Numerous years ago, two men would leave their village for one reason and one reason only. That reason was to meet in the dense forest west of their villages and race from the west end of it, to the east end of it. Now these men weren’t slow like other people are today. These men would run as fast as the wind in a hurricane. Even after their demise, the men will still race each other in spirit in every forest around the world today. Come relive their races today and ride the Rival Runners.
In fact, The Rival Runners coasters are boomerang style dueling coasters.Both of these coasters are made of steel tubes manufactured in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Our coasters are named after the persona of the two rivals. “The Green Spider” and “The Brown
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At first, you expect to be pulled forward by a chain lift. However, the train starts to be pulled backwards up the lift that flanks the loading station and releases you from it’s magnetic grip once you reach the summit. As you plummet down the 150 foot drop, you fly through the station at a speed of 50 miles per hour. “The Green Spider” immediately banks left and through the first loop of “The Brown Serpent” and begins to corkscrew. As the corkscrew finishes, you fly into the first loop on your ride. While going through the loop, you see “The Brown Serpent” pass below you. Immediately after the loop, you begin another corkscrew and bank left. There is a moment for you to recover before you are thrown into another loop and a corkscrew. You slow down and attach to another lift that pulls you back up to the 150 foot drop. This time when the bracket release you, you will be going through the whole ride. This time, it will be backward.
In addition, there is a total of four, thirty foot tall loops on both coasters. This means that there are two loops that destroy inertia on each coaster. There is also a total of six corkscrews on the two coasters, or three corkscrews on each coaster. In consideration of the basis that the coaster is a boomerang style ride, you not only get to experience these concepts one going forward, but you also get to experience them
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As a result of the length of the ride, we have two different working trains stationed at the ride at a time. The height restriction for this ride is a minimum of 48 inches (121.92 centimeters) and a maximum height of 80 inches (203.2 centimeters).
Ultimately, considering the fact that such a copious amount of people can ride at once, you can take the whole family to ride with you! After your experience, pick up a picture of your ride in the picture booth for only $10.00-$20.00. There is the option of a 10 by 12 picture that is framed. A 2 by 3 snapshot for a keychain, or a 24 by 36 poster for your wall. Come here today to ride the Rival
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There were faster, taller, and safer, roller coasters then ever before before. The industry was so successful that from 1974 to 1980 more roller coasters were being built each year than all the previous years combined since 1920. After Allen retired there was room for a rising star to shine. This star was Ron Toomer. He got a degree in mechanical engineering. He then designed the heat shield on Apollo 11 the first spaceship to land on the moon .All over she was done with NASA and got a job Arrow Dynamic Inc. His first big roller coaster was The Runaway Mine Train in Six Flags Over Texas, today this roller coaster is a national landmark. About 9 years after Runaway Mine Train, Toomor design Corkscrew the first modern coaster to go upside down. About nine years after that you built the Big Bad Wolf second suspended coaster in the world. He also built Magnum XL-200 First roller coaster ever two break 200 feet tall, This is now known as a hyper coaster. Ron Toomor was the king of roller coasters. He was such an influence in roller coasters that he is made the list of Britannica's top 100 influential inventors, Along with Henry Ford, Benjamin Franklin, and Steve Jobs. All this you must be thinking wow this guy must love riding roller coasters, however this is not the case, “I’ve had a bad motion sickness problem since I was a little kid,” he said. “But I’ve ridden enough of them to know what happens and how it feels.” Now roller coasters is a big competition to build the tallest, fastest, longest. Here are the current records: The fastest roller coaster is Formula Rossa at 149.1 Miles per hour. Kingda Ka has two records for the Tallest at 456 ft and the biggest drop at 418 ft. Steel dragon 2000 is the longest with 8133.2
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Griffen: This 205 foot high, 90 degrees curve, 75 MPH free fall of a ride is sure to get your heart racing and your adrenaline ramped.
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Also, as the train goes down the hills and loops, it experiences a free fall effect.
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