The Theme Park Industry
What theme park chain owns parks in Kansas City (MO), Buena Park (CA), and Shakopee (MN)?
Cedar Fair Entertainment
Are Outlaw Run and Fire in the Hole (the new one) both at Silver Dollar City, made by the same manufacturer?
Yes (Rocky Mountain Construction or RMC)
What is the tallest roller coaster?
Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure (456.0 ft)
Using a Hydraulic Launch
(Soon to be Falcon's Flight at Six Flags Quiddya City opening in late 2024 (620.0 ft))
What part of a chain-lift makes the classic chain-lift sound?
Anti-Rollbacks
How fast is Mamba at Worlds of Fun?
75.0 mph
Is Silver Dollar City Independant? Or owned by a chain company?
A chain (Herschund Family Entertainment).
What was the fabled coaster that resulted in its manufacturer --Arrow Dynamics-- going bankrupt for the final time?
(Hint: It's in Valencia, California)
X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain
(Fun Fact, the ride is still operating and was finished by the park after Arrow went bankrupt.)
What is the tallest roller coaster with a lift hill? Not a launch.
Fury 325 at Carowinds (325.0 ft)
What type of restraint makes the clicking sound as it falls into place?
A. Ratcheting Restraint
B. Hydraulic Restraint
How tall is Zambezi Zinger at Worlds of Fun?
74.0 ft tall
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Name the one Mack Rides coaster in Missouri, and it's location and park.
Time Traveler at Silver Dollar City (Branson, MO)
What is the longest coaster in the world?
Steel Dragon 2000 (8,133.2 ft of track)
What does LSM stand for? (think magnetic launches)
Hint: Time Traveler at Silver Dollar City uses LSM launches.
Linear Synchronous Motors
How tall and fast is Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City?
Height: 107.0 ft
Speed: 68.0 mph
What is the newest park in Missouri? (out of Six Flags St. Louis, Worlds of Fun, and Silver Dollar City)
Worlds of Fun (1973)
What manufacturer developed the first tubular steel roller coaster?
Arrow Dynamics
What is the largest roller coaster in terms of acreage?
Dragon Mountain at Marineland (Canada)
What is the most popular form of launch?
A. Hydraulic
B. LSM (Linear Synchronous Motors)
C. LIM (Linear Induction Motors)
D. Tire Driven Launch
A. LSM (Linear Synchronous Motors)
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What is the Oldest theme park in the World?
What Manufacturer ended the Coaster Wars? A battle between parks to build the tallest, fastest, and longest.
Intamin Amusement Rides with Maverick at Cedar Point.
What is the tallest roller coaster in Missouri?
Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast at Six Flags St. Louis (218.0 ft)
Mamba is only (205.0 ft)
What two components are key for making Zambezi Zinger's lift hill work? CHOOSE TWO
A. Drive Tires
B. Brake Fins
C. Anti-Rollbacks
D. LSM Launch
A. Drive Tires
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C. Anti-Rollbacks
How tall and fast is VelociCoaster at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure?
Height: 155.0 ft
Speed: 70.0 mph