The Thrills and Chills of Roller Coaster Presented By: Michael Collins Project 16 1/13/12

Roller coasters are very thrilling. There’s nothing like when you are right before the big drop on the roller coaster. They are very popular among kids my age.

The History of the Roller Coaster The first roller coaster was constructed in St Petersburg, Russia in the 15 th century. The first roller coaster was built by using wood. The first steel roller coaster was built in the United States in Disneyland.

Did You Know Below are ten fun and interesting facts about roller coasters. 1.The Longest roller coaster is the steel dragon which is found in Japan 2.Cedar Park has the most roller coasters at 17 3.The Longest wooden roller coaster is called Beast 4.There are roller coasters that can be taken apart and moved 5.The Roller coaster with the biggest drop is King Da Ka 6.The fastest roller coaster goes 149 miles per hour 7.The roller coaster the Colossus has a record 10 inversions 8.The longest steel coaster is the steel dragon which covers 8133 feet 9.The first steel roller coaster was built in Disney Land

Fastest Roller Coaster in the World RankSpeedRoller CoasterAmusement Park LocationYear Opened 1085 mphGoliathSix Flags Magic Mountain California mphLeviathanCanada’s Wonderland Ontario mphMillennium Force Cedar PointOhio mphIntimidatorKings DominionVirginia mphSteel DragonNagashima Spa Land Japan mphSupermanSix Flags Magic Mountain California mphDodonpaFuji-q HighlandJapan mphTop Thrill Dragster Cedar PointOhio mphKing Da KaSix Flags Great Adventure New Jersey mphFormula RossaFerrari World Abu Dhabi2010

Fastest Roller Coasters in the United States RankSpeedRoller CoasterAmusement Park LocationYear Opened 1.128mphKing da KaSix Flags Great Adventure New Jersey mphTop Thrill Dragster Cedar PointOhio mphSupermanSix Flags Magic Mountain California mphIntimidatorKing’s DominionVirginia mphMillennium Force Cedar PointOhio mphGoliathSix Flags Magic Mountain California mphPhantom’s Revenge KennyWoodPennsylvania mphXceleratorKnotts Berry Farm California mphSon of BeastKing’s IslandOhio mphSteel ForceDorney ParkPennsylvania2000

Roller Coasters in Action

I have been on 20 roller coasters. Some of the major roller coasters that I went on is Bizzaro, Mind Racer, and Batman which are all located in Six Flags New England. I was a littler nervous when I went on my first roller coaster.