The 50 Most Terrifying Roller Coasters Ever Built - Couverture souple

Weisenberger, Nick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1500699969 ISBN 13 : 9781500699963

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Mega roller coasters of today reach heights of over 400 feet and speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. While some thrill rides be content to simply tower over the landscape, the world's scariest roller coasters know how to tap into our deepest fears and emotions in the most creative of ways. Whether it's hurtling backwards through the darkness, navigating dizzying inversions, or braving unexpected surprises, the most terrifying coasters are a perfect storm of heart-pounding elements. One element alone may not make a ride terrifying but the sum of all of its parts does.

What make a roller coaster terrifying? It could be height, speed, inversions, backwards segments, unique track elements, darkness, unexpected surprises, and more all contribute to making your head spin and your knees tremble.

In The 50 Most Terrifying Roller Coasters Ever Built you’ll explore a roller coaster...
…with an underwear dispenser
...that mimics a squirrel running on the underside of a tree limb
…tried to leap a gap in the tracks
…required an on duty nurse in the station
…airtime so extreme you'll swear it's trying to kill you

Where are the most terrifying roller coasters found? Who designs them? Which park builds the craziest rides? Find out by reading The 50 Most Terrifying Roller Coasters Ever Built.

**New 3rd Edition Updates**

• Now with more than 50 Terrifying Roller Coasters
• Updated stats and information
• 10 more scary roller coasters added
• More pictures
• More pages
• Peak into the future of roller coaster including new for 2024 coasters

There are three versions of The 50 Most Terrifying Roller Coasters Ever Built.

• Kindle: color pictures, automatic updates when a new edition is released
• Paperback: black and white images to keep costs down
• Hardcover: full color pictures

Nick Weisenberger is the author of Coasters 101: An Engineer's Guide to Roller Coaster Design, Steam Trains and Monorails: The Best of America's Theme Parks, and Record-Breaking Roller Coasters. Catch him on the Coaster101 Podcast.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Mega roller coasters of today reach heights of over 400 feet and speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. Roller coasters towering taller than a certain height are terrifying for many individuals but it would be boring to simply make a list of the world’s tallest coasters. As a result, most of the bone-chilling machines in this list do not use sheer height to terrify, but instead prey on our fears and emotions in other, more creative ways. One element alone may not make a ride terrifying but the sum of all of its parts does. What factors make a roller coaster terrifying? Height, speed, inversions, backwards segments, unique track elements, darkness, and unexpected surprises all contribute to making your head spin and your knees tremble. Where are the most terrifying roller coasters found? Who designs them? Which park builds the craziest rides? Find out by reading The 50 Most Terrifying Roller Coasters Ever Built! The second coaster book from Nick Weisenberger, author of Coasters 101: An Engineer’s Guide to Roller Coaster Design which is the most in-depth look at how a roller coasters are designed, from concept through construction.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1500699969
• ISBN 13: 9781500699963
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 113
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible