Your ticket to thrills and chills! From wooden classics to wild steel serpentine monsters, this book beautifully captures every coaster from every region of the US. A "thrill chart" compares all the great roller coasters head-to-head, including the world-famous Cyclone at Coney Island, the Steel Phantom at Kennywood in Pennsylvania, the Giant Dipper in Santa Cruz, California, and the Texas Giant in Arlington, Texas.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
It's Okay, but why when you can have David B.'s Book?,
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This review is from: Roller Coasters (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)
I Bought this book at the store because it was cheaper and compact...Dumb Idea. I was mad at how it's name was Rollercoasters instead of "Rollercoasters:Woodie's and More". The only pictures I really liked were the big Cobra Roll of Alpengheist on the Back and the T2 picture on Page 8. I would tell everyone to buy David B's book instead because 1) It's a couple years ahead, 2) Beautiful Pictures of both Wood and Steel coasters, 3)It's Clear and Easy to understand, and 4) IT'S ACCURATE. Some of the things in this book are off by miles, from Opening Dates, to Height and Lenghth, Even Type!(i.e. Wood Out and Back Oval). The only reason I would tell you to buy this book is because it can fit through your door(David B's Book is kinda big!) and it's 6 to 8 Bucks cheaper! Or you may be a Woodie Lover. Otherwise buy David B's Book!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Nice Catalog,
By Nathan A. Unterman (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Roller Coasters (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)
This book is a nice catalog of coasters, but little else. Not very substantive. Rutherford's later book, The American Roller Coaster is a much better value.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good book for casual enthusiasts, but lacks substance.,
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This review is from: Roller Coasters (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)
This book contains lots of useful information, however it does have some very obvious omissions in its coaster census, notably smaller and seemingly unimportant steel rides. Also within are some informational errors in the ride descriptions, as well as a typo here and there. But there are many nice full color pictures and enough content to give you idea where the nation's most well known parks and coasters are; but for the hard-core enthusiast, this book can be somewhat of a disapointment, and rather than reading it for what it has, you begin to look for the next error.
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The gravity thrill ride that is today the centerpiece of amusement parks is largely an American phenomenon, but the roller coaster's roots date from fifteenth century Russia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
feet bigb, feet higb, underfriction wheels, coaster renaissance, lift hill, coaster fans, two vertical loops, foot run, looping coaster, inverted coaster, coaster trains, new coasters, ride description, five inversions, steel coaster, coaster enthusiasts, boarding station, brake run, chain lift, scenic railway, mine train, coaster cars, track layout, track plan, loading station Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Coney Island, Mike Schafer, Six Flags, New York, Terry Lind, Giant Dipper, New Jersey, Kings Island, Busch Gardens, John Allen, John Miller, Cedar Point, Golden Age, Great America, Jack Rabbit, Magic Mountain, Blue Streak, Crystal Beach, Mind Eraser, Riverview Park, Wild Mouse, Big Dipper, Kings Dominion, Playland Park, Texas Cyclone New!
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The gravity thrill ride that is today the centerpiece of amusement parks is largely an American phenomenon, but the roller coaster's roots date from fifteenth century Russia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
feet bigb, feet higb, underfriction wheels, coaster renaissance, lift hill, coaster fans, two vertical loops, foot run, looping coaster, inverted coaster, coaster trains, new coasters, ride description, five inversions, steel coaster, coaster enthusiasts, boarding station, brake run, chain lift, scenic railway, mine train, coaster cars, track layout, track plan, loading station Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Coney Island, Mike Schafer, Six Flags, New York, Terry Lind, Giant Dipper, New Jersey, Kings Island, Busch Gardens, John Allen, John Miller, Cedar Point, Golden Age, Great America, Jack Rabbit, Magic Mountain, Blue Streak, Crystal Beach, Mind Eraser, Riverview Park, Wild Mouse, Big Dipper, Kings Dominion, Playland Park, Texas Cyclone New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Rhode Island (The Bilingual Library of the United States of America) (Spanish Edition) by Jennifer Way on page 92
- Silver Bullet: Tie-in (Movie Tie in) by Stephen King on page 79
- The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster by Robert Cartmell in Front Matter
- Great Escape by Geoff Thompson on page 36
- Coney Island: The People's Playground by Michael Immerso in Back Matter
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