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immelman

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term used by Bolliger and Mabillard to describe their Diving Loop on inverted roller coasters. This element was named for an airplane manuever invented by a German pilot in World War II.

A term used by Bolliger and Mabillard to describe an inversion similar to an acrobatic stunt plan maneuver. This inversion involves half a vertical loop and a twisting curve leading either in or out ...

wild mouse

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term that describes a type of roller coaster with sharp, turns that are not banked and quick steep drops. Wild Mouse coaster typically run with two or four passenger individual cars as opposed to ...

turnaround

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term that describes a turn on a roller coaster that sends the train back going in the opposite direction it came from. Turnarounds are common on roller coasters with an out and back layout.

cobra roll

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term describing a signature element on some roller coasters designed by Bolliger and Mabillard. The cobra roll is a double inversion similar to Arrow's boomerang element. Riders are enter the ...

junior coaster

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A term also used to describe a kiddie coaster or a simple roller coaster designed especially for children.

brake fin

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A straight piece of steel found on the underside of the roller coaster car that slides into and through a fin brake mounted on the tracks. The brake fin may also slide through a magnetic brake as ...