Cedar Point

half of the ride is a loop going down the mountain which gives you the thrill of a lifetime! After that you zoom right up into another loop and bolt around to go over two tiny hills to conclude your ride, plus you then get your picture taken at that point in the middle of each hill. The coaster then spits you back into the station where you can admire some real animals from the jungle! Some highlights about our coaster in particular, is that we put your safety first! Our lap belts are quite…

Stunt Scooter Riding is quickly becoming the new rage among young people at skate parks all across the world. This is probably because it is so much fun, relatively easy to learn, and the list of stunts and tricks seems endless. This fantastic emerging sport is definitely one to watch. In this article, we'll I will talk about the sport and the type of scooter you'll need. An Emerging Sport Some of you may remember the rising skateboard movement of the 70's, right? Well, probably most of you…

I hated roller coasters. They always terrified me. It makes me sick to my stomach thinking about the loops, twists and drops. One day my friend invited me to go to a Six Flags theme park. This particular friend loves roller coasters. I didn’t know why, but he could ride any roller coaster without a care in the world. As he grabbed my arm pulling me to the next ride I could feel my heartbeat increasing. My palms started getting sweating as my hands trembled. Then I saw it, the roller coaster that…

The day I went to Disney World I was six years old. Disney World is a place of fun for children and even many adults. Florida’s weather is gorgeous, thus creating the perfect environment to have the maximum amount of fun. The sun is beaming down on you while the slightest breeze swings by to cool you down. In your ears all you can hear is the excitement of little children running into the never ending roller coaster lines.The elation is everywhere in the air almost as if it were a contagious…

The roller coaster traces its origins to Russia, where wood-framed ice slides sent sledders down 70-foot high slopes as early as the 16th century. These Russian Mountains also became popular summertime attractions when wheeled carts rolled riders down large, undulating wooden ramps. What is considered the first successful commercial roller coaster made its debut in 1884 at New York's famous Coney Island. LaMarcus A. Thompson constructed the first roller coaster, the primitive Gravity Switchback…

The purpose of this essay is to explain how the Law of Conservation of Energy is illustrated by the roller coaster in Atlanta, Georgia the Six Flags Amusement Park, the Goliath. The Goliath is a hyper coaster which includes the building materials, steel, wood, and fiberglass. It opened on April 1st, 2006. The Goliath’s top speed is 70 MPH, the height of the first is 200 feet with a drop of 170 feet following it. The duration of the ride is 3 minutes 30 seconds. The coaster can harbor 26 riders…

I had always feared roller coasters as a young kid. I was scared of the astounding heights that some of them reach and their rapid acceleration. I was intimidated from the horrifying screams of terror from other kids on roller coasters, their high-pitched squeals of absolute terror and adrenaline rushing through their small bodies. For me that was very scary and made me not want to get near one of those monstrous horrifying contraptions. This all changed one day when my parents forced me to go…

It happened all of a sudden. I had blacked out and when I woke up I saw an unfamiliar face in front of me, along with my best friend, Quentin. Having introduced ourselves, we decided to get our day started. The first thing we did was go to a huge house. Then, we went to the movie theater. Finally, we visited an amusement park. It started when I tripped over my feet and hit my head, which caused me to black out. When I woke up I saw an unfamiliar face in front of me and my best friend, Quentin…

Journal 5: Adulthood and Old Age Personal: Adulthood and old age, from this session I reflected deeply about my life how I got where I am today. I can describe my experience as being a roller coaster, sometimes I go up and then all of a sudden I am down fallen everyone goes through good/hard moments in his or her life. When hard moments come, everyone will want to wish to go back to the good old times this why I describe life as being a roller coaster. The lifeline exercise we did in class, I…

Elora Jacobsen Do You Dare to Ride? It has always intrigued me how much trust we have in rollercoasters. Some people won't drive in the car with a certain person because their driving scares them, but they will get on a roller-coaster without any second thought. You sit in the seat, get all strapped in, and let fate decide the rest. The feeling of the wind blowing through your hair, the sheer force pushing you into the back of the seat, and not once you think about how many accidents have…