Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Goldhill Home Media
• VHS Release Date: November 16, 1999
• Run Time: 70 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1585650919
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #231,986 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

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

Product Description

Theme parks across America are locked in battle to build the tallest, fastest, most jaw-dropping roller coasters ever conceived. This competition has resulted in more coasters built during the past few years than any period in amusement park history. And the new coasters are now pushing the limits of human ability to withstand the incredible forces they produce. The results are the most thrilling rides ever created! America's Greatest Roller Coaster Thrills - The Next Generation will take you on an adventure to fourteen of the latest and greatest coaster rides. Their height creates vertigo, their speed takes your breath away and their loops can be totally disorienting, but riders come back again and again to experience the extraordinary sensations that only great coasters can generate. This captivating production lets you experience all the gut-wrenching stimulation of America's best coasters from the comfort and safety of your television room. Using multiple camera angles, including point-of-view shots, and incredible surround sound, you will feel the sensation of riding in the first seat. Get ready for a wild ride!

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best of the bunch, February 18, 2000

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Mark (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: America's Greatest Roller Coaster Thrills: The Next Generation [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is a great way to view the many great rides out there such as: medusa, jokers jinx, apollo's chariot, alpengeist, volcano, twister, the great bear, raging bull, superman the escape, riddlers revenge, ghostrider, dueling dragons, incredable hulk, and finally gwazi. The only drawback is that the dueling costers are shown on only one of the tracks not both. Also that medusa is almost fast foward it goes through its circuit so fast! overall it is a 70 minute video with no annoying host like the original movie. Any die hard roller coaster fan shouldn't be without this amazing video!

40 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars THE TRUTH about this video!, February 4, 2000

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"coasterguy" (Coaster Capital of the world) - See all my reviews

This review is from: America's Greatest Roller Coaster Thrills: The Next Generation [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Unfortunatly, a lot of false rumours about this video have been spread. If you look at the back of the box, it clearly states that this video is 70 minutes long, and it features 14 rollercoasters, not 27. There is no section about freefalls (other than Superman), there is no section of computer footage about future coasters, and there is no such thing as "River Beast" Now, with all the flasehoods aside, this is a must have video for any coaster fan. It covers nicely some of the coasters that have been built since the last 3d video. While I have seen dozens of coaster and amusement park videos both old and new, this is one of the better ones. The only things I don't like is they only show on-ride video of 1 side of Dueling Dragons and Gwazi, essentially only showing 1 half of the ride since both tracks are different. Also, the on-ride video of Medusa is played at a ridiculously high speed. I'm sure many people will be checking to see if it's on fast forward. Those things aside, this documents nicely 14 of the greatist coasters built in the last year or 2. I reccomend it!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for any enthusiast!, February 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: America's Greatest Roller Coaster Thrills: The Next Generation [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Phenomenal, long awaited follow up to the first three videos with great footage of some of the best coasters of 99 (and 98 and 97). Features: Medussa, Joker's Jinx, Apollo's Chariot, Alpengeist, Volcano, Twister, Great Bear, Raging Bull, Superman the Escape, Riddler's Revenge, Ghost Rider, Dueling Dragons, Incredible Hulk and Gwazi. Total running time is 70 minutes. Best of the series and a must have for any coaster enthusiast.