Structural Engineering
Roller Coasters

Paramount's King's Island has the tallest, fastest & only looping wooden roller coaster in the world. They have included a movie on their site which requires Quick Time and Plug In.

The Boss - Six Flags, St. Louis
122 foot wooden roller coaster with a 148 foot drop into a ravine. Top speed of 66.3 mph and pull 3 gs.
Millenium Force - Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
310 foot lift hill with speeds reaching 93 mph.

photos courtesy of Kurtis Borowiak at Airtime


The Incredible Hulk located at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida with seven inversions, a 105-foot drop, a zero-G roll and speeds reaching in excess of 65mph.

Photo courtesy of Chris Harper & Lifthill.com

Wooden roller coaster
Gemini at Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
photo courtesy of Kurtis Borowiak at Airtime

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