Cedar Point

The origin of the roller coaster comes from Russia, in a particular area of what would later become St. Petersburg , where they sent sledders down 70-foot high slopes that were wood-framed ice slides. They have been doing this as early as the 16th century. The roller coasters were built out of wood with ice more than two but not a lot of inches thick covering the surface. There were stairs attached to the back of the slide that the riders climbed and then they sped down the fifty degree drop…

How many people die on a roller coaster each year? 50? 100? 200? Shockingly, only fifty-two deaths occurred between 1990 and 2004 (Inquisitr). Amusement parks are actually safer than we think. The chance of an injury or death at an amusement park is extremely low. In fact, according to the International Association of Amusement Park Attractions, only one in every 250 million riders experience a death caused by a ride at an amusement park. The International Association of Amusement Park…

The tallest point of the roller coaster is the lift hill. This is the element of the ride that builds up the suspense thrill seekers crave. The majority of roller coasters begin with a slow climb up the lift hill. As the coaster climbs it is building up what science…

hits her. Cedar Point was Jackie and Steven’s first date, and they stayed in the Cedar Point hotel in room 226. When Joe finally picks up the phone, Jackie lectures to him about the note, and demands they start their trip to Cedar Point immediately. The following morning, Joe and Jackie pack their bags and head out the door to start the journey. While Jackie continues to have an overwhelming amount of excitement, Joe is keeping more to himself, realizing that once they arrive at Cedar Point,…

The Terrorizing Ride of My First Roller Coaster To start off, I was standing in line, this feeling of terror rushing through my body, waiting to get to the top of the stairs for Thunder Mountain at Disney. This was my first roller coaster ever. I was freaking out. The line was so long and I didn’t know what to do. Then I realized, maybe the feeling of terror wasn’t a bad thing because I don’t think it would be normal to not be scared on my first roller coaster. To begin, we…

Consider Hamlet’s ascent into madness a roller coaster climbing up its first hill, gaining energy that is just waiting to unleash itself. Once the last car reaches its peak, the entire coaster speeds through the tracks with a whirlwind of kinetic energy and will not stop until outside forces cause it to do so. Confident within his mind, thrill-seeking Hamlet enjoys his ride with manifestation while still experiencing immense strife. Psychosis appears in Hamlet due to brief psychotic disorder,…

The Ride of Our Lives Greeting: Welcome Mr. Cittadino, Dr. Simon, Dr. Londregan, Mrs. Ziemba, Board of Education members, faculty, family, friends, and fellow classmates: Life is a rollercoaster and it is far from a flat one. We all know that like any ordinary ride, most rollercoasters have the potential to travel up, down, and upside-down. Even with all of these intricate maneuvers, if the ride is constructed properly, all of the thrill-seekers aboard should always wind up sitting upright with…

My First Time on a Roller Coaster My eyes were as wide as an owl’s as zoomed down the huge drop. I was glad that the ride was finally over as I stepped off the ride I felt a sense of pride come over me. This year at Animal Kingdom in Disney World I went on my first roller coaster called Expedition Everest. The ride featured a backward drop and a regular drop reaching speeds of 55 mph. I will be sharing my experience of my first roller coaster within this story. When my family and I went to…

Sometimes in life, one has to take chances. I was not sure of that until I strapped myself down in the scariest rollercoaster at Six Flags Fiesta amusement park. My heart was running a marathon as the ride climbed to the peak. My sweaty palms were glued on the back of a passenger’s headrest. My life was depending on it. My friend, Odina, was laughing beside me the whole time; she did not know how worried and anxious I was about this devastating rollercoaster. It is called the Iron Rattler, and…

Six Flags You drive to six flags you see big roller coasters and you see lots of families having fun and people eating food from the concession stands and people waiting to get on their favorite rides there's people waiting to get there pizza and ice cream and you and people waiting to go on the superman and the goliath and the X flight their favorite rides in the whole park and you want to be first in line so you run to the the rollercoaster bumping into people and and trash cans so you can…