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If you love roller coasters, this tape probably won't be a substitute for riding in the front car--but it may help you plan your next vacation. The tape offers a first-person perspective ride on most of the coasters, filmed in 3-D. Two pairs of 3-D glasses are included, but the effect is only occasionally noticeable. Fortunately, the footage is just as exciting viewed without them.
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America's Greatest Roller Coaster Thrills may make you dizzy. It might make you grab the arms of your chair and scream. It could even make you sick to your stomach. Yes, that's how good it is. A roller coaster is one of those things, like licorice or Grateful Dead music, that not everyone likes, but if people do like it, they like it a lot. And this tape is a treat for those fanatics who just can't get enough of the joys of speed, vertigo, and disorientation. Profiling more than a dozen coasters across America, the video includes interviews with roller coaster designers and aficionados, although the great rides steal the show. The camera climbs aboard the ride so the viewer gets to experience roller coasters from the point of view of a passenger. And there are plenty of wild camera angles as the new generation of thematic roller coasters feature not only intense drops, but often have a portion of the ride where the passengers, and in this case the camera, find themselves speeding along while upside down. The camera work is excellent throughout, and though it isn't a substitute for that churning in your guts when the roller coaster you're riding begins an impossibly steep drop, this is about as good as it can get on video. --Robert J. McNamara
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Roller Coasters (Cruisin) Author: Gil Chandler, Tom Maglione, Paul L. Ruben (Illustrator) Publisher: Capstone Press; ISBN: 1560652217
Published in response to requests for vehicle books aimed at young readers, these high-interest titles inform and delight. Readers learn about the equipment, technology, engineering, design, execution, competition, maintenance, modification, everyday use, and people behind the machines.
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From wooden classics to serpentine monsters of steel, this full-color gallery shows and describes every roller coaster from every region of the U.S. 80 color illustrations.
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Reviews of the first edition: The definitive guidebook...recommended-Booklist/RBB; fascinating-American Libraries. From the wildest white-knuckle thriller to the tamest kiddie ride, roller coasters continue to enthrall amusement-seekers of all ages. This second edition of the authoritative guide to America and Canada's coasters includes twice as many roller coasters as the first edition in over 100 parks. The state-by-state listing of amusement and theme parks includes phone numbers and addresses, as well as numerous photographs of the rides that make children laugh and grown men cry. Also included is the often surprising history of these remarkable rides, along with information on the great coaster designers who bring these monsters to life. A chronology of wooden coasters still in operation ranges from the historic attractions built at the turn of the century to the high-tech rides set to open in 2000. There is also statistical information on the longest coasters, the numbers of steel and wooden coasters in each state, and other fun facts to delight any thrill seeker with a need for speed.
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Recent attendance spikes at amusement parks and a long line of features in mainstream media outlets give witness to a bona fide American roller coaster renaissance. From the anything-but-vertigo-inducing roller coasters of the mid-19th century to today's twisted monsters of steel and wooden retro designs, this complete history rattles through all the ups and downs of coaster lore. Marvelous archival imagery and all-new color photographs help document the emergence of amusement parks in the 1880s, the golden age of roller coasters from 1900 to 1930, the roller coaster's decline in the 1960s, and the revival that continues to clatter toward its peak today.
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