Spinning Roller Coasters - Spinning Roller Coaster, Tony Hawk's Big Spin, Dragon's Fury, Sonic Spinball (Paperback)

Chapters: Spinning Roller Coaster, Tony Hawk's Big Spin, Dragon's Fury, Sonic Spinball, Fairly Odd Coaster (Nickelodeon Universe, Mall of America), Winjas, Exterminator, Whirlwind, Ragin' Cajun, Euro-Mir, Spinning Dragons, Sierra Sidewinder, Pandemonium. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 38. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: A spinning roller coaster is a roller coaster with cars that rotate on a vertical axis. The first spinning roller coaster was the Virginia Reel, first built in 1908 by Henry Riehl. Instead of trains, the ride had "tubs" with seats built around the perimeter facing inward. These tubs spun freely on their chassis as they traveled down the track, which was trough-like and similar to that of a side friction roller coaster. Virginia Reels did not have big hills or drops, but rather many sharp turns. Toward the end were two helices, and finally a drop into a dark tunnel. The last full size Virginia Reel closed at Pleasure Beach Blackpool in 1982. Primeval Whirl, a Reverchon spinning roller coaster.In 1997, the first Spinning Wild Mouse roller coaster opened at the defunct Dinosaur Beach pier at Wildwood, New Jersey. Based on the design of the Wild Mouse roller coaster, the ride features a track layout and cars similar to a Virginia Reel, except the ride is made of steel rather than wood, and the seats face in one direction instead of toward each other. The layout of the ride boasts many hairpin turns and small hops. The design, noted for its portability and small footprint, became popular at smaller amusement parks and fairs. A well known theme park installation of the ride is Primeval Whirl at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The Spinning Wild Mouse was first manufactured by Reverchon Industries of France. In 2003 the company merged with Italy's Zamperla, but the companies e...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=172785