Most of us need thrills. They relieve boredom. Everyday life, give you the opportunity to look at the world in a new way or at least cheer up . Taking a ride on the most desperate roller coaster, you can experience an unusual mixture of emotions: fear, tension, delight and glee. The main thing is to choose the right track. The ten attractions presented below fall into this category.

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Insanity, Stratosphere Casino building, Hotel & Tower, Las Vegas, USA

The Insanity attraction, which literally translates as “madness,” is located not in any theme park, but on the top platform of the Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower building in Las Vegas. The open cabins are suspended at a height of about 270 m above the ground and rotate at a speed of 64 km/h. A great way to see the Las Vegas skyline and be scared out of your mind.

Tower Of Terror II, Dreamworld Gold Coast, Australia

“Tower of Terror II”, as the Tower Of Terror II attraction in the Dreamworld Gold Coast park is called in Russian, brings horror to even the most daring. First, the train with trailers rises to the height of a 38-story building, and then goes into free fall at a speed of 160 km/h for 6.5 seconds. The name of the attraction hints at the fact that there was the first Tower Of Terror. It was first launched in 1997, and in 2010 it was modernized and launched again as Tower Of Terror II.

Steel Dragon 2000, Nagashima Spa Land, Japan

In Japan's Mie Prefecture, Nagashima Spa Land is home to the huge Steel Dragon 2000 roller coaster, considered the longest roller coaster in the world. The length of the track is 2,480 m. One ride on such slides lasts not a few seconds, as usual, but about 4 minutes. At the most extreme section there is a sharp descent from almost a hundred meters.

Kingda Ka, Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey, USA

The tallest roller coaster in the world is located, oddly enough, in America. Six Flags Great Adventure is home to the Kingda Ka ride, which reaches its highest point at 139 m. During the ride, passengers can experience what it's like to descend from such a height at a speed of 206 km/h. And in just 3.5 seconds. As they say: life flashed before your eyes? Yes, it will flash on such a slide.

Eejanaika, Fuji-Q Highland Park, Japan

The Eejanaika roller coaster is not the tallest at Fuji-Q Highland. The highest point is at an altitude of 76 m. The maximum speed of the train with cabins is 126 km/h. However, it has one distinctive feature: Eejanaika is a 4-D attraction. In 2006, only two similar tracks were built, in the USA and Japan. The cabins are suspended in the air and can rotate 360 ​​degrees. The rotation of the booths is controlled by the operator. As a result, the passenger makes up to 14 full revolutions per trip: three on the track itself, the rest from the rotation of the cabin. One can only imagine what you'll be screaming while spinning 360 degrees while driving at speeds in excess of 120 km/h. By the way, although the name of the attraction is written together, it is not one word, but the phrase Eejanaika. It is used in Japanese folk songs, one translation is “What the hell?”

Superman: Escape from Krypton, Six Flags Magic Mountain, California, USA

Six Flags Magic Mountain has built the world's first 4D track. Later, the same structure was erected in Japan - the same Eejanaika slides mentioned above. However, this is not the most impressive attraction at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Here is a free-fall track called Superman: Escape from Krypton, or translated as “Superman: Escape from Krypton.” First, the train with carriages rises to the 126.5 m high tower, and then there is a sharp descent, during which passengers experience weightlessness for 6.5 seconds.

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Superman - Ride of Steel, Six Flags, Massachusetts, USA

Another roller coaster named after Superman and designed for those who want to feel like him. In total, there are three versions of the Superman Ride of Steel used in America. The title can be translated as "Superman's Steel Ride". Six Flags in Massachusetts is home to the most extreme version of this roller coaster. During the ride, you can experience zero gravity for 10 seconds, and also test your strength on three steep descents.

Expedition GeForce, Holiday Park, Germany

The German amusement park Holiday Park has one of the largest roller coasters in Europe. The maximum speed of the train with trailers reaches 120 km/h. The track is almost 1.2 km long, so the ride lasts longer than other attractions. Distinctive feature Expedition GeForce features seven periods of weightlessness in one ride, as well as landscapes: the roller coaster passes over a lake, which adds extreme excitement to the ride.

Formula Rossa, Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi

What could be the main thing in a park dedicated to Ferrari? Of course, speed. Ferrari World amusement park in Abu Dhabi offers its visitors a ride on the fastest roller coaster in the world. In five seconds, the train of red carriages in the shape of a Ferrari car accelerates to 240 km/h, which makes the attraction the fastest in the world. On extreme turns, even the most persistent take their breath away. Colossus, Thorpe Park, UK.

Colossus, Thorpe Park, UK

The Colossus attraction was built in the British Thorpe Park in 2002. He became the first in the world to have 10 inversions on the track. The most desperate of them can be called a rather long corkscrew: in this section the track twists into a spiral. In 2006, a copy of this roller coaster was built in China. However, the real extreme of the spiral ride can, of course, be experienced at the original attraction in the UK.

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Did you know that the tallest water slide is comparable to the height of a 15-story building? Have you ridden one?

No. 10. X-Treme FASER - Erding, Germany

One of the fastest coasters in the world - X-Treme FASER - is located at the GALAXY center in Erding (39 km from the center of Munich). The X-Treme FASER is 67 meters long, 19 meters high, and accelerates to speeds of over 72 km/h.

After riding the X-Treme FASER, several women suffered injuries related to the female anatomy, after which the center's management banned women from riding this slide. Now only males can have a blast on the X-Treme FASER.

No. 9. The Scorpion's Tale - Wisconsin Dells, USA

In Noah's Ark water park you will find the Scorpion's Tail slide. The length of the slide is 122 meters.
This slide is suitable for true adrenaline junkies. From the platform you suddenly fly into the abyss and accelerate to 54 km/h. A few seconds of madness and great speed - and you are there!

No. 8. Jumeirah Sceirah - Dubai, UAE

Jumeirah Sceirah is the pride of the Wild Wadi Water Park. This water slide has recently been renovated and is now even faster and more extreme.

After the vacationer climbs to a height of 33 meters, he will have to rapidly descend along a plastic chute at great speed. After the initial acceleration, it seems to the tourist that everything will go smoothly, but somewhere in the middle of the journey he suddenly falls down, almost in free fall. This section of the slide is the most attractive for fans thrills. The length of the slide is 120 m, the maximum acceleration speed is 80 km/h.

No. 7. Summit plummet - Orlando, USA

The Summit plummet slide at the Disney Blizzard Beach water park resembles a ski jump: a cable car, artificial snow. An almost sheer drop awaits you, followed by a hundred-meter ride along a narrow chute at a speed of almost 100 km/h.

The height of the slide is about 37 meters, the angle of inclination of the first section of the slide is close to 90 degrees.

No. 6. Aqualoop - Slovenia

The Terme 3000 water park boasts an Aqualoop slide with a 360-degree loop. Accelerates a person to 60 km per hour. The length of the slide is almost 90 meters.

The attraction is located in the thermal springs area of ​​Slovenia, and you can enjoy amazing views during the ride.

No. 5. Kilimanjaro - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Kilimanjaro in Rio de Janeiro was declared the tallest coaster in the world in 2005 and held this position until 2014. Almost 50 meters high, the angle of inclination is 60 degrees, on Kilimanjaro you will fly at a speed of 90 km/h. 5 seconds of fear and you're down.

No. 4. Captain Spacemaker - Lido di Jesolo, Italy

The height of the Captain Spacemaker slide is 42 meters. It is located in the Aqualandia water park in Italy. When descending in 3 or 4 inflatable rubber boats, a speed of 100 km/h is achieved thanks to a slope of 60 degrees.

No. 3. Insano - Fortaleza, Brazil

The Insano water slide is located in the Fortaleza Beach Park water park. Insano was the tallest slide in the world until 2005. The height of the slide is 41 meters, comparable to the height of a 14-story building.
Climbing the hill, you will see the beautiful port city of Fortaleza and the incredibly beautiful coast of the Atlantic Ocean in full view. The descent from the hill is almost vertical; in 5-6 seconds of flight a person accelerates to 100 km/h.

No. 2. Verruckt - Kansas City, USA

Today, the tallest and longest water slide in the world is Verruckt.
Verruckt opened at the Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City. You can go down the Verruckt only on a special inflatable boat designed for three passengers. And for the safety of people who find themselves on this attraction, the water slide along its entire length is closed at the top with a net so that highly accelerated adrenaline junkies do not fly out of it.

To get to the launch pad of this water slide, visitors to Verruckt must climb a staircase of 264 steps. The height of the structure is 51 meters, and the length of its pipe is about 100 m.

In this case, a boat with passengers can accelerate in a water-filled pipe to a speed of 105 kilometers per hour. And this really tickles the nerves of people who find themselves on this attraction.

No. 1. Sky caliber - New Jersey, USA

Action Park made attempt number two and opened Sky caliber - a water slide with a loop. This time, unlike 1985, when the Cannonball loop was opened, the slide is as safe as possible. Special protective equipment is provided for visitors.

The slide has a height of 27 meters, the free fall section is 12 meters. The height of the loop is 9 meters, the speed on the slide is 80 km/h.

P.S.
The largest water parks in Russia
Gelendzhik: “Golden Bay” – 15.4 hectares;
Novosibirsk: “Aquamir byKvarsis” - 40,000 sq.m;
Anapa: “Tiki-Tak” - 35,000 sq.m;
St. Petersburg: “Piterland” –25,000 sq.m;
Rostov-on-Don: “H2O” - 20,000 sq.m.

Summary of previous episodes:

May 8, 1976 There has been a real revolution in the world of roller coasters. The world's first steel loop coaster opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. Nowadays, a loop is far from the worst thing that the creators of attractions are ready to offer to adrenaline junkies who line up in long lines around the world to tickle their nerves. I invite you to virtually ride the ten scariest roller coasters in the world!

Attention: faint of heart, those afraid of heights and people with weak vestibular apparatus should not look any further :)

1. Silver Star, Europa Park, Rust (Baden), Germany

"Silver Star" - the highest roller coaster in Europe, has been tickling German nerves of steel since 2002. Using a system of chain lifts, they will first slowly lift you to a height of 73 meters, and then drop and circle at speeds of up to 130 km/h.

2. Tower of Terror II, Dreamworld, Queensland, Australia

The first Tower of Terror, opened in 1997, managed to scare more than 8 million Australians, and in 2010 it was launched again and became even scarier. Riders exit the tunnel and reach the top of the vertical tower in 7 seconds at a maximum speed of 161 km/h. At the top of a 35-meter tower, they hover for a moment, after which they fall down in horror.

3. Steel Dragon 2000, Nagashima Spa Land, Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan

The Steel Dragon is no longer the fastest or tallest coaster, but it is still the longest. It is also the most expensive ever made due to the amount of steel used in its construction to make the coaster earthquake resistant. But, even if we don’t take earthquakes into account, this monster definitely deserves its place in our top ten.

4. Kingda Ka, Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey, USA

Kingda Ka is a long-timer in the world of roller coasters, but to this day remains the tallest coaster in the world with a dizzying record of 139 meters. However, the attraction has had many problems throughout its history. In 2005, the slide suffered a variety of mechanical damage, affecting the starting motor and rope system. Fortunately, all problems were completely fixed, but in 2009, Kingda Ka was struck by lightning, causing further damage. Now this is really scary...

5. Intimidator 305, Kings Dominion, Virginia, USA

A relative newcomer to the roller coaster world, Intimidator 305 (the name alone makes it scary...) won the 2010 Golden Ticket Award for best new roller coaster.

6. Dodonpa, Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

How can slides surprise thrill-seekers if they are no longer the fastest, highest or longest? Doponda knows the answer - the biggest acceleration! Having confused the riders with a not-so-fast start, Doponda suddenly accelerates to 172 km/h in... attention... 1.8 seconds! And then it throws you up and down in an almost vertical loop.

7. Superman: Escape from Krypton, Six Flags Magic Mountain, California, USA

Until 2011, Superman: Escape from Krypton was known as simply Superman: Escape. But with a new coat of paint and the addition of backwards-moving carts, a new superhero of the amusement ride world was born. Speeding up to 160 km/h and rising to a height of 126.5 meters, the updated Superman knows exactly how to get your adrenaline pumping.

8. Thunder Dolphin, Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo, Japan

The Thunder Dolphin is quite modest in terms of speed, altitude and acceleration compared to other participants in the list, but it has its own unique “trick” that is why it ended up on it. The Dolphin's path passes through a concrete ring and also goes around a real building at a nerve-wracking distance.

9. Formula Rossa, Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Formula Rossa - on this moment The fastest roller coaster in the world. Accelerates to 240 km/h in less than 5 seconds. The speed is so high that those sitting in the front row have to wear special safety glasses to avoid damaging their eyes.

Another ride from the same park, but it's worth it. These slides are “with a twist”, and in the most literal sense of the word. Eejanaika is a so-called 4D coaster, which actually means that in addition to the usual ups, downs and loops, you also get... 360 degree rotating seats! Could the attractions get any scarier?

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The first roller coaster ride was launched in the United States in the late 19th century. John Taylor designed and developed the structure in Coney Island and called it the Incline Railway. Almost all innovations related to roller coasters were invented and patented by another American, LaMarcus Thompson. It is for this reason that Americans consider their roller coasters to be the fastest, scariest, most interesting and unusual. Is this really so, will help to find out the coolest roller coaster in the world.

The best attractions in the world

The scariest attraction, according to many connoisseurs of this type of entertainment, is located in the American state of New Jersey in the Six Flags Great Adventure park. The height of the highest slide is 139 meters, and the maximum speed of the carriages reaches almost 300 km/h. You won’t be able to go faster than on this slide on any similar attraction in the world. The storm of feelings experienced by those who have been on these slides is quite difficult to describe.

The Top Thrill Dragster in Ohio is just as thrilling with its incredible height and number of climbs and turns. The most high point The attraction reaches 128 meters, and the angle at which the trolleys go down is 90 degrees in some places. Therefore, the screams of the skaters can be heard far beyond the park territory.

On the Australian continent, visitors to the park are terrified and delighted by the slide, which the locals call the “Tower of Terror.” In the original it is called Tower of Terror. The track is located in the form of a G. The carriages accelerate at enormous speed to a height of 115 meters and suddenly slow down at the very top. Passengers at this moment have a feeling of absence of gravity. The emotions, of course, are indescribable. Perhaps everyone should experience the state of free flight at least once in their life, even with the help of an attraction.

The trolleys on the Dodonpa coaster, which is located in an amusement park in Japan, reach a speed of 172 km/h in a couple of seconds. For this purpose, the slide is equipped with a pneumatic system. There are also right angle slides and sharp turns with unexpected descents. The ride itself takes less than a minute, but for those riding it, this time may seem like an eternity.

The longest slide is also located on the Japanese Islands in the Nagashima Spa Land amusement park. Its length is 2480 m. Travel time takes as much as 4 minutes. And although it is not the fastest, the impressions gained from riding cannot be compared with anything.

On May 8, 1976, a real revolution took place in the world of roller coasters. The world's first steel loop coaster opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. Nowadays, a loop is far from the worst thing that the creators of attractions are ready to offer to adrenaline junkies who line up in long lines around the world to tickle their nerves. I invite you to virtually ride the ten scariest roller coasters in the world! But first, let’s find out how it all began.

In fact, the Yankees, as always, brilliantly implemented someone else's idea. Moreover, the creators of the first roller coaster encroached on the copyright not of some unknown inventor who, due to poverty, did not patent his brainchild, but of one of the most smart heads XVIII century - Russian empress Catherine II. It was by her highest command that a pavilion was built in the royal country residence in Oranienbaum, called the Rolling Hill. It was a tall stone building with a long wooden ramp, along which people rode sleds in winter, and in summer on special wheeled carts, sometimes linked to each other. Such an attraction impressed foreign guests so much that something similar began to appear in the courts of other European countries.

Rollercoaster

The oldest rides, now known as "Roller Coasters", are believed to have evolved from the so-called "Russian Coasters", which were artificially created, high ice hills often found in the vicinity of St. Petersburg. Very popular in the 17th century, ice slides were built between approximately 20 and 24 meters high, had an incline of approximately fifty degrees and were supported by wooden supports.

Some historians claim that the first roller coaster was built by order of the Queen of Russia, Catherine the Great, in St. Petersburg in 1784. Other historians believe that the first roller coasters were built by the French, and the idea for their creation was borrowed from there. "Les Montagnes Russes a Belleville" (Russian Coaster of Belleville), built in Paris in 1812, offered additional protective structures, including guides, which not only worked towards safety, but also contributed to the development of greater speed of descent.

The most amazing thing is that almost all visitors to attractions in all countries of the world call them historically correctly Russian roller coasters, and only we continue to be mistaken, considering the amusement invented by Catherine the Great to be American.

Railroad and gravity

In 1827, a mining company in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, built a railroad track called the "Mauch Chunk" that ran solely on gravity. The downhill road was 14 kilometers long and was used to transport coal to Mauch Chunk (now known as Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania. By 1850, this site railway has already offered those who want to experience the thrill of a ride on a new “attraction” for only fifty cents. Railroad companies used similar sections of routes for entertainment when passenger traffic was low.

Thompson's Coaster (1884)

Using this idea as a basis, LaMarcus Adna Thompson began work on creating the Iron Coaster, a new gravity-powered attraction that opened at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, in 1884. Passengers climbed to the top of the platform where they boarded, after which the car descended from a height of 180 meters to another tower, where the vehicle switched to return in order to take on new passengers. The design of this attraction was soon changed to a solid, oval road. In 1885, Philip Hinkle introduced the first continuous track, which began with a landing on a hill, called the Gravity Pleasure Road. Over time, this road became the most popular attraction in Coney Island. Not to be outdone, in 1886 Lamarcus Adna Thompson patented his design for the attraction, which, in addition to the slides, also included several tunnels and colored decorations, which completely imitated the movement of a real train. This invention was called the Scenic Railways. Soon this attraction could be found in many amusement parks throughout the area. More than one company joined the construction of this type of attraction in the first two decades of the 20th century.

Popularity, decline and revival

In 1912, roller coasters were developed by John Miller. Soon, the roller coaster ride spread to amusement parks around the world. Perhaps the most famous roller coaster in history was the one that opened in Coney Island in 1927.

The Great Depression (Economic Crisis of 1929 - 1933) brought an end to the first golden age of the roller coaster ride in general, and the popularity of theme parks began to decline. This continued until 1972, when the coaster was built on King's Island in Mason, Ohio (Near the city of Cincinnati). John Allen's design instantly sparked a second golden age for the attraction that continues to this day.

Steel roller coaster

In 1959, the Disneyland theme park introduced a revolutionary ride design, Matterhorn Bobsleds. It was the first roller coaster ride to have a track built from tubular steel. Unlike a conventional set of rails on wooden sleepers, steel tubes could bend in any direction, allowing designers to create loops, corkscrews, and a variety of other exciting maneuvers in their designs. Most modern roller coaster rides are made of tubular steel, however, wooden structures are also still exist.

New designs and technologies are pushing the boundaries of what can be experienced in the latest attractions. Electromagnetic “cars” are the first example of such technologies.

But let’s return to the most terrible roller coaster in the world:

1. Silver Star, Europa Park, Rust (Baden), Germany

"Silver Star" - the highest roller coaster in Europe, has been tickling German nerves of steel since 2002. Using a system of chain lifts, they will first slowly lift you to a height of 73 meters, and then drop and circle at speeds of up to 130 km/h.

2. Tower of Terror II, Dreamworld, Queensland, Australia

The first Tower of Terror, opened in 1997, managed to scare more than 8 million Australians, and in 2010 it was launched again and became even scarier. Riders exit the tunnel and reach the top of the vertical tower in 7 seconds at a maximum speed of 161 km/h. At the top of a 35-meter tower, they hover for a moment, after which they fall down in horror.

3. Steel Dragon 2000, Nagashima Spa Land, Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan

The Steel Dragon is no longer the fastest or tallest coaster, but it is still the longest. It is also the most expensive ever made due to the amount of steel used in its construction to make the coaster earthquake resistant. But, even if we don’t take earthquakes into account, this monster definitely deserves its place in our top ten.

4. Kingda Ka, Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey, USA

Kingda Ka is a long-timer in the world of roller coasters, but to this day remains the tallest coaster in the world with a dizzying record of 139 meters. However, the attraction has had many problems throughout its history. In 2005, the slide suffered a variety of mechanical damage, affecting the starting motor and rope system. Fortunately, all problems were completely fixed, but in 2009, Kingda Ka was struck by lightning, causing further damage. Now this is really scary...

5. Intimidator 305, Kings Dominion, Virginia, USA

A relative newcomer to the roller coaster world, Intimidator 305 (the name alone makes it scary...) won the 2010 Golden Ticket Award for best new roller coaster.

6. Dodonpa, Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

How can slides surprise thrill-seekers if they are no longer the fastest, highest or longest? Doponda knows the answer - the biggest acceleration! Having confused the riders with a not-so-fast start, Doponda suddenly accelerates to 172 km/h in... attention... 1.8 seconds! And then it throws you up and down in an almost vertical loop.

7. Superman: Escape from Krypton, Six Flags Magic Mountain, California, USA

Until 2011, Superman: Escape from Krypton was known as simply Superman: Escape. But with a new coat of paint and the addition of backwards-moving carts, a new superhero of the amusement ride world was born. Speeding up to 160 km/h and rising to a height of 126.5 meters, the updated Superman knows exactly how to get your adrenaline pumping.

8. Thunder Dolphin, Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo, Japan

The Thunder Dolphin is quite modest in terms of speed, altitude and acceleration compared to other participants in the list, but it has its own unique “trick” that is why it ended up on it. The Dolphin's path passes through a concrete ring and also goes around a real building at a nerve-wracking distance.

9. Formula Rossa, Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Formula Rossa is currently the fastest roller coaster in the world. Accelerates to 240 km/h in less than 5 seconds. The speed is so high that those sitting in the front row have to wear special safety glasses to avoid damaging their eyes.

Another ride from the same park, but it's worth it. These slides are “with a twist”, and in the most literal sense of the word. Eejanaika is a so-called 4D coaster, which actually means that in addition to the usual ups, downs and loops, you also get... 360 degree rotating seats! Could the attractions get any scarier?

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