Amusement parks

Amusement parks

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speed bump

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A small hill placed in a location where it will be taken at a high speed and will produce negative g-forces or airtime lifting the riders out of their seats.

set-up

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A situation where the train stops outside the station for whatever reason.

speed run

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A series of speed bumps in a row. Speed runs are commonly found on out and back wooden coasters and hypercoasters on the section of track after the turnaround that leads back to the station.

camel back

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A series of hills on a steel or wooden roller coaster where each preceding one is slightly smaller. Camel backs produce negative G's or "air time".

brake run

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A section of track usually before the loading station where brakes are installed to bring the incoming trains to a complete stop. Brake runs may also be installed midway through the course.

transfer track

Entertainment; Amusement parks

A section of track used to move a roller coaster car or train off the main circuit and onto a separate section of track. The transfer track usually connects to the car barn or a section of track ...

A roller coaster with trains suspended beneath the track above. The first Inverted Roller Coaster was Batman The Ride at Six Flags Great America (1992) and designed by Bolliger and Mabillard. Vekoma ...