question: Which law explains why the coaster continues to move up and down the hills of this ride?

Ride Duration: 3 minutes 20 seconds

The Titan Question: If the length of the Titan track is 5,312 ft, what is the average speed of the coaster?

Height Restriction: 4 feet Question: If a rider is 2 yards in height, is he tall enough to

ride the Titan? How do you know?

The Shock Wave is a . Once Ride Statistics and Questions you haul up 116 feet in the sky, get ready to drop more than 100 feet on your way to blasting through Shock Wave’s masterpiece elements, the famous – and famously terrifying – back to back loops. One after another in an never-ending inversion, these two loops will deliver a stunning 5.9 Gs. That’s nearly astronaut level G-force. Height: 116 feet Question: What force brings the coaster back down at the end of each loop?

Max Speed: 60 mph (5.9 G’s) Question: What force causes the coaster to slow down at certain points?

Ride Duration: 2 minutes 40 seconds Question: If the Shock Wave took triple the time to

Shock Wave Shock complete one cycle, how long would the ride last (in seconds)?

Height Restriction: 3 feet 6 inches

Question: A young rider really wants to ride the Shock Wave, but she isn’t quite tall enough yet. Her height is 39 inches. How much taller must she get in order to meet the height requirement?

MR. FREEZE has some terribly fun plans for Ride Statistics and Questions you. Using cutting-edge electromagnetic technology, you’ll be launched from the station, hitting 0-70 miles per hour in a mind-crunching 3.8 seconds! And as the name of this ride indicates, you’ll be doing it in reverse. You’ll slam out of the station at 70 miles per hour, backwards! Height: 236 feet

Question: When reaching the peak of this ride, how many inches off the ground will you be?

Max Speed: 70 mph (in 3.8 seconds) Question: If Mr. Freeze could accelerate to a top speed 4 times greater than 70 mph, how long would it take to reach the top speed?

Ride Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds

Mr. Freeze Question: If the length of the track of Mr. Freeze is 1,372 ft, how many average feet are you traveling per second while on the ride?

Height Restriction: 4 feet 6 inches

Question: If you are 4 feet tall, how many of you, stacked one on top of the other, what it take to equal the height of Mr. Freeze?

The Judge Roy Scream is a classic style wooden Ride Statistics and Questions coaster. Upon take off, up you go to the top of a six story lift, and then it’s off for a great serving of what classic roller coasters do best. You’ll buzz over a non-

stop series of straight-ahead hills and dazzling drops.

Height: 65 feet Question: At the height of the ride, why would the air feel warmer than at the bottom of the ride?

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Max Speed: 45 mph Question: If you’re traveling to at a constant speed of 60 mph and the distance from your house to the park is 30 miles, how long will it take you to get there?

Ride Duration: 2 minutes 30 seconds Question: During the ride, what type of energy is being stored as the coaster climbs the first hill? What type of energy is being used as the coaster soars down the hill?

Judge Roy Height Restriction: 3 feet 6 inches

Question: While at the peak of the ride, what major natural abiotic source can you see?

If you had any idea what was waiting for you Ride Statistics and Questions inside this seven and a half story tall rock mountain, you might think twice about daring to enter. This mountain is home to a dense network of underground caves and tunnels, and shooting through them is a high speed, fully-enclosed roller coaster with your name on it. You’re going to have to do some heavy-duty cave exploring just to get to this . Height: 59 feet Question: What is the difference in the height of Runaway Mountain and the height of Runaway Mine Train?

Max Speed: 35 mph Question: Inside this mountain, the coaster travels through the dark. What senses, while on the ride, will likely be heightened because of the loss of sight?

Ride Duration: 1 minute 15 seconds Question: Which ride, from this activity book, lasts approximately twice as long as Runaway Mountain?

Runaway MountainRunaway Height Restriction: 4 feet

Question: How many fictional 6 inch tall creatures

would be required to stand on top of each other in order to reach the miminum height requirement for this ride?

On the , your train will pulse through Ride Statistics and Questions the interior of a snake-shaped half pipe. There are no rails to ride on — you’ll be blasting over a completely smooth surface, surfing the walls of every turn like a slithering serpent, at 32 miles per hour. With no track whatsoever to guide you, you’ll feel like the captain of an Olympic bobsled team. Height: 64 feet Question: How much taller are the combined heights of the New Texas Giant and the Titan than La Vibora?

Max Speed: 32 mph Question: How much faster would this coaster need to travel in order to reach the max speed of the New Texas Giant?

Ride Duration: 1 minute 40 seconds

La Vibora Question: If a rider on La Vibora raced riders on Runaway Mountain and Mr. Freeze, in what order from fastest time to slowest time would the riders arrive at their finish

lines?

Height Restriction: 3 feet 6 inches

Question: Why would a snake that looks like this bobsled type ride be dangerous in the real world?

Welcome, cowpokes, to the original and most Ride Statistics and Questions classic roller coaster in the original and most classic Six

Flags park. You’ll journey back to the old west on a runaway mine car that just can’t slow down. In fact, this was the very first mine car style coaster, a well-loved concept inspired by American frontier history. rain Height: 35 feet

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Question: If the Runaway Mine Train was extended to be 3 times taller than it is, how tall would it be to the nearest inch?

Max Speed: 35 mph

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Question: If you combine the max speeds of the Mine Train, the Judge Roy Scream, and the Titan, what would the average speed of the coasters be?

Ride Duration: 4 minutes 45 seconds

Question: Hypothetically, the Mine Train begins running at twice the speed as usual. How long will each ride last now?

Provide answer in nearest minutes and seconds.

Runaway Height Restriction: 3 feet 6 inches Question: If 4 people share a train car on the Mine Train and each person’s height is the minimum height required, what would their combined heights be?

Batman: The Ride will show you what it feels Ride Statistics and Questions like to be , on this deeply intense 50-mile- per-hour juggernaut that is definitely not for the timid. Show your strength and bravery as you take on GOTHAM’s criminal element on this twisting and twirling steel track!

Height: 109 feet 6 inches Question: Why is our Sun currently the same color as Batman: The Ride?

Max Speed: 50 mph Question: If the average speed of this ride is 38 mph, how much faster is the maximum speed?

Ride Duration: 2 minutes 15 seconds

Question: While spending a few minutes soaring along the ride, you’ll feel the wind blowing along your face. What causes wind?

Batman: The Ride Height Restriction: 4 feet 6 inches Question: Students went to Six Flags in April and left

the park around 7:00pm because it was too dark to see anymore. Students that went in late May were able to stay until 7:45pm with enough light to see. Why?

Calling all explorers! In the tradition of the great Ride Statistics and Questions Spanish conquerors, cross the bridge to high seas adventure on this powerfully authentic Spanish galleon! Climb aboard the sturdy and swift swinging sea vessel for a rip-roaring voyage on the high seas. As the ship arcs 180 degrees into the sky, you’ll know these must be some serious untamed waves! Height: 66 feet Question: If the mass of the ship Conquistador is 15,500kg and it is moving with a force of 850 Newtons, what is its average acceleration?

Max Speed: 18 mph Question: Which law explains why you lift up out of your seat when traveling one direction, but then are forced back into your seat when traveling the opposite?

Ride Duration: 3 minutes Question: If the ride lasted 1/3 as long as it does, how Conquistador long would the ride last?

Height Restriction: 3 feet 6 inches

Question: If the height restriction for this ride was 60 inches, how many feet would that equal? How many yards?