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The art or field of entertaining, especially that provided by performers.

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wood structure

Entertainment; Amusement parks

Describes the support structure of a roller coaster that is made out of wood. Note that steel and wooden roller coasters are defined by the track material not the material used to ...

terrain roller coaster

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used to describe a roller coaster layout that makes use of the terrain and natural surroundings. The coaster track is generally kept low to the ground and the surrounding ...

wingover

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used to describe a half-corkscrew inversion element on Bolliger and Mabillard inverted roller coasters.

freeform

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used to describe a custom, unique layout for a roller coaster. Freeform coasters may use the terrain or the designer may have simply chosen to create a unique layout.

suspended looping coaster

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used by Vekoma to describe its inverted roller coaster design.

flat spin

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used by coaster designers Bolliger and Mabillard (B&M) to describe their banked, high-speed helix turns.

incline loop

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used by Bolliger and Mabillard used to describe a vertical loop which is angled at an elevation of sharply less than 90-degrees.

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