Glossaire

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4th Dimension - a coaster with cars that spin on a horizontal axis.

Acceleration -

ACE Coaster Classic - a coaster meeting the criteria specified by the American Coaster Enthusiasts club. These roller coasters must meet guidelines like single position lap bars, no seat dividers or headrests, and more.

Acier - a roller coaster with track consisting of steel tubes or rails. Occasionally steel roller coasters will use wood structures to support the steel track, this does not have an affect on its steel status.

Alive -

Angle Of Decent - the steepest angle experienced during on the ride in the direction of travel. This figure is not for track banking or the lift hill angle.

Big Apple / Wacky Worm -

Bobsled - designed like a bobsled run -- without a fixed track. The train travels freely through a trough.

Bois - a roller coaster with track consisting of layers of wood. Occasionally wooden roller coasters will use steel structures to support the wooden track, this does not have an affect on its wooden status.

Brakeman -

Capacity - the highest number of riders per hour a roller coaster is capable of assuming the ride is using all of its trains.

Commutator -

Compressed Air Launch -

Cyclone - roller coaster whose track layout is designed after the legendary Coney Island Cyclone.

Descente - the greatest continuous drop experienced on the roller coaster.

Double Figure Eight - Figure eights are side-by-side.

Double Out and Back -

Dual Station -

Electric Spiral Lift -

Elevator Lift -

Enclosed - a roller coaster built inside a structure intended solely for the ride. This structure often imparts a theme or houses special effects.

Family - a small roller coaster designed for young riders, but adults may comfortably ride also.

Figure Eight -

Floorless -

Flying - a roller coaster ridden while parallel with the track.

Flywheel Launch -

G-Force - the greatest gravitational force experienced during the ride.

Hauteur - the structure's greatest height measured from the ground to the track level. Railings, flagpoles and such are not counted as part of the roller coaster's height.

Headrest -

Hot Rail -

Hybride (Structure en Acier) -

Hybride (Structure en Bois) -

Individual hydraulic lap bar -

Individual ratcheting lap bar -

Indoor - a roller coaster built inside a structure unrelated to the ride.

Inversions - the physical number of inversions on a roller coaster. This will be half the number traveled on a shuttle roller coaster with inversions. To counted as an inversion the element must turn rides a full 180° upside-down.

Inverted - a roller coaster which uses trains traveling beneath, rather than on top of, the track. Unlike a suspended roller coaster, an inverted roller coaster's trains are rigidly attached to the track.

Jungle Mouse -

Kiddie - a small roller coaster designed solely for children.

LIM - LIM (Linear Induction Motor) is a form of electro-magnetic propulsion. They replace a traditional lift hill and do not contain any moving parts. Typically LIM systems launch the roller coaster from the station extremely quickly.

Living -

Longueur - the roller coaster's physical course length as measured if a line existed between the rails. Transfer tracks are not included in this figure.

L-Shaped Out and Back -

LSM - LSM (Linear Synchronous Motor) is a form of electro-magnetic propulsion. They replace a traditional lift hill and do not contain any moving parts. Typically LSM systems launch the roller coaster from the station extremely quickly.

Magnetic brakes -

Manufacturered -

Mine Train - a coaster designed to give the experience of riding a runaway mine train. They usually follow the terrain closely and make small - but quick - drops and turns.

Möbius - The two tracks are continuous forming a single circuit or 'Moebius Loop'.

Oval -

Pipeline - a coaster where riders are positioned between the rails instead of above or below.

Powered Coaster - a roller coaster that is electrically powered throughout the entire ride.

Private -

SBNO -

Seat divider -

Seatbelt -

Shoulder harness -

Shuttle - a roller coaster traveling to the end of its track and returning in the opposite direction. A shuttle roller coaster's track contains a beginning and end, unlike a traditional roller coaster which forms a continuous circuit.

Side Friction -

Single position lap bar -

Sit Down - a traditional roller coaster ridden while sitting down.

Skid brakes -

Spinning Cars -

Spiral Lift -

Stand Up - a coaster ridden while standing up instead of sitting down.

Suspended - a roller coaster using trains which travel beneath the track and pivot on a swinging arm from side to side, exaggerating the track's banks and turns.

T-Bar -

Terrain -

Time - time spent in motion. Load and unload time is not included in this figure.

Tire Propelled Launch -

Tire Propelled Lift -

Tire Propelled Spiral Lift -

Trolley Park -

Twin - a roller coaster with two tracks. The tracks often follow a similar course, allowing the trains to race with each other.

Twister -

Under Construction -

Vertical Lift -

Vitesse - the top speed encountered on the ride. In some cases this is not at the bottom of a roller coasters first drop.

Water Coaster -

Weight Drop Launch -

Wild Mouse - rides using single-car trains on a track with very tight turns. The cars' wheels are positioned closer to the rear of the car than a traditional coaster. The front of the car travels past the turn before changing directions, giving the sensation that the car will fall off the track

Zyklon / Galaxi -

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