When you go to an amusement park, what is your favourite ride? Is it the Drop of Doom, bumper cars, perhaps the roller coaster? I am not the biggest roller coaster fanatic, but a few times a year the gut-dropping-heart bursting sensation is welcome.
One of Canada’s own, the Behemoth, located in Toronto’s Canada’s Wonderland Park. In the span of 3 minutes and 10 seconds it would have taken you down 8 drops travelling about 125km/h.
The Eejanaika in Japan though it may not be the fastest or highest roller coaster but the fact that is can spin 360 degrees forward or backward is pretty darn impressive.
[youtube POs_p95UkTY]
For all the rollercoaster enthusiasts out there, the highly anticipated Formula Rossa in Abu Dhabi is said to be be able to go from 0-100 mph faster than you can say, ‘Uh-oh I wet my pants’ and with the top speed just reaching 240km/h I think it is safe to say this is not for the faint of heart.
If the Formula Rossa lives up to its expectations, then it could very well be the fastest rollercoaster but in the mean time the worlds fastest and tallest rollercoaster for now is still the Kingda Ka in Six Flags, New Jersey. Though the ride is short, don’t let it fool you. In the 1 minute you are on the Kingda Ka, it will reach 128 mph going 456 feet high, then
plunge vertically into a 270-degree spiral
I think I feel a heart attack coming.
[youtube HN8nv4tVFuA]
Another notable rollercoaster is West Edmonton’s Mindbender.
world’s largest indoor triple loop roller coaster.
What are your opinions of these thrill rides? Do you like/dislike them?
