Product Details

• Producers: Robb Alvey
• Region: All Regions
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0013LEBBE
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #45,120 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description
Roller Coasters in the RAW! No cheesy music! No annoying commentary! No silly antics! JUST ROLLER COASTER FOOTAGE ...RAW!!! This 2-Disc DVD includes professionaly filmed front seat POV (point of view) of 30 roller coasters including: Maverick, El Toro, Tatsu, The Voyage, Renegade, Boardwalk Bullet, Kingda Ka, Troy, SheiKra, Kentucky Rumbler, Balder, and MORE!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect coaster DVD!, February 24, 2008

By	M. Jones (SC, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am so impressed with these DVDs. I've always enjoyed watching footage of coasters (next best thing to riding them), but most coaster videos are really disappointing-- the view goes from "about to go down the big hill" to shots of the screaming riders. I don't want to watch the riders, I want to watch the RIDE! I love how when Mr. Alvey starts the POV (point of view) shots, he doesn't cut away until the ride is done. He does show footage of the ride in motion (under the parking lot, under the parking lot...) and the riders, but doesn't cut away from the POV once it starts.

This is a well-made program; you can almost feel the airtime as you fly over the hills. I got goosebumps a few times! I hope that there are many, many sequels to this DVD to come. I'd particularly like to see some of the coasters at Kennywood featured. Overall, I'm very impressed and happy with this DVD. One minor word of warning-- if you don't want your kids to hear a few swear words, you might want to turn the sound off during Eejanaika (I think that's the one). I definitely can't blame the riders, though-- I'm sure I'd say a few choice words myself on that coaster, if I could even talk coherently!

I can't wait to let my mom watch these-- this is the only way she enjoys coasters, especially now that she's getting a lot of orthopedic problems.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED, July 21, 2008

By	Reviewer - See all my reviews

Exactly what I wanted in terms of a front seat ride on a rollar coaster. I have yet to play it on my home theater, only my PC, and I was impressed. I don't know how they film this. Short of bolting a camera to the ride itself, I don't know how they get such a steady picture. Never any shaking. Never out of focus. It's strange because they seem to riding with average folks. It's not like they shut the rides down to film them. So I have no idea how they got these steady shots. The only bad thing I found was on one ride they must have not positioned the microphone properly, because it was just deafening wind noise (like if you held a microphone out a car window). But somehow they are able to avoid that on the other rides. Anyway, disc 1 was very good. Have not tried disc 2 yet. You also get a preview of the ride as if standing there watching it from the ground. Much like you would do in real life. And before that, you get a screen shot of the stats - ride name, year built, height, length, speed, etc.. Then, the image is of the front view and the camera never moves until the ride is over. I can't see how this coaster DVD could be topped. It's exactly what I wanted. Theme Park Review even put a free pen in with my DVD, which I was not expecting but appreciated.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD, July 20, 2008

By	MN mom - See all my reviews

I used this DVD to create a simulated roller coaster ride for kids at our Vacation Bible School. Because of the wonderful shots showing exclusively from the riders Point of View, it was perfect. The kids loved it! If you kept your eyes on the track, it really felt like you were on a roller coaster. (I actually had to look away a couple of times, because of motio sickness!) FYI, be careful if kids are going to watch...there are a few "bad" words on some of the rides. BTW, I was very happy with the shipping...the DVD arrived very quickly.