1. Presented By: Matthew Mazzola Project 16 – The Thrills and Chills of Roller Coasters 18 January 2012

4. Below are ten fun and interesting facts about roller coasters:  The fastest roller coaster is King Da Ka at 123 MPH.  The longest roller coaster is over 8,300 feet long of track.  The steepest roller coaster is at 97 degrees  Home of the scariest roller coasters is the United States, in Busch Gardens or 6 Flags.  The first two roller coasters were built in the 1800’s in France.  The oldest operating roller coaster was made in 1902.  The first roller coaster was actually a coal transporting train.  Cedar Park has an enjoyable 17 roller coasters in it.  Six Flags is not far behind that however with a thrilling 15 roller coasters.  The largest drop on a roller coaster is 418 feet which is King Da Ka.

5. RankSpeedRoller Coaster Amusement Park LocationYear Opened 1082 MPHPhantoms Revenge KennywoodPennsylvania2007 985GoliathSix FlagsCalifornia2010 885TitanSix FlagsTexas2009 793Millennium Force Cedar PointOhio2000 695Steel Dragon 2000 NagashimaJapan2000 5100SupermanSix FlagsCalifornia1997 4100Tower Of Terror DreamworldAustralia2006 3106DoponpaFuji-QJapan2001 2120Top Thrill Dragster Cedar PointOhio2008 1128King Da KaSix FlagsNew Jersey2005

6. Fastest Roller Coasters in the UNITED STATES RankSpeedRoller Coaster Amusement Park LocationYear Opened 1128 MPHKing Da KaSix FlagsNew Jersey2005 2107 MPHTop Thrill Dragster Cedar ParkOhio2003 3100 MPHSupermanSix FlagsCalifornia1997 493 MPH Millennium Force Cedar PointOhioN/A 590 MPH Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion VirginiaN/A 685 MPHGoliathSix FlagsCaliforniaN/A 785 MPHPhantoms Revenge Kennywood Pennsylvania 1991 885 MPHTitanSix FlagsTexasN/A 982 MPHEl ToroSix FlagsNew JerseyN/A 1080 MPHSon Of BeastKings IslandOhio2000

7. Roller Coasters In Action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q34X dxBVTlA&NR=1&feature=endscreen&safe ty_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&s afe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN 8nv4tVFuA&safety_mode=true&persist _safety_mode=1&safe=active