The Thrills and Chills of Roller Coasters

Presented by: Hunter TuccioProject 166/8/11

Roller Coasters are very thrilling. When you go on one it gets your body moving and makes your stomach go crazy. Roller Coasters are very common. From ages 13 all the way to the 70s. People love them because they make them feel very brave. You will either hate or love Roller Coasters.

The History of the Roller Coaster

Roller Coasters were first built in the 1920s. The first one was built in Chicago. The idea spread from there. The first Coasters were built all out of wood and it was built to amuse people which later developed the name of amusement parks. The first one built in the Unites States was in Chicago in 1920. John Millen introduced the first friction Roller Coaster.

Did You Know?Below are ten fun and interesting facts about roller coasters:

o Fastest Roller Coaster goes 149 miles per houro Highest Height: 494 feeto Longest One: 8,133 feeto Oldest Roller Coaster : Built in 1904o Longest time spent on Roller coaster: 401 hourso 1959: First steel Roller Coastero 10 new inventions of Roller Coasterso Kingda ka- Fastest Roller Coastero Roller Coasters are based on physicso Roller coasters can be removed piece by piece

Fastest Roller Coasters in the WORLDRank Speed Roller

CoasterAmusement Park

Location Year opened

10 82 mph Phantoms Revenge

Kennywood Pennsylvania 1906

9 85 mph Goliath Six Flags California 1971

8 85 mph Titan Six Flags Texas 1978

7 93 mph Mellenium Ceder Point Ohio 1983

6 95 mph Steel Dragon Spa Land Japan 1978

5 100 mph Superman Six Flags California 1971

4 100 mph Tower of Terror Dreamworld Australia 1980

3 106 mph Dodonpa Fuji Japan 1975

2 120 mph Top Thrill Ceder Point Ohio 1983

1 128 mph Kingda Ka Six Flags New Jersey 1977

Rank Speed Roller Coaster Amusement Park

Location Year Opened

1 126 Kingda Ka Six Flags New Jersey 1977

2 70 El Toro Six Flags New Jersey 1977

3 77 Raptor Ceder Point Ohio 1983

4 57 Bizzaro Six Flags New England 1977

5 55 Lightning Racer Hershey Pennsylvania 1967

6 70 Maverick Ceder Point Ohio 1983

7 70 The Voyage Safari Indiana 1977

8 69 Force Ceder Point Ohio 1983

9 68 Beast Kings island Ohio 1980

10 68 Diamond Kinds Island Ohio 1980

Fastest Roller Coasters in the UNITES STATES

Roller Coasters in Action

Believe It or not?Believe it or not I have never been on a roller coaster. From what I have seen Roller Coasters are fast but the rides go by very fast!!