CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 THE WORLD'S FASTEST PARK RIDES The fastest amusement park rides combine fun and The fastest amusement park rides combine fun and The fastest amusement park rides combine fun and The fastest amusement park rides combine fun and The fastest amusement park rides combine fun and fear with science The thrills are pushed to the limit all fear with science The thrills are pushed to the limit all fear with science The thrills are pushed to the limit all fear with science The thrills are pushed to the limit all fear with science The thrills are pushed to the limit all fear with science The thrills are pushed to the limit all fear with science The thrills are pushed to the limit all fear with science The thrills are pushed to the limit all while keeping riders safe while keeping riders safe while keeping riders safe while keeping riders safe Riders scream and smile on California’s Zumanjaro Drop of Doom 4
Xtreme Fact Amusement park thrill rides may be good for people Screaming helps stop people from worrying and may put them in a good mood 5
CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 HISTORY Some of the earliest-known thrill rides were icy sliding hills and mine railways with steep drops The first modern coaster was France’s Promenades Aeriennes Aerial Walk It opened in Paris in 1817 New York s Coney Island opened America’s first roller coaster in 1884 Riders sped down a track at 6 mph 10 kph Paris’s Promenades Aeriennes featured Paris’s Promenades Aeriennes featured wheeled cars on a locked track wheeled cars on a locked track 6
Disneyland opened on July 17 1955 Disneyland opened in Anaheim California in 1955 Its success sparked other amusement parks to open around the world To attract visitors parks introduced newer bigger and faster thrill rides 77
