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The article provides information on the tallest roller coaster on Earth Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, the history of thrill rides in the U.S., and an interview with Brendan Walker who designs and tests roller coasters for a living.

The article presents a lesson plan for the interdisciplinary assessment of science and the engineering including the practice asking questions about the park thrill rides; knowing more about the jellyfish; and the describing different properties of the toy.

The article offers information on Verrückt, the tallest and fastest waterslide built by engineers in Kansas City, Kansas, to be unveiled in summer 2014.

The article offers information on some of the fastest roller coasters in the world including the Formula Rossa roller coaster at the Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the X-Flight at the Six Flags Great America theme park in Gurnee, Illinois and the Takabisha at Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park in Fujiyoshida, Japan.

The article offers information on the Ain Dubai, a giant Ferris wheel that opened to the public in 2021, located in the United Arab Emirates.

Explains the safety of amusement-park rides using the laws of physics. Types of rides where injuries occur most; Forces that keep riders from flying off the amusement-park rides; Safety measures in amusement rides. INSET: Ride wreck..

The article presents several after-dark activities that are worth staying up for the family. For wild rides, one can visit Disneyland and California Adventure Parks, Everglades airboat tour in Florida and Horseback riding in Tennessee. For families who want to chill out, concerts in the mountains in Utah and movies on the river in New York are great options. Families can also try the Ghost & Spirits tour, Full Moon hike and evening sky tours.

The article offers information on several amusement rides. Such rides include the Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, the giant Ferris wheel in Beijing, China and the Master Blaster, a water slide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Texas. It highlights the forces that drive the motion of the said rides such as the kinetic energy, the gravitational potential energy and the hydraulic power.

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The article presents a classroom activity on what makes riding a roller coaster in an amusement park fun to ride. Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey is the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster. It goes 128 miles per hour and stands 456 feet tall. The higher a coaster car is, the more time it has to build speed on its way down.

The article describes Expedition Everest, an adventure ride at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida. The train takes the riders to a snowcapped mountain. When it reaches the peak, the train's wheels halt. The train begins rolling backward and send the riders through a dark mountain cave. Project engineer Mark Mesko revealed how physics helped his team to create the roller coaster ride. INSET: Nuts & Bolts.

Discusses the technology used in the `The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man,' an immersive thrill ride or simulator ride from Universal Studios Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida.

Reports that engineers at Universal Studios in Hollywood, California worked for five years to make the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park--The Ride look frighteningly real. Installation of a brain on dinosaur robots; Use of hydraulic cylinders as robot muscles; Maintenance of dinosaur performance.

The article reports on the catapult thrill ride that launches people across a canyon in Nevis Valley, New Zealand.

The article offers information on the excitement that people feel whenever they ride thrill rides. It mentions that the g-forces in the body cause the body to be excited. According to the author, g-forces are known to be the forces in the human body that are responsible for the way the body responses to a result of gravity.

The article reports on Valravn, the newest ride at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio.

Several quizzes concerning the number of orders the Bogus family can visit each part of the park.

Presents a comic strip about a roller coaster ride. Mathematical quiz about the roller coaster.

Features the Spider-Man, an amusement ride which uses motion and visual tricks.

Offers a guide for teachers on a lesson about simulator and thrill rides in amusement parks that can manipulate the human senses of balance and motion.

A chart is presented that highlights some of current record holding water slides, roller coasters and other amusement items including the Formula Rossa roller coaster in United Arab Emirates, the Wouter van den Bosch bicycle in Netherlands and Edjarrett sand castle in New Jersey.

An introduction is presented in which editor discusses the role of maths in building roller coastars, road trips and surfing spot scouting.

A photograph of a merry-go-round is presented.

A quiz about advertisement in schools and the fastest roller coaster in the world is presented.

A quiz about a ride in an amusement park is presented.

The article presents questions and answers related to ethics including using a camera in a campus elevator without the students' knowledge or consent and commenting that one of the signature rides at Disney World was down for maintenance.

A calendar of state fairs in 2009 is presented including the Wild West comedy show in Minnesota from August 27-September 7, the carnival rides and barn tours in Nebraska from August 28-September 7, and the chainsaw carving in Kansas from September 11-20.

A quiz concerning amusement rides is presented.

The article provides information on the opening of the Singapore Flyer, considered as the world's largest Ferris wheel. The amusement ride towers 541 feet above the ground and is 492 feet across. It Is 98 feet taller than the previous record holder, the London Eye, in Great Britain. The Singapore Flyer includes 28 large cars that can each hold 28 people.

The article focuses on the Great Wheel in Beijing, the capital of China. Construction began in November on the Great Wheel in Beijing, the capital of China. When completed in 2009, the attraction will become the largest Ferris wheel in the world. It will tower at 682 feet high. That is about half the height of New York City's Empire State Building. The current largest Ferris wheel, the London Eye in London, England, stands at 239 feet. The Great Wheel will feature 48 observation capsules that will hold up to 40 passengers each.

The article presents information on nighttime adventure programs and experiences organized for children in the U.S. for enjoyment and learning during their summer vacation. The UFO Festival organized in New Mexico from July 5-8, 2007 include a costume contest, flying disc competition, UFO carnival rides, and laser tag. The SkyWatch program organized at the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Florida, will show distant star clusters and craters on the moon through telescopes.

A photograph of Palestinian women on a ride at an amusement park in Jenin, West Bank is presented.

The article offers information that the first Ferris wheel was made for the World's Fair held in Chicago, Illinois in 1893 and was named after its builder George W. Gale Ferris.

Features the Insanity thrill ride in Las Vegas, Nevada. Description of the seats on Insanity.

Presents a quiz on the world's tallest roller coasters based on a graph.

Presents a graph comparing the speed of the fastest roller-coasters in the world.

Lists the seven fastest roller coasters in the world.

Presents an experiment that may serve as an aid in the design of an amusement ride called Fling and Float.