Fans of extreme entertainment invariably line up at the entrance to the roller coaster ride, in the largest amusement parks. Facilities of this plan offer visitors a ride at a frantic speed in a trolley, skirting steep bends, entering dead loops. But this is not the worst thing that the designers of such attractions came up with for people who are eager to tickle their own nerves. In this article, consider the most terrible roller coaster in the world.
A brief excursion into history
The first
roller coaster, the design of which resembles modern buildings, was organized in the USA in 1886. However, the status of the oldest attraction of such a plan has the "Russian roller coaster", built near St. Petersburg, even under the reign of Catherine II in 1784. Therefore, in most countries, such entertainment is called a roller coaster.
The first design, which had a dead loop, was built in the United States in 1976. Since that time, the creators of such entertainments have embarked on the construction of slides, which should, first of all, intimidate and surprise thrill-seekers.
Kingda ka
The presented attraction has long secured the status of the highest roller coaster in the world. The largest lift of a gigantic structure is 139 meters high. During the movement, the trailer accelerates to 106 km / h. It takes just 3.5 seconds to reach this speed. Further, the trolley rises to the peak of the steepest hill and breaks into free fall.
The highest roller coaster in the world in New Jersey. They have been operating since 2005. During their operation, a whole mass of emergency situations arose during the operation of the attraction. The gigantic design has repeatedly suffered serious mechanical damage. Rope joints and motors also affected the problems. In 2009, lightning struck the metal structure of the attraction several times.
Based on the foregoing, we can confidently say that Kingda Ka fully deserve the title of "the most terrible roller coaster in the world."
Formula Rossa
The attraction, located in Abu Dhabi (UAE), secured the status of the fastest roller coaster in the world. Within 5 seconds, the cars of the structure accelerate to 140 km / h and continue to move without loss of pace throughout the trip.
Visitors who are “lucky” to stay in the front row are offered special safety glasses. Without their use, there is a high risk of irreparable harm to eyesight.
Tower of terror ii
The worst roller coaster in Australia is part of the entertainment complex Dreamworld (Queensland). Their name, which is translated into Russian as “Tower of Fear,” speaks for itself.
The attraction was launched back in 1997. For 13 years, about 8 million visitors to the amusement park swept it. In 2010, the designers decided to modernize the attraction and make fundamental changes to it. As a result, the already large roller coaster has become even more intimidating.
After the reconstruction of the attraction, its visitors soar for about 7-8 seconds to a height of about 35 meters at a speed of 160 km / h. Further, the carriage with skiers sets off in a terrifying free fall from a steep hill.
Silver star
The attraction is located in the German amusement park Europa Park, in the town of Baden. Entertainment became available to visitors to the park in 2002. To this day, Silver Star retains the status of the most gigantic roller coaster in all of Europe.
The cars here move on rails thanks to the implementation of a complex system of chain hoists. The scariest part of the roller coaster presented is a 73-meter-high hill. Once at the peak, the trailer literally drops extreme sports enthusiasts into the "abyss". At the same time, its speed reaches up to 130 km / h.
Eejanaika
The attraction is in the city of Yamanashi (Japan). The designers themselves call it nothing more than a 4D slide. In the course of the movement, the trailer here repeatedly goes into
free fall, quickly soars up, performs loops around its own axis. Caught in chairs, people literally rotate 360
about . Therefore, for those who managed to visit the amusement park in the city of Yamanashi, it is Eejanaika who tops the list, which includes the most terrible roller coasters.
Superman: Escape from Krypton
These roller coasters are located in the popular California Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park. Their height is 126.5 meters. The free fall of the trolley here is carried out from a vertical peak 100 meters long. At the same time, the speed reaches 160 km / h.
Smiler
It's no secret that the American designers are the leaders in the construction of the coolest, highest and dizzying slides in the world. However, a few years ago a new attraction was opened in London, which fully deserves the title of the worst in the world.
Entertainment, which is located in a British amusement park, called Smiler. The design implemented 14 dead loops, which is a record number among all the attractions in the world. In addition to dizzying upheavals, visitors to the roller coasters are waiting for crazy speed. During the movement, the trolley goes around areas with realistic optical illusions that additionally escalate fear.
Steel dragon 2000
The roller coasters located in the Nagashima Spa Land entertainment complex have long lost the status of the fastest and highest. However, they still have the largest extent. They remain the most expensive in the world due to the record weight of steel structures that went into construction. High seismic activity, which is observed in the region, forced to resort to the creation of an extremely massive design of the construction designers. The combination of the above factors makes the Steel Dragon 2000 roller coaster quite frightening in the eyes of visitors.
Finally
So we looked at the list of the most dizzy roller coasters in the world. In fact, each building presented in our review fully deserves the title of the most terrifying attraction, since each extreme has his own individual fear factor.