Airtime (rides)
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Airtime is the time during which riders of an amusement ride such as a roller coaster experience zero or negative vertical g-forces. The negative g-forces that a rider experiences is what creates the
A camelback hill is a common way of achieving airtime on a roller coaster, as seen on Phantom's Revenge at Kennywood
Another camelback hill on Silver Star at Europa-Park
Hypercoaster
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A hypercoaster is a roller coaster with a height or drop measuring at least 200 feet. The term was coined by Arrow Dynamics and Cedar Point in 1989 with the opening of the world's first hypercoaster,
Airtime (rides)
…hill at high speeds. There are different types of airtime, including floater (which is slower and sustained) and ejector (which is sudden and strong). Hypercoasters, such as Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point and Phantom's Revenge at Kennywood, along with larger wooden roller coasters, such The Voyage at Holiday World…
The world's first hypercoaster, Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point
A train passes through Diamondback's splashdown element.
Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, the first B&M Hyper Coaster
Leviathan at Canada's Wonderland, the first B&M Giga Coaster