STRESS-FREE SUNDAY & SUPER ROLLER COASTERS

Spring and summer bring bugs, cookouts, picnics and pool parties. Yay!  I can do without the bugs, but I can't do without my amusement parks! As a kid living on the East Coast, I was a frequent visitor of Hershey's Park and King's Dominion as soon as the weather turned warm.  The food was yummy, my friends were great, but I totally lived for the exciting roller coaster. I remember standing in line over and over again for the fastest and most creative ride, then screaming and laughing like a crazy person once I got on.  Then I'd do it all over again! My only complaint, and to the frustration of my friends...I had to carry a book with me. (lol)

Now my hangout is Carowinds in Charlotte North Carolina and the fun continues.

If you're a mini thrill seeker or love amusement parks, below are some neat facts.

 According to Wikipedia, some think that the very 1st roller coaster originated in Russia at the Russian Mountains and others believe it was created by the French in 1817.

                                                 

   Tallest Roller Coasters

Name	Park	Manufacturer	Status	Opened	Height
Top Thrill Dragster	Cedar Point	Intamin	Operating	May 4, 2003	420 feet (130 m)
Kingda Ka	Six Flags Great Adventure	Intamin	Operating	May 21, 2005	456 feet (139 m)

Name	Park	Manufacturer	Status	Opened	Height
Fury 325	Carowinds	Bolliger & Mabillard	Operating	March 25, 2015[17]	325 feet (99 m)
Millennium Force	Cedar Point	Intamin	Operating	May 13, 2000	310 feet (94 m)
Steel Dragon 2000	Nagashima Spa Land	Morgan	Operating	August 1, 2000	318 feet (97 m)
Intimidator 305	Kings Dominion	Intamin	Operating	April 2, 2010	305 feet (93 m)
Leviathan	Canada's Wonderland	Bolliger & Mabillard	Operating	May 6, 2012	306 feet (93 m)

Fastest Steel Roller Coasters

Rank	Name	Park	Country	Speed	Manufacturer	Record held
1	Formula Rossa	Ferrari World	United Arab Emirates	149 mph (240 km/h)	Intamin	November 2010 – present
2	Kingda Ka	Six Flags Great Adventure	United States	128 mph (206 km/h)	Intamin	May 2005 – November 2010
3	Top Thrill Dragster	Cedar Point	United States	120 mph (190 km/h)	Intamin	May 2003 – May 2005
4	Dodonpa	Fuji-Q Highland	Japan	107 mph (172 km/h)	S&S Worldwide	December 2001 – May 2003
5	Superman: Escape from Krypton[nb 1]	Six Flags Magic Mountain	United States	100 mph (160 km/h)	Intamin	March 1997 – December 2001
	Tower of Terror II[nb 1]	Dreamworld	Australia	100 mph (160 km/h)	Intamin	January 1997 – December 2001
*	ring°racer	Nürburgring	Germany	99.4 mph (160.0 km/h)	S&S Worldwide	N/A
6	Steel Dragon 2000	Nagashima Spa Land	Japan	95 mph (153 km/h)	D. H. Morgan Manufacturing	N/A
	Fury 325	Carowinds	United States	95 mph (153 km/h)	Bolliger & Mabillard	N/A
7	Millennium Force	Cedar Point	United States	93 mph (150 km/h)	Intamin	N/A
8	Leviathan	Canada's Wonderland	Canada	92 mph (148 km/h)	Bolliger & Mabillard	N/A
9	Intimidator 305	Kings Dominion	United States	90 mph (140 km/h)	Intamin	N/A

ACONDA

My son thinks I'm out of my mind because there is no roller coaster I won't try.  Unless it's a ride at a fair or carnival.  If a ride has been created in just one day, that's a pass, so that's the only time I stick to the kiddie rides. (lol)

But what about you?  Are you game for a roller coaster ride for the thrill of your life?

Whew!  After thinking about these rides, it's time to relax a little for my Stress-Free Sunday with a really good book and a cheeseburger.  Hugs...