Ride Types
Carousels are sometimes called by this other name.
What is a merry-go-round?
Parks use this type of ticket or wristband to let guests skip the main line.
What is a fast pass/priority pass?
Disneyland opened in this decade.
What is the 1950s?
This type of energy is highest when a coaster is at the top of a hill.
What is potential energy?
The Cinderella Castle is located in the center of this park at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
What is Magic Kingdom?
This ride, popular at carnivals and fairs, has an oval-shaped frame that turns, with rider cages that flip upside down as they travel around it.
What is the Zipper?
This service allows parents to switch kids who are too small or scared for a ride without waiting in line again.
What is child swap/rider switch?
Universal Orlando Resort expanded in 2025 with the addition of this fourth theme park.
What is Epic Universe?
This type of energy increases as a coaster speeds down a hill.
What is kinetic energy?
This coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure was the world's tallest until its closure in late 2024.
What is Kingda Ka?
This ride type shoots riders straight up a tall tower before dropping them back down.
What is a drop tower?
This type of seating line lets guests fill in from single spots left open on rides.
What is a single rider line?
Visitors can explore the Harry Potter Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley areas at this Orlando theme park resort.
What is Universal Orlando Resort?
This type of force resists motion and slows down rides naturally.
What is friction/drag?
The world's new tallest rollercoaster is currently located at this theme park in Ohio.
What is Cedar Point?
This coaster type has trains that hang below the track, with riders’ feet dangling freely.
What is an inverted coaster?
This is the term for how many riders a coaster can serve per hour.
What is capacity/throughput?
The first Disney park built outside the United States opened in 1983 in this Asian city.
What is Tokyo?
Riders feel “weightless” at the top of a coaster hill when this value of g-force is reached.
What is 0 g (zero-g)?
EPCOT at the Walt Disney World Resort originally stood for this long, official name.
What is Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow?
Indoor amusement ride on which passengers board guided vehicles that travel through specially-lit scenes typically containing animation, sound, music, and special effects.
What is a dark ride?
Instead of waiting in a physical line, guests at some parks use this system to reserve a ride time on their phone.
What is a virtual queue?
The first Disneyland park in the U.S. opened in this California city.
What is Anaheim?
The force that keeps a coaster train on a curved track at high speed is called this.
What is centripetal force?
The first Six Flags amusement park opened in 1961 in this U.S. state.
Texas