U-shape, you twist upside down and to the left again, exiting Then the train twists upside down and follows through in an upright An element used in a looping steel coaster that inverts you twiceĪnd also acts as a turnaround. The train is then pulled further up the second incline and releasedīackwards, goes back through the loop and semi-loop and returns toĢ. After this the train heads up another incline and stops. Sent through the loading station into a semi-loop arrangement (as inĭefinition 2 below) that inverts you twice, then into a >. > where you are hoisted up an incline, released and A type of coaster manufactured by Vekoma. There are two different meanings for this term.ġ. The safety system prevents two trains from occupying a block Lift, or some other mean of preventing forward progress of the Two inversions as well, but it consists of two loops, both angled at 45ĭegrees and which face each other in a mirror-image arrangement.Ī section of track which is divided from other sections by brakes, chain Note, of course, that enthusiasts _like_ lateral gravity.Īrrow's name for an element just like a >, but a mirrorī&M's version of a Batwing differs greatly from Arrow's.
This effect is usually felt while riding in a front seat whenĬresting a hill or in a back seat when descending.Ī turn in which the tracks are tilted laterally to allow trains to turnĪt high speeds without undue discomfort to the riders due to >. Images which do the best job of illustrating the definition.ĭescribes the sensation of coming out of your seat when riding aĬoaster. This is not anĮxhaustive list of all images that show a "whatever," but indicates those Modified (often smaller) version of the actual photo. References have a hyperlink in these cases, the image displayed is a In the hypertext version, many of the image Of illustrating the point being defined are listed in square brackets, like References to images at the ftp site,, which do a good job Plain-text version, and are working hypertext links in the World Wide Web Cross-references to otherĭefinitions in the list are enclosed in angle brackets > in the Relatives with your knowledge of roller coasters. This should help in following along with the discussions WDW - Walt Disney World, Orange County, FLĭiscussions among coaster enthusiasts can soon become awash in jargon.īelow is a list of coaster terms used by enthusiasts when discussing theirįavorite subject. TC - Texas Cyclone, Astroworld, Houston, TX SFoT - Six Flags over Texas, Arlington, TX SFoMA - Six Flags over Mid-America, Eureka, MO
SFoG - Six Flags over Georgia, Atlanta, GA SFMM - Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, CA SFGAm - Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, IL SFGAd - Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ SCBB - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA PGA - Paramount's Great America, Santa Clara, CA That many people think PCW is Paramount's Carowinds, but I don't think PCW - Paramount's Canada's Wonderland, Vaughn, Ontario, Canada (note GASM - Great American Scream Machine (roller coaster at SFGA, Jackson, Items are enclosed in angle brackets > to let you know to lookīGW - Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA Some entries are hypertext links, which can take you to explanations of the Here are someĪbbreviations you're likely to see in discussions on rec.roller-coaster. Tedious, at best ``SFoT'' is much easier to write. Is because writing out "Six Flags Over Texas" several times in a posting is
This is part 2 of the rec.roller-coaster FAQ.Ī lot of things discussed on rec.roller-coaster are in acronym form. See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Organization: Washington State University Summary: This document contains general info on roller coasters andĪmusement parks, including definitions and lists of organizationsĪnd references for the roller coaster/amusement park fan. Subject: rec.roller-coaster FAQ, part 2/3: Coaster info, orgs, and refs Newsgroups: rec.roller-coaster, rec.answers, news.answers