The launched roller coaster is a modern form of roller coaster. A launched coaster initiates a ride with high amounts of acceleration via one or a series...
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The Incredible Hulk Coaster is a launched roller coaster located at Universal Islands of Adventure theme park within the Universal Orlando Resort. Designed...
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Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith is an indoor launched roller coaster located at Disney's Hollywood Studios within Walt Disney World. Manufactured...
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Red Force is a steel launched roller coaster located at Ferrari Land within PortAventura World in Salou, Catalonia, Spain. The ride was manufactured by...
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Rapterra (category Launched roller coasters)
tallest and longest-launched wing roller coaster. Volcano: The Blast Coaster was an inverted launched coaster that operated at the park from 1998 to early...
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was Backety-Back Scenic Railway, built in 1909. The first two launched shuttle coaster designs were introduced in 1977 by competitors Arrow Development...
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Kings Dominion (redirect from Great Pumpkin Coaster (Kings Dominion))
by Intamin, was the world's first LIM-launched inverted roller coaster. The ride featured two separate launch sections, a roll-out inversion on the top...
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Stealth is a launched roller coaster in the Amity area of Thorpe Park located in Surrey, England. Built and designed by Intamin of Switzerland for £12...
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Mr. Freeze is a launched shuttle roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas, with another installation known as Mr. Freeze: Reverse...
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Roller coasters are widely known for their drops, inversions, airtime, and other intense ride elements that contribute to a thrilling ride experience....
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multilaunch steel roller coaster manufactured by Intamin located at Phantasialand in Germany. It was the fastest multi-launched roller coaster in the world when...
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Jurassic World VelociCoaster is a launched roller coaster at Universal Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. Manufactured by Intamin, the ride opened...
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A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride employing a form of elevated railroad track that carries passengers on a train through tight turns, steep...
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Bolliger & Mabillard (redirect from Sitting Coaster)
Stand-Up Coaster, Inverted Coaster, Floorless Coaster, Flying Coaster, Hyper Coaster, Dive Coaster, Sitting Coaster, Wing Coaster, Family Coaster, and most...
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it was the first launched roller coaster manufactured by Intamin and the first of its kind in the world to be inverted. Its launch mechanism utilized...
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S&S – Sansei Technologies (redirect from S&S Worldwide roller coasters)
ready until 2018 due to construction delays. GaleForce, a compact launched coaster at Playland's Castaway Cove, was unable to open in 2016 as intended...
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AlpenFury (category Launched roller coasters)
AlpenFury is a steel launched roller coaster under construction at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. It is being manufactured by Premier...
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Kingda Ka (category Launched roller coasters)
Kingda Ka is a hydraulically-launched steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, United States. Manufactured by...
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steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Manufactured by Intamin at a cost of $21 million, it was the 500th roller coaster designed...
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The ride itself is dubbed the first launched racing coaster in the world and the first quadruple-launched coaster, even though the existing Fiorano GT...
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Voltron Nevera (redirect from Voltron Nevera (roller coaster))
Voltron Nevera (or simply Voltron) is a multi-launch roller coaster at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany. The ride opened to the public on 26 April 2024 as...
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DarKoaster: Escape The Storm (category Launched roller coasters)
DarKoaster (also billed as DarKoaster: Escape The Storm) is an indoor launched roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in James City County near...
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Xcelerator (category Launched roller coasters)
Xcelerator is a steel launched roller coaster located at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, United States. Manufactured by Intamin and designed...
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Do-Dodonpa (category Removed roller coasters)
steel roller coaster located at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. Manufactured by S&S – Sansei Technologies, the launched coaster used compressed...
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Top Thrill 2 (category Launched roller coasters)
Top Thrill 2 is a launched roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. The ride originally opened as Top Thrill Dragster in...
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on May 27, 2022, it is Epcot's first roller coaster and Disney's first backwards-launched roller coaster. It replaced the Universe of Energy pavilion...
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Formula Rossa (redirect from F1 Coaster)
Formula Rossa (Arabic: فورمولا روسا) is a launched roller coaster located at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Manufactured by Intamin...
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Blue Fire (category Launched roller coasters)
a launched roller coaster at Europa-Park. The coaster opened in 2009 as part of a new Iceland-themed expansion to Europa-Park. As the first launched coaster...
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steel roller coaster located at Liseberg in Gothenburg, Sweden. The ride, built by Mack Rides, features two linear synchronous motor launches and has a top...
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the public on June 13, 2016. Initially marketed as the first launched wooden roller coaster of its kind, Lightning Rod was later modified for the 2021 season...
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