98-186: Roller Coasters S19 Final Exam Review
Exam Format: The final exam will consist of sixteen multiple choice questions and two short-answer questions. The exam will be out of 100 points, with each multiple choice question worth 5 points, and each short answer question worth 10 points. Questions can be drawn from any of the following information.
Review
Week 1: Introductions ● Know how to label a roller coaster track and its various pieces
Week 2: Origins and History ● Roller coasters began as “Russian Mountains”: slides built in 17th-century Russia. ● LaMarcus Adna Thompson was the designer of America’s first coasters, and the first “true” roller coasters as we know them today. ● Coney Island, NY was the birthplace of modern amusement parks. ● Kennywood began as a trolley park. ● John Miller patented the following: up-stop wheels, anti-rollback, lap bars, brake system improvements
Week 3: From Golden Age to Steel ● The Golden Age of coasters coincided with the end of World War I. ● The decline of roller coasters coincided with the Great Depression. ● The revival of roller coasters is associated with the King’s Island Racer’s opening. ● The Matterhorn Bobsleds were the world’s first tubular steel roller coaster, built at Disneyland. ● Arrow Dynamics made the Matterhorn Bobsleds.
Week 4: Basics of Coaster Design ● All of the following are valid lift types: chain lift, cable lift, elevator lift, spiral lift, launch lift ● Anti-rollback devices keep trains from falling back down a hill. ● The block system is the safety invention that has had the most overall benefit for roller coasters. ● Wooden coasters have low initial cost, but high maintenance cost. Steel coasters have high initial cost, but low maintenance cost. ● THRC stands for Theoretical Hourly Ride Capacity.
98-186: Roller Coasters S19 Final Exam Review
Week 6: Coaster Manufacturers ● Arrow Dynamics built almost all of Disneyland’s opening day rides. ● All of the following are steel coaster manufacturers: Arrow, Vekoma, Schwarzkopf ● All of the following are wood coaster manufacturers: PTC, Dinn Corp., CCI ● B&M stands for Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard ● All of the following are prominent modern steel manufacturers: Intamin, B&M, RMC ● All of the following are prominent modern wood manufacturers: GCI, Gravity Group, RMC ● Alan Schilke came from Arrow Dynamics to RMC. He is one of the most prolific designers/engineers of the modern roller coaster world.
Week 7: Identification/Inversions ● Be able to identify manufacturers based on the following table:
Manufacturer Spine Ties Supports Trains Other
Arrow Round Outside Truss, tubular 2x2, torpedo EZ nose
Schwarzkopf Round, Inside Intricate 2x2 boxy Portable/shuttle none tubular coasters, distinct loops
B&M Box Inside Tubular 1x4 EZ
Intamin Truss or Inside Truss, tubular, 2x2 sleek Distinct OTSR’s double box round
Vekoma Round Outside Truss, tubular 2x2 Boomerang’s, SLC’S, Invertigo’s
● Be able to identify the 8 fundamental inversions. ● If you can’t identify them, provide another suitable one.
Week 8: Roller Coaster Controls ●
Week 9: Irvine-Ondrey Engineering Interview ● We interviewed Brian Ondrey, one of the founders of Irvine-Ondrey Engineering.
Week 11: Amusement Parks ● Major american amusement park chains include: Cedar Fair, Six Flags, Disney Parks, Universal Studios Parks, Seaworld Parks
98-186: Roller Coasters S19 Final Exam Review
● Other major worldwide chains include: Merlin Entertainment, OCT, Palacio Entertainment ● Be able to identify a park’s layout based on a map of it. ● Major American (amusement) parks include: Cedar Point, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Holiday World ● Other major worldwide parks include: Europa Park, Alton Towers, Fuji-Q Highland, Happy Valley chain, Tivoli Gardens
Week 12: Disney World and the World of Themed Entertainment ●
EXTRA CREDIT KIDZ (1 point) - For the achievers ● What American park did Tivoli Gardens inspire heavily? ● What is Roly’s favorite roller coaster and what park is it at? ● What device is commonly used to control a roller coaster? ● How many coasters designed by John Miller are there at Kennywood?
SUPER EXTRA CREDIT KIDZ (1 point) - For the obsessive :) ● Name one defunct amusement park and say why it is defunct. ● Name one defunct roller coaster and say why it is defunct. ● How many degrees of L.A. Thompson are there? ● What are Roly’s five favorite roller coasters? (Week 1 slides, not website bio)