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Entertainment

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

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station brake

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A device used to slow or stop the train as it approaches and enters the station.

shoulder harness

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A device used to secure a rider's shoulders by placing a bar over the shoulder area, but unlike an over-the-shoulder restraint it does not go down over the chest, stomach and ...

over-the-shoulder restraint

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A device that goes over the riders shoulders to restrain and protect them while riding a roller coaster. Most looping roller coasters like Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain have ...

elevated curve

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A curve on a roller coaster where the track either descends or ascends as it curves.

air gate

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A crowd control gate that prevents people from walking onto the roller coaster's loading platform. These are installed for safety purposes and in some cases are driven by ...

corkscrew

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A corkscrew is a twisting inversion designed like a corkscrew. Arrow Dynamics designed the world's first corkscrew inversion. Barrel roll is the term used by Bolliger and ...

car

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A car is a part of the overall coaster train. A car consists of one or more rows where riders are seated in individual or bench seats. A coaster train should consist of two or ...