The Thrills and Chills of Roller Coasters. Presented by: Jordan Voves Project 16 1/4/11

Roller coaters are thrilling because… You never know what's going to happen next or where u will go. Going up slowly makes it so scary The big dropped gives you shivers.

History of the rollercoaster First rollercoaster was built in the15th century Was built in Russia It was built for entertainment. The first rollercoaster in the united states was in Ohio in In 1912 John Miller introduced the first under friction roller coaster

Did You Know?... Bellow are ten fun and interesting facts about roller coasters: 1.In 15th century Russia they constructed ice slides between seventy and eighty feet tall 2.Hundreds of feet long that people rode on sleds. 3.The first American roller coaster was actually a train for moving coal down a mountain! 4.La Marcus Adna Thompson is credited with conceiving and patenting the first roller coaster in America in The oldest operating roller coaster is Leap the Dips 6.There was a huge decline in roller coasters beginning during the Great Depression 7.The first steel roller coaster was built in Disney World in The tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world is Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure 9. Roller coasters are based almost entirely on physics 10.The earliest known devices resembling roller coasters were ice-covered wooden slides.

Fastest Roller Coasters in the WORLD! RankSpeedRoller CoasterAmusement ParkLocationYear Opened 135 mphRing RacerNurburgring Race Track Nurburg, Germany mphKing da kaSix Flags Great Adventure New Jersey mphThe Thrill DragsterCedar PointSandusky, Ohio mphDodonpaFuji-QHighland, Yamanashi, Japan mphTower of TerrorDreamworldQueensland, Australia mphSuperman: Escape from Krypton Six Flags Magic Mountain California mphSteel Dragon 2000Nagashima Spa Land Nagashima Japan mphIntimidator 305Kings DominionDoswell Virginia mphMillennium ForceCedar PointSandusky, Ohio mphGoliathSix Flags Magic Mountain California2003

RankSpeedRoller CoasterAmusement ParkLocationYear Opened 128 mphKing da kaSix Flags Great Adventure New Jersey mphThe Thrill DragsterCedar PointSandusky, Ohio mphSuperman: Escape from Krypton Six Flags Magic Mountain California mphIntimidator 305Kings DominionDoswell Virginia mphMillennium ForceCedar PointSandusky, Ohio mphGoliathSix Flags Magic Mountain California mphEl ToroSix Flags Great Adventure New Jersey mph The Boss Six Flags St. LouisEureka, Missouri mphMean StreakCedar PointSandusky, Ohio, United States 1991 Fastest Roller Coasters in the US.

Roller Coasters in Action

Roller Coasters I have been on many rollercoaster over 3 dozens I have ridden… King da ka Superman Dueling Dragons Hulk Batman My first roller coaster experience was very scary I was really scared of the loops or as I called them then the loopedy doops. Roller Coasters make me feel: Happy Excited Thrilled Energized