Amusement rides

Why Do People Enjoy Roller Coasters Over the past several decades, roller coasters have become more popular and frightening. Most or all amusement parks have multiple rides, and these rides are what attract park goers. So why is it that people are attracted to roller coasters? The answer isn’t clear, but it could be that there is a certain amount of risk involved, the adrenaline rush is like no other, it brings families together and they are incredibly safe. When roller coasters were…

Playing It Safe Amusement parks entertain and thrill people all around the world. The origin of the amusement park stems from medieval times, when European cities would host “pleasure gardens,” which included games, rides, dancing, fireworks and other diversions (Baughman, Bondi, Layman, McConnell, and Tompkins, 2001). In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the United States began hosting the world’s fair, and competition for prestige, press attention, and visitors spread across the county…

Traffic In Jakarta Have you ever imagined being stuck in traffic worse than New York? If you haven’t, then you’ve never been to Jakarta. The capital city of Indonesia that is home to roughly ten million people has to endure in such distress in their daily commute that has to travel twice less of an average speed in New York said Greenfield. This traffic is greatly caused by the impacted population that the city has to accommodate, the lack of public transportation and the slow-growth of roads…

6. Smart Transportation System It aims to improve travel safety and travel efficiency while bringing up a sustainable transportation system. The information collected from the system can support transportation mangers in making decision, facilitate rational utilization of resources, and provide inspiration for the future development. This smart transportation system helps travelers to reduce travel times, delay, and the stress of travel so that benefit the whole transportation sector to reduce…

Denise grabs her water bottle and sits down, leaning her back against the mirrored wall. As she takes a sip of water, Kate sits down next to her and says, “hey” in a friendly tone. “Oh hi,” Denise replies. Kate ignores the distaste in Denise’s voice and says, “good job with the dance today. You choreographed it really well.” Denise murmurs “thank you,” and stands up, taking her water bottle to the other side of the room. Of course Kate just has to be the nice one. Yes Denise worked hard…

According to the Scientific American (PyperClimateWire 2014), “a smart parking system that uses sensors to detect when parking spaces are open and sends the information to the drivers in real time reduce the time spent looking for parking spots by 21%, leading to associated emissions and fuel savings. Los Angeles County, Calif., introduced a traffic signal synchronization program to improve the throughput of vehicles that result in saving 31.3 million hours of travel time, 38 million gallons of…

Have you ever watched the cartoons Doc McStuffins and Paw Patrol? Doc McStuffins and Paw Patrol are two recent cartoon shows. They both were published around the same time. Girls mostly watch Doc McStuffins because lots of them want to become doctor or nurse one day. Boys watch Paw Patrol because many of them probably want to become a firefighter or a police someday. Doc McStuffins and Ryder have many things in common. They are both great helpers and they both have animals in their cartoon show.…

How many people have jumped on a bandwagon with loose wheels? Today, the Confederate battle flag finds itself in the center of much controversy in several states. Most people have jumped on a bandwagon saying, “the Confederate flag is a symbol of racism;” however, it should be viewed as a positive symbol of American history. Therefore, I’m here to ask all of you to look at the Confederate battle flag as a battle flag and a symbol of American history by learning about its history, the…

Nicole Ray Mrs. Collins Travel Destinations/hospitality May 7th,1015 Cedar Point amusement park Cedar Point amusement park is located in Sandusky, Ohio. This amusement park is known as one of the top roller coaster parks in the world. Cedar Park is also the second oldest amusement park in North America. This classic amusement park is located on Lake Erie Shore With Cedar Point’s history going back all the way to 1870. This park has a lot of history to it. In 1870 Cedar Point Peninsula was…

Thrill Behind Thrill Rides 2 What is a Thrill Ride? 2 Giant Drop 2 Physics behind Rides 2 Acceleration 3 Gravitational motion 3 Momentum 3 The giant Drop 3 Aim of Giant Drop 3 Data 4 Data Analysis 4 The modification 5 What is the modification? 5 Safety Restrictions 5 Physics behind modification 5 Weightlessness 5 Labelled Diagram 5 Comparison to current rides 6 Conclusion 6 ANALYSING THE THRILL IN A THRILL RIDE The Giant Drop Thrill Behind Thrill Rides Since the 1550 amusement parks have…