1. Exhibits Collection -- Amusement Park Physics This interactive exhibit explores how the laws of physics play a role in the design of amusement park Category Kids and Teens School Time Physics Amusement Parks......This interactive exhibit, part of the Exhibits Collection, explores how thelaws of physics play a role in the design of amusement park rides. http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/

Teachers' Lab The goal of the Teachers' Lab is to provide teachers and educators with a deeper understanding of commonly taught math and science concepts. Many of the Labs are based upon professional development workshops broadcast on the Annenberg/CPB Channel You've bought your ticket and boarded the roller coaster. Now you're barreling down the track at 60 miles per hour, taking hairpin turns and completing death-defying loops. Your heart is in your throat and your stomach is somewhere near your shoes. The only thing separating you from total disaster is a safety harness...but are you really in danger? The designers of the roller coaster carefully crafted this thrilling ride to be just that, but you're actually in less danger than you think. You face a greater threat of injury playing sports or riding a bike than you do on a park ride. Amusement park rides use physics laws to simulate danger, while the rides themselves are typically very safe.

2. RideZone - Amusement Parks & Rides U.S. Amusement Ride Fatalities (19721997) June, 1972 - A boy sustained a fatal injury after being thrown from a ride at a carnival in Trenton, New Jersey. an accident at an amusement park in New Jersey, a a bumper car ride at an amusement park in Illinois. attraction at Kings Island Amusement Park in Kings Island, Ohio. http://www.ridezone.com/

About RideZone RideZone is an ever growing array of photographs and general information about US amusement parks and rides. It is our hope that the images here will submerse you into a featured attraction and capture the flavor and excitement of being there. Enjoy... About the Images RideZone strives for the highest quality photos possible. Photography from RideZone has been featured in books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, trade shows, presentations and countless web sites including official park web sites. Please do not use photos without permission Permission to use or license most photos can usually be attained. Please see the photos page for additional information. Contents New at RideZone Amusement Parks Rides Photographs ... Defunct Amusement Parks Features More coming soon.

3. Amusement Ride Accident Reports And News Concerned citizen documents the history of ride fatalities and nonfatal accidents in the United States since 1972. Study amusement park rides do not cause brain injuries http://members.aol.com/rides911/accidents.htm

AMUSEMENT RIDE FATALITIES ROLLER COASTER FATALITIES ... 1998 NEWS ARCHIVE SPECIAL REPORTS "THE EDGE" ACCIDENT (1984) THE TROUBLED EARLY HISTORY OF THE RATTLER ROLLER COASTER STAY SAFE: AMUSEMENT RIDE SAFETY and ACCIDENT STATISTICS CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION REPORTS RELATED LINKS Directory of State Amusement Ride Officials (CPSC) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) SaferParks.org SafetyForum.com - Amusement Park Rides ... Amusement Link One Source IN THE NEWS Studies show roller coasters are "safe" February 25, 2003 Lawsuit raises questions about Space Mountain Orlando Sentinel February 14, 2003 Insurer won't pay Cedar Point $7.2 million Toledo Blade February 11, 2003 Commissioner says patrons cause most fair ride accidents Orlando Business Journal October 29, 2002 Study: Amusement park rides do not cause brain injuries Associated Press October 16, 2002 Roller Coasters, G Forces, and Brain Trauma: On the Wrong Track? Journal of Neurotrauma October 2002 Safety top priority on fair rides Tribune-Review August 5, 2002

4. Safetyforum.com - Amusement Park Rides becoming a Safetyforum.com Attorney of Record for amusement park rides, call 703469-3700 or send an email to inquiry http://www.safetyforum.com/amusementparks

News Bulletin Board Find An Attorney Home ... Document Retrieval Rides of Your Life: When the Thrill is Gone Roller coasters and other amusement park “thrill” rides are in an all-out race for bragging rights as the world’s fastest, highest and scariest. With alarming and increasing frequency they are giving thrill seekers considerably more than they bargain for: whiplash, brain hemorrhages, broken limbs and ribs, paralysis, even death. If you are interested in becoming a Safetyforum.com Attorney of Record for Amusement Park Rides, call 703-469-3700 or send an email to inquiry@safetyforum.com. Thank you. A decade ago, roller coasters averaged 55 miles per hour. Today they average more than 70 and some approach 100 mph. They climb higher, drop more suddenly, whip and swirl more swiftly. And they inflict G forces higher than those endured by astronauts at lift-off. The “Rattler’s” story illustrates the risks amusement park patrons take. In 1990, Fiesta Texas, a San Antonio park, contracted to build the world’s highest, steepest, fastest and longest continuous wooden-span roller coaster. When the $5.7 million Rattler opened to the public a year and a half later, it did set records, but only because its design had been changed during construction to make sure it did. Combined with bad weather, those modifications caused the ride to open without adequate field testing, according to the San Antonio Express-News.

5. B Amusement Park Rides /b amusement park rides Updated August 9, 2002 (right click refresh)California Sky Cabin, Knott's Berry Farms, , Buena Park 225 ft. http://members.aol.com/jasonandjamie2/rides.html

Amusement Park Rides Updated: August 9, 2002 (right click: refresh) California Sky Cabin , Knott's Berry Farms, , Buena Park 225 ft. Sky Tower , Paramount's Great America, Santa Clara 200 ft. Sky Tower , Sea World, San Diego 320 ft. Florida Island in the Sky , Cypress Gardens, Winter Haven 153 ft. O2 Tower , Miracle Strip Amusement Park, Panama City 185 ft. Sky Tower , Sea World, Orlando 400 ft. Space Needle , Daytona Beach 180 ft. Illinois Sky Trek Tower , Six Flags Great America, Gurnee New York Astro Tower , Astroland, Coney Island 275 ft. North Carolina Skytower , Carowinds, Charlotte 320 ft. Ohio Skyscraper , Six Flags World of Adventure, Aurora 180 ft. Space Spiral , Cedar Point, Sandusky 330 ft. Pennsylvania Kissing Tower , Hershey Park, Hershey 330 ft. Belgium Panoramic , Plopsaland, West-Vlaanderen Brueni The Tower , Jerudong Park Playground 256 ft. Canada La Spirale , La Ronde Amusement Park, Montreal 330 ft. Space Spiral Tower , Niagara Falls 184 ft. China Ocean Park Tower , Ocean Park, Hong Kong 236 ft.

6. Safetyforum.com - Amusement Park Rides amusement park rides About Amusement Park 1997. MyParentTime.com AmusementPark Rides Risking Your Life for a Day of Fun? National Association http://www.safetyforum.com/amusementparks/links.html

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8. Saginaw Images - Essay - Riverside Park Amusement Park Rides Riverside Park amusement park rides. Written by Anna Mae Maday, Manager,Eddy Historical Genealogy Collection of Hoyt Public Library http://www.saginawimages.org/essay.asp?ItemID=HEES0041&SearchTerm=112

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Please visit our Sponsors! Today's Deals at Amazon.com! MyParenTime.com's Articles Article List Previous Next Submit an Article Amusement Park Rides: Risking Your Life for a Day of Fun? Imagine you and your family and friends, enjoying a day of fun at an amusement park - can you taste that fresh cotton candy? How about all the fun you're having playing the game where you have to throw the coins into the fish bowls? You stop and think how fortunate you are to be able to share this time with your loved ones. Your children ask if they can go on this really cool ride - a rollercoaster that whips you around at a very fast speed. Sure! you say. Your kids have to be "this tall", the sign says. No problem. You're all seated, then the motor starts and the ride begins. Up, up, and turn to the left... You begin to feel the rush of excitement - all the way down to your stomach. Everyone screams as the ride descends to the next dip in the tracks. Around you go, you're pushed into the person sitting next to you...forced to lean to the right. People scream again, including you. The track levels off, but something doesn't seem right. People are still screaming. What's going on? Your first thought is of your family, your children. You look for your kids - they're crying. The ride comes to a stop at the gate. You step off and run toward the seats where your kids are sitting, and your heart sinks. On one turn during the ride, a child had got pushed up too far, and the lap belt didn't protect him as it was designed to. The color red was everywhere. Your children reach for you, and you give them the tightest hug ever imagined. Your family was spared from harms way, but not from the impact this tragic accident has made on their lives...it's something you will never, ever forget.

10. Las Vegas SUN: Study: Amusement Park Rides Do Not Cause Brain Injuries Printable text version Mail this to a friend October 16, 2002. Study Amusementpark rides do not cause brain injuries. By MICHAEL RUBINKAM ASSOCIATED PRESS. http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2002/oct/16/101610482.html

Printable text version Mail this to a friend October 16, 2002 Study: Amusement park rides do not cause brain injuries By MICHAEL RUBINKAM ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Roller coaster enthusiasts can climb aboard without fear, according to researchers who say there is no evidence that even the fastest, tallest rides cause brain injuries. Roller coasters simply do not produce enough "head rotational acceleration" to cause either bleeding or swelling of the brain, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania who studied data from rides at three parks. "Looking at the absolute maximum head acceleration, we found that those numbers were nowhere near known thresholds for brain injuries," said Penn neuroscientist Dr. Douglas H. Smith, co-author of the study appearing in Wednesday's edition of the Journal of Neurotrauma. Other researchers, however, disputed the findings and said more work needs to be done. Politicians and consumer advocates have long questioned the safety of coasters, citing more than a dozen reports of brain injuries since 1979, most of them since 1990. One elderly patient died. The reports have led to state and federal legislation. On Oct. 1, New Jersey became the first state to limit the gravitational forces, or G-forces, of amusement-park rides. And U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., has proposed legislation that would subject roller coasters to federal oversight.

11. Las Vegas SUN: Study: Amusement Park Rides Do Not Cause Brain Injuries Las Vegas SUN October 16, 2002. Study amusement park rides do not causebrain injuries. By MICHAEL RUBINKAM ASSOCIATED PRESS. PHILADELPHIA http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/text/2002/oct/16/101610482.html

Las Vegas SUN October 16, 2002 Study: Amusement park rides do not cause brain injuries By MICHAEL RUBINKAM ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Roller coaster enthusiasts can climb aboard without fear, according to researchers who say there is no evidence that even the fastest, tallest rides cause brain injuries. Roller coasters simply do not produce enough "head rotational acceleration" to cause either bleeding or swelling of the brain, according to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania who studied data from rides at three parks. "Looking at the absolute maximum head acceleration, we found that those numbers were nowhere near known thresholds for brain injuries," said Penn neuroscientist Dr. Douglas H. Smith, co-author of the study appearing in Wednesday's edition of the Journal of Neurotrauma. Other researchers, however, disputed the findings and said more work needs to be done. Politicians and consumer advocates have long questioned the safety of coasters, citing more than a dozen reports of brain injuries since 1979, most of them since 1990. One elderly patient died. The reports have led to state and federal legislation. On Oct. 1, New Jersey became the first state to limit the gravitational forces, or G-forces, of amusement-park rides. And U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., has proposed legislation that would subject roller coasters to federal oversight.

12. Amusement Park Rides At Universal Studios Find the most exciting and thrilling amusement park rides are at Universal Studioslike Jurassic Park, Terminator, Back to the Future and much more. http://themeparks.universalstudios.com/amusement-park-rides.html

Find the most exciting and thrilling amusement park rides are at Universal Studios like Jurassic Park, Terminator, Back to the Future and much more. We offer a number of add-ons and extras so that you can create the ideal Orlando vacation with tons of amusement park rides. Customize your trip with air travel. Arrange for a rental car. Make plans to visit a few, or many of Orlando's exciting attractions and amusement park rides. Spend as much or as little as you want, and plan the vacation that YOU want to take, with no wasted time or money. Universal Studios Vacations is the ONLY way to see Orlando. On the following pages learn about available vacation options that will help you create your perfect vacation and find the most exciting amusement park rides! Amusement Park Rides If you're planning a vacation in Orlando the FlexTicket is your best vacation value for amusement park rides. The 4-Park Orlando ticket offers 14 consecutive days of unlimited park-to-park access to Universal Studios and their fabulous amusement park ride. By upgrading to the 5-Park Ticket* you can add Busch Gardens® Tampa Bay. It allows you to visit any of the parks within the same day, as many times as you wish- ride all the amusement park rides you like. You only have to pay for parking once each day, at the first park visited. It's Orlando's best value for these great attractions - PLUS it includes a CityWalk Party Pass**! Free park-to-park transportation is also available! Plan A Trip Buy Tickets Universal Studios California Family Fun Centers ... Yahoo

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14. Cheryl's Creations - Scale Models Of Amusement Park Rides Welcome to the world of building amusement park carnival ride models!I have been building H0 scale rides since 1992. I created http://www.geocities.com/chaosatlanta/models.html

Ride Models: Faller IHC Misc: Where to Start Model Scales Chart Detailing Ideas Cummons Sky Diver Model for sale $430 contact: HusRainbow@aol.com Click the Faller and IHC I do not have any models or kits for sale. Please see the FAQ page for retailers. I hope you enjoy your visit and find some useful information. I have just added a "where to start" page, for those of you who have just discovered this great hobby! Amusement Ride Showcase Amusement Link One Source All the Fun of the Fair - Fairground Models MATT's Carnival Warehouse ... ITAL International Yahoo Groups - Ride Modelers: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ridemodelers Message Boards on AOL: there are 2 locations to visit: 1) keyword: scale models 2) keyword: hobbies (then scroll to " More Hobbies ", then double click on " Carnivals Also on AOL: Circus Friends chat is being held Wednesdays at 9:00pm Eastern (8:00pm Central, 7:00pm Mountain, 6:00pm Pacific) For more info about the chat, contact: Bob Wisch or Harvey Esto has reformed and is operating as a club again. Click Here For More Information.

15. Amusement Park Rides New 2003 the older trolley parks, in the form of timetested and timeworn rides. Maybe it'sa chance to reconnect with our own childhood amusement park memories, which http://themeparks.about.com/library/weekly/aa031103a.htm

zfp=-1 About Travel Theme Parks Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Theme Parks with Arthur Levine Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS Florida Theme Parks California Theme Parks Roller Coasters ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement What's the Attraction? Theme park and amusement park attractions debuting in 2003 Shrek and Princess Fiona seal it with a kiss at the new Shrek 4-D attraction debuting at Universal Studios in Florida and California. More 2003 attraction photos More of this Feature More 2003 Ride Photos More New for 2003 Related Resources Universal Parks Theme parks and amusement parks appeal to us on two different, almost conflicting, levels. On the one hand, we seek nostalgia, particularly at the older trolley parks, in the form of time-tested and timeworn rides. Maybe it's a chance to reconnect with our own childhood amusement park memories, which can often be quite vivid. In those cases, we find great comfort in the parks' familiar sights and sounds. On the other hand, we look to parks for the latest, greatest thrills and dazzling new technologies. 2003 will bring plenty of innovative themed attractions, thrill rides, and shows to your favorite parks. And that's a good thing. After all, today's shiny, new theme park and amusement park experiences, if they stand the test of time, will become tomorrow's patina-tinged nostalgia trip. Here are some featured attractions that will be playing at selected parks this season.

16. Amusement Park Physics- The Physics Behind Roller Coasters And Amusement Park Ri amusement park rides are grand examples of physics principles inaction. With extreme rides more popular than ever, terms like G http://themeparks.about.com/library/weekly/aa080102a.htm

zfp=-1 About Travel Theme Parks Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Theme Parks with Arthur Levine Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS Florida Theme Parks California Theme Parks Roller Coasters ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Give your teacher (or students) some thrills The science behind amusement park fun Related Resources Roller Coasters Books and Buys From Other Guides Physics homework help Math homework help Oh no! Is it time to start thinking about going back to school already? Well, if we can't be at amusement parks or theme parks riding roller coasters, at least we can study about them in the classroom. Amusement park rides are grand examples of physics principles in action. With extreme rides more popular than ever, terms like G-forces, acceleration, and centrifugal force have seeped into our everyday lingo. Because students enjoy attractions like coasters and freefall towers, they are motivated to explore the scientific concepts that enable rides to deliver white-knuckle thrills in a safe environment. The following sites use text, photos, animation, hands-on activities, and other tools to help users understand the science behind the thrills:

17. Letter From Markey To CPSC Regarding Amusement Park Rides Letter from Markey to CPSC regarding amusement park rides To what extent does theCPSC have jurisdiction over the safety regulation of amusement park rides? http://www.house.gov/markey/iss_parkrides_ltr990902.htm

Letter from Markey to CPSC regarding amusement park rides September 2, 1999 Ann Brown Chairperson Consumer Product Safety Commission 4330 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Dear Chairperson Brown: In the past two weeks, an unusual number of tragedies on amusement park rides has raised concerns about whether these rides are safe. Notice to patrons of the assumed risks of these rides does not normally include the warning "THE THRILL YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE MAY BE FATAL." Yet, four tragic deaths this August in three different states highlight the real dangers surrounding the design, maintenance and operation of these rides, some of which push the limits of physical tolerance for those who are in peak condition and yet invite the patronage of a much broader spectrum of the public. The Consumer Product Safety Act charges the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) with the responsibility to protect the public against unreasonable risks of injuries and deaths associated with consumer products. Therefore, I am seeking from you some guidance concerning the regulatory environment within which these rides operate and your insights regarding the nature of the risks presented by amusement park rides, how these risks have changed over time, and the adequacy of the regulation of these risks. Some of the injuries and fatal accidents that have occurred most recently help focus attention on this matter: On August 22, a 12-year-old boy fell to his death after slipping through a harness on the Drop Zone ride at Paramount’s Great America Theme Park in Santa Clara, California;

18. Amusement Park Rides, Answers From CPSC amusement park rides, answers from CPSC Question 1. To what extent does the CPSChave jurisdiction over the safety regulation of amusement park rides? http://www.house.gov/markey/iss_parkrides_ltr990915.htm

Amusement park rides, answers from CPSC September 15, 1999 The Honorable Edward J. Markey U.S. House of Representatives 2108 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Markey: Thank you for your letter of September 2, 1999, concerning amusement rides. I share your concern about the safety of fixed-site amusement park rides and the six deaths that have occurred on those rides this year. Regrettably, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) does not have the general statutory authority to investigate these deaths or the injuries associated with fixed-site rides. Thus, we have not determined if any of the rides are defective and are unable to obtain corrective action to address any defects. This is in stark contrast to our authority over mobile rides. I have asked the Commission's technical staff to assist me in answering many of your questions. The questions and answers are as follows: Question 1. To what extent does the CPSC have jurisdiction over the safety regulation of amusement park rides? Please provide citations and relevant statutory and report language. Section 3(a)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ("CPSA") defines "consumer product" as including

19. Accidents Up Despite Safeguards In New, Faster Amusement Park Rides Accidents Up Despite Safeguards in New, Faster amusement park rides.By Dan Eggen THE WASHINGTON POST Spurred on by customer demand http://www-tech.mit.edu/V119/N34/Amusement_Parks.34w.html

Accidents Up Despite Safeguards in New, Faster Amusement Park Rides By Dan Eggen THE WASHINGTON POST Spurred on by customer demand and dramatic leaps in computer technology, roller coasters and other amusement park attractions are bigger, faster and louder than ever. The latest coasters scream along at nearly 100 mph. Another popular attraction drops passengers in a free fall from heights comparable to a mid-size skyscraper. And in Ohio, one theme park is building the tallest coaster in the world one that would take riders 310 feet above the surface of the Earth. But after four deaths this year aboard amusement park rides, many of those who love the new thrills also are beginning to wonder if those thrills are safe. Experts say the same technology that has improved the rides has led to major advances in rider safety, allowing computers and electronic switches to monitor speeds, locations and whether everyone is buckled in properly. Timothy Fan, a 20-year-old college student from New York, rode the Shockwave roller coaster Monday night as it climbed 95 feet before plunging its standing riders through a steep vertical loop and a sideways spiral. As his train was slowing before returning to the station, investigators said, Fan wriggled free of the safety harness, then fell accidentally to his death. Yet with the number of amusement-park injuries nearly doubling in the past five years, some experts say too many modern rides depend on riders to ensure their own safety. Recent deaths and mishaps have prompted legislators to call for tougher regulation of the amusement park industry.

20. Amusement Park Rides At Oaks Park Oaks Park offers a wide variety of amusement rides for you and your family toenjoy. We have some of the newest thrill rides and some old time favorites. http://www.oakspark.com/rides.html

What's your level of Excitement? Select One Thrill Rides Intermediate Rides Kids Rides Oaks Park offers a wide variety of amusement rides for you and your family to enjoy. We have some of the newest thrill rides and some old time favorites. For the thrill seeker we have rides like the Scream-n-Eagle and the Looping Thunder Coaster. For the rest of the family we have more conservative rides like our Herschell-Spillman Carrousel and that old time favorite the Tilt-A-Whirl. For those little guys and girls we have Acorn Acres with old favorites such as the Jump Cycles and the Frog Hopper. We also have many other rides for the whole family to enjoy. On the Midway you will find many of the traditional carnival games offering you the opportunity to win a stuffed animal for your loved one. All park rides and Midway games operate weekends in the spring and daily beginning in June through September. Look for our ride specials and pricing beginning in June 2003!

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