Created by Disney Imagineers, these were first found at the Tiki-Tiki room at Walt Disney World in 1963. These lifelike characters are now used in numerous Disney attractions, such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Frozen Ever After
What are audio-animatronic figures?
The location at which one can find this magical land
What is the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando?
This basic roller coaster feature causes the track to make a 360-degree vertical turn, completely inverting riders
What is a loop de loop?
The name of this superhero coaster at Six Flags Great America that mimics the feeling of flying
What is Superman: Ultimate Flight?
The first year that Badgers in Themed Entertainment ran as a UW-Madison organization, as well as their very first project
(100 bonus points for naming the project's theme)
What is 2024 and model roller coaster?
(Bucky's blastoff - UW-Madison themed)
Disney's first omni-coaster (2022) that allows the ride vehicles to rotate 360 degrees and features a reverse launch. It also has a rotating song list of six classics, including "September" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
What is Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind?
Where this image was taken
What is Coney Island/Luna Park?
The sensation that a rider feels on a roller coaster when they get lifted from their seats during an inversion or at the top of a drop
What is hang time or airtime?
This coaster was the world's tallest and second fastest, located at Six Flags Great Adventure. It was closed in Nov. 2024 and imploded in Feb. 2025 after numerous mechanical issues, most notably a snapped launch cable
What is Kingda Ka?
This is the world's very first inverted coaster, still standing today and within a 2-hour drive from campus
What is Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Great America?
All roller coasters initially built at both Disney World and Disneyland, these are the names of the three Disney "mountains"
What is Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, and Splash Mountain?
The name of this theme park located near the Smoky Mountains
What is Dollywood?
These coasters use propulsion systems to generate speed as opposed to a lift hill. They are also known as rocket coasters
What is a launch coaster?
The name of the world's fastest roller coaster, which reaches a maximum speed of 149.1 mph. It accelerates from 0 to 62.4 mph in around 2 seconds, and reaches its top speed in 4.9 seconds
What is Formula Rossa at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi?
Riders experience a force of up to 4.8Gs and are required to wear goggles
Most certainly not floorless, "King Cobra" was the first of this type of attraction ever build from the ground up, opening in 1984 at King's Island. However, while marketed as the first of its kind, two traditional rollercoasters in Japan were converted in 1982
What is a standing coaster?
The number of official Disney theme parks across the world
(Hint: Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom count as two separate parks)
What is 12?
(Disneyland, California Adventure, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Disneyland Paris, Walt Disney Studios Park, Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, Tokyo Disneyland)
Names of both this coaster and the theme park it can be found at, which hangs riders over the edge for several seconds before dropping them 200ft
What is SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay?
The name of this trick which has a half-loop followed by half a corkscrew, then another half corkscrew into another half-loop
What is a cobra roll?
Try not to scream while riding this coaster at King's Island
What is Banshee?
Considered the first roller coaster in the United States, it opened in 1884 at Coney Island
What is the Switchback Railway?
This thrill ride is the tallest attraction at Walt Disney World (hint: not as obvious as it seems)
What is Expedition Everest?
(It stands at 199.5 feet, whereas the Hollywood Tower of Terror stands at exactly 199 feet)
The specific theme park at which this is located, known for its nautical theming and unique immersive storytelling
What is Tokyo DisneySea?
Debuted as a futuristic addition to Alpenexpress in September of 2015, this has recently begun being added to roller coasters to increase immersion of new characters and environments throughout the ride
What is virtual reality?
(The group VR Coaster has now installed VR technology into over 20 coasters.)
Try to contain your happiness while riding this record-breaking roller coaster with 14 inversions at Alton Towers in the UK
What is The Smiler?
The first roller coaster to go upside down in the United States, this ride opened in New York in 1895. It was notorious for being so extreme that people claimed it could allegedly snap riders' necks from the high G-force
What is the Flip Flap Railway?