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America's Best Roller Coasters, Exhibit Brochure University of Central Florida STARS Rosen Library Exhibits Rosen Library 2011 America's Best Roller Coasters, Exhibit Brochure Nicole LeBoeuf Part of the Tourism and Travel Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/lib-rosen-exhibits University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This America's Best Roller Coasters is brought to you for free and open access by the Rosen Library at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Rosen Library Exhibits by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation LeBoeuf, Nicole, "America's Best Roller Coasters, Exhibit Brochure" (2011). Rosen Library Exhibits. 10. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/lib-rosen-exhibits/10 Steel Roller Coasters About the Library Manta, (Sea World Adventure Park, Florida) AMERICA’SAMERICA’S Sea World’s newest roller coaster, Manta, uses a unique car The Universal Orlando which lifts riders up so that they Foundation Library at lay parallel to the tract, giving UCF’s Rosen College of BESTBEST the illusion of flying. Clever Hospitality Management water theming combines with is devoted to the study of the excitement of an inverted the hospitality and tourism industries. The Library ROLLERROLLER roller coaster to make this ride a is located at 9907 Universal Blvd., near park favorite. International Drive and the heart of central Florida’s tourism area. For more information, visit the COASTERSCOASTERS Batman the Ride, (Six Flags, Multiple Locations) Universal Orlando Foundation Library’s homepage First built in 1992, this roller coaster has proven so at http://library.ucf.edu/rosen or call 407-903-8100. popular that several reproductions have been built around the world. Riders dangle through rolls, drops, corkscrews, and a heartline spin all cleverly arranged On display for to keep the passengers coming back for more. Exhibit Design Summer 2011 at: The Next Generation of Roller Coasters Curator: Cheetah Hunt, (Busch Gardens, Florida) Nicole LeBoeuf, Sr. Library Technical Opening in May 2011, Assistant, Universal Orlando The Universal Orlando Cheetah Hunt will be Foundation Library, Rosen College Florida’s longest roller Foundation Library coaster, integrating a live Cheetah exhibit with the replica of a Serengeti plane At the Rosen College and a launch roller coaster to channel the spirit of a running wild cat. Universal Orlando Foundation Library of Hospitality Rosen College of Hospitality Mgmt. University of Central Florida Gotham City Gauntlet, (Six Flags, MA) 9907 Universal Boulevard Management Newly opened Gotham City Gauntlet : Escape from Orlando, FL 32819-8701 Arkham Asylum at Six Flags New England has 17 407-903-8100 [email protected] hairpin turns and is 1,213 feet long. http://library.ucf.edu/rosen America’s Best Roller Coasters What Makes a Roller Coaster “The Best”? For Further Information The Beast. Texas Giant. Manta. In the world Boundry pushing: Breaking height and speed of theme parks, perhaps records allows roller coasters to stand out from no other ride the crowd. An excellent example of this is attracts as much attention Kingda Ka at Six Flags New Jersey, which, at as the sinewy roller 456 feet tall and speeds of up to 128 mph, is one The American Roller Coaster. By Scott coaster. Legions of fans of the tallest and fastest coasters in America. Rutherford, Rosen Gen Coll GV1860.R64 R87 2004 dubbed “roller The Incredible Scream Machine : A History of the coaster enthusiasts” have New Technologies: Trains propelled by magnets, Roller Coaster. By Robert Cartmell, Rosen Gen Coll set up websites, societies, and YouTube cars that hold the passengers GV1860.R64 C37 1987 Channels celebrating the ultimate thrill ride. parallel to the track, 90 degree lifts - But which roller coaster is the best? This hotly all of these once-impossible ideas Funworld, Rosen Per GV1851.A3 F85 debated topic has no one answer, but read on to now are employed on a number of roller coasters. As computers get Orlando Attractions Magazine. Periodical, Current learn more about some of the most revered issues on shelf. roller coasters in the USA! more sophisticated and human understanding improves, current expectations of what coasters Roller Coaster Database website Wooden Roller Coasters: are capable of are thrown out the window. http://www.rcdb.com/ Universal Studios FL’s The Incredible Hulk’s Roller Coaster : Wooden and Steel Coasters, The Beast, (Kings Island, Ohio) unique launch, which uses special generators and design to immediately accelerate the riders to 40 Twisters, and Corkscrews. By David Bennett, The Beast was built in 1979 and is still one of Rosen Gen Coll GV1860.R64 B46 1998 the longest roller coasters in the world today. mph, is still considered an prime example of what 7,400 feet of wooden track twist through 35 new technologies can do for the ride. Roller Coasters : A Thrill-Seeker's Guide to the Ulti- acres of wood, going through numerous drops mate Scream Machines. By Robert Coker, Rosen Gen and tight corners along the way. No wonder Theming: The Revenge of the Mummy at Uni- Coll GV1860.R64 C65 2002 this ride continually lists as one of the top ten versal Studios FL uses an elaborately decorated wait area and an enclosed roller coaster/dark ride Roller Coasters : United States and Canada. By Todd wooden roller coasters in America. H. Throgmorton, Rosen Gen Coll GV1860.R64 T47 to convince the rider that they are being 2009 Kentucky Rumbler, (Beech Bend Park, KY) chased around an Egyptian movie set Built in 2006, The Rumber has thirty track by a Mummy. Also set in the dark, the Scream Machines : Roller Coasters Past, Present, cross overs and twelve airtime moments, legendary Space Mountain by Walt and Future. By Herma Silverstein, Rosen Gen Coll GV1860.R64 S57 1986 proving that, even in modern times, wooden Disney World uses cars shaped like rockets and projections of flying roller coasters can still thrill the masses. Theme Park. By Scott A. Lukas, Rosen Gen Coll meteors to enhance the feeling of GV1851.A35 L83 2008 blasting through space. .
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