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Entertainment

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

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seats

Entertainment; Amusement parks

The location where the rider sits in the car or train while riding the roller coaster.

first drop

Entertainment; Amusement parks

The first major drop on a roller coaster and generally the first drop following the lift hill.

catapult launch

Entertainment; Amusement parks

The coaster train is launched to give it power instead of using a lift hill and gravity. The catapult system connects with the train and accelerates the train using a flywheel or ...

chain lift

Entertainment; Amusement parks

The chain lift is one of the fundamental elements of most roller coasters. The chain lift pulls the car or train to the top of a hill and then releases the train to coast down a ...

g-force

Entertainment; Amusement parks

The acceleration force produced by inertia from a change in direction such as a turn or dip.

airtime

Entertainment; Amusement parks

Term used to describe the feeling created by negative G-forces. Airtime is the sensation of floating while riding a roller coaster when your body is forced up from the seat ...

4th dimension

Entertainment; Amusement parks

Term used to describe Arrow Dynamics 4th Dimension roller coaster where the individual cars of the roller coaster train are designed to independently flip on a horizontal axis in ...