Lift hill
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A lift hill, or chain hill, is an upward-sloping section of track on a roller coaster on which the roller coaster train is mechanically lifted to an elevated point or peak in the track. Upon reaching
The lift hill of Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure
The cable lift tensioning mechanism on Millennium Force at Cedar Point
Roller coaster
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A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride employing a form of elevated railroad track that carries passengers on a train through tight turns, steep slopes, and other elements, to exert abnormal g-f
Lift hill
…A lift hill, or chain hill, is an upward-sloping section of track on a roller coaster on which the roller coaster train is mechanically lifted to an elevated point or peak in the track. Upon reaching the peak, the train is then propelled…
The Great Scenic Railway at Luna Park, Melbourne, is the world's oldest operating roller coaster, built in 1912.
The Promenades-Aériennes in Paris, 1817
Thompson's Switchback Railway, 1884
Steel Force (left) and Thunderhawk (right), two roller coasters at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Steel Force is the eighth longest steel roller coaster in the world.