Glossary

• 4th Dimension
  - a coaster with cars that spin on a horizoontal 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.

• 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.

• Batwing
  - formed by the exit of an Dive Loop going directly into a Immelman. The two elements are positioned as if one is a mirror image of the other. The train exits the element parallel to it's entry and in the opposite direction.

• Bent Cuban Eight -

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

• Bowtie
  - formed by the exit of an Dive Loop going directly into a Immelman. The two elements are positioned as if one is rotated 180 degrees from the other. The train exits the element parallel to it's entry and in the same direction.

• Butterfly -

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

• Cobra Roll
  - formed by the exit of an Immelman going ddirectly into a Dive Loop. The two elements are positioned as if one is a mirror image of the other. The train exits the element parallel to it's entry and in the opposite direction.

• Compressed Air Launch -

• Corkscrew -

• Cutback -

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

• Dive Loop
  - Immelman traveled in reverse.

• Diving Turn
  - 1/2 Inline twist completed with a 1/2 corrkscrew.

• Double Corkscrew -

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

• Double Heartline Roll -

• Double In-Line Twist -

• Double Out and Back -

• Drop
  - the greatest continuous drop experienced on the roller coaster.

• Electric Spiral Lift -

• Elevator Lift -

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

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

• Figure Eight -

• Floorless -

• Fly To Lie -

• Flying
  - a roller coaster ridden while parallel wiith the track.

• Flying Snake Dive -

• Flywheel Launch -

• G-Force
  - the greatest gravitational force experiennced during the ride.

• Headrest -

• Heartline Roll -

• Height
  - 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.

• Helix -

• Hill -

• Horseshoe -

• Hydraulic Launch -

• Immelman
  - named after German pilot Max Immelman whoo flew in WWI. The maneuver starts like the first half of a traditional vertical loop. When the train is near the loop's apex it will be inverted and heading back in the direction it entered. Rather than completing the loop in the traditional way, the train rolls on its axis becoming right-side-up while simultaneously turning away from the loop. The result is the train exiting the maneuver almost in the same direction it came. This is a very similar element to the Sidewinder. In the case of the Sidewinder the after apex turn is sharper and the maneuver is exited higher and nearly 90° to the right or left of direction it was entered. When a Immelman is traveled in reverse it is called a Dive Loop.

• In Storage
  - the roller coaster is disassembled and beeing stored.

• In-Line Twist -

• Inclined Dive Loop -

• Inclined Loop
  - a traditional vertical loop tilted a bit from being vertical.

• Individual hydraulic lap bar -

• Individual ratcheting lap bar -

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

• Inside Raven Turn -

• Interlocking Corkscrews -

• Inversions
  - the physical number of inversions on a rooller 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 travelling 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.

• Kiddie
  - a small roller coaster designed solely foor children.

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

• Lie To Fly -

• Lift Hill -

• LIM
  - LIM (Linear Induction Motor) is a form off 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.

• LIM Launch Track -

• Loop -

• 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.

• LSM Launch Hill -

• LSM Launch Track -

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

• Moebius
  - The two tracks are continuous forming a ssingle circuit or 'Moebius Loop'.

• Operated
  - the roller coaster operated during the sppecified period but has since changed status.

• Operating
  - the roller coaster is open to the public.. Maintenance or off-season periods do not change a roller coaster's status from 'Operating'.

• Out and Back -

• Outside Raven Turn -

• Oval -

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

• Powered
  - a roller coaster that is electrically powwered throughout the entire ride.

• Pretzel Knot -

• Pretzel Loop -

• Quad Heartline Roll -

• Reverse Sidewinder -

• Roll Out -

• Roll Over
  - formed by the exit of an Immelman going ddirectly into a Dive Loop. The two elements are positioned as if one is rotated 180 degrees from the other. The train exits the element parallel to it's entry and in the same direction.

• SBNO
  - an acronym for Standing But Not Operatingg. The roller coaster is present and assembled at a park, but not open to the public. Maintenance or off-season periods do not change a coaster's status to '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 -

• Sidewinder
  - a sidewinder starts like the first half oof a traditional vertical loop. When the train is near the loop's apex it will be inverted and heading back in the direction it entered. Rather than completing the loop in the traditional way, the train rolls on its axis becoming right-side-up while simultaneously turning away from the loop. The result is the train exiting the maneuver almost nearly 90° to the right or left of direction it was entered. This is a very similar element to the Immelman. In the case of the Immelman the after apex turn is not as sharp and the maneuver is exited lower and nearly in the direction it was entered.

• Single position lap bar -

• Sit Down
  - a traditional roller coaster ridden whilee sitting down.

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

• Spinning Cars -

• Spiral Lift -

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

• Steel
  - a roller coaster with track consisting off 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.

• 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 timme is not included in this figure.

• Tire Propelled Lift -

• Tire Propelled Spiral Lift -

• Tongue -

• Top Hat - Inside -

• Top Hat - Outside -

• Trick Track
  - A crooked section of track that was made famous in the 1920s by designer Harry Traver.

• Triple Corkscrew -

• Triple Heartline Roll -

• Tunnel -

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

• Twister -

• Under Construction
  - the roller coaster is being built and nott open to the public. "Soft Openings", media days and/or preview periods do not change the ride's status.

• Vertical Spiral -

• 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

• Wood
  - a roller coaster with track consisting off layers of wood. Occasionally wooden roller coasters will use steel structures to support the wooden track, this does not have an affect on it's wooden status.

• Wraparound Corkscrew -

• Zero-G Roll -

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