Roller coasters -- in pictures
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Cedar Point Amusement Park, in Sandusky, Ohio is permanently closing the world’s second-tallest roller coaster. AP -
Cedar Point's Top Thrill Dragster in in Sandusky, Ohio, May 2003. AP -
Objectif Mars is a steel multi-launched spinning coaster at Futuroscope in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France. AFP -
Objectif Mars combines elements of a dark ride and educational technology to simulate a training session and mission to Mars. AFP -
The out-of-service roller coaster at Mercure Grand Jebel Hafeet hotel in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National -
Thirty-one people were injured, one seriously, when two roller coaster trains crashed in Legoland theme park in Guenzburg, southern Germany, Bavarian police said last month. AFP -
The Tron Lightcycle Power Run roller-coaster at Shanghai Disneyland in China. Bloomberg -
Queen Margrethe of Denmark takes a ride on a roller coaster with Susanne Morch Koch, director of the Tivoli amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. AFP -
The Smiler roller coaster at Alton Towers theme park in Alton, UK. Bloomberg -
Running everything from hotels to roller coasters and circuses is getting tougher as the economy deteriorates and people have less to spend. Bloomberg -
The Ferrari World roller coaster VR tour at the Abu Dhabi Arabian Travel Market at yje Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National -
Celestial projections greet queueing to ride the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind roller coaster during a preview event at Epcot at Walt Disney World in Florida. AP -
A family at a fun fair during the Eid Al Fitr holiday, marking the end of Ramadan, in Karachi, Pakistan. AP -
After the closure of the Feria de Chapultepec amusement park in Mexico City, Mexico in October 2019 after an accident that killed two people, authorities began with the removal of the roller coaster to start the Aztlan Park project. EPA -
An aerial view of the roller coaster being dismantled at Feria de Chapultepec amusement park, in Mexico City. EPA -
The Storm Coaster in Dubai Hills Mall is the fastest indoor roller coaster in the world. Photo: Emaar -
Dubai's newest mall features an amazing roller coaster. Photo: Andy Scott -
A roller coaster in Kabul, Afghanistan, in February, 2022. AP -
A roller coaster in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP -
Roller coaster riders on De Baron at the Efteling amusement park in Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands. EPA -
Riders stranded on a roller coaster at Universal Studios Japan after a power failure in Osaka, Japan, October 2021. Reuters -
Ferrari World Formula Rossa roller coaster bathed in green light to mark the occasion of Saudi Arabia’s 91st National Day. Victor Besa / The National -
The fastest roller coaster in the world is at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National -
A roller coaster under construction at Motiongate at Dubai Parks and Resorts in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National -
The fastest roller coaster in the world at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, 2012. Christopher Pike / The National -
The Tschuggen Express, a small train that looks like a posh roller coaster, zips past the Tschuggen Grand Hotel in Arosa, Switzerland. Photo: Leading Hotels of the World -
The Flying Aces roller coaster in Abu Dhabi has the world’s steepest and fastest cable lift, at 51 degrees and 30 kilometres per hour, and the world’s tallest inverted loop, at 52 metres. Christopher Pike / The National -
Turbo Track, the newest roller coaster at Ferrari World, rises to 64 metres above Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Ferrari World Abu Dhabi -
Formula Rossa, the fastest roller coaster in the world. Photo: Christopher Pike / The National -
Rogo's Restaurant in Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi, UAE, where food is delivered on a roller coaster that spins around the restaurant. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National -
Visitors on Flying Aces, a roller coaster at Ferrari World. Christopher Pike / The National -
Yas Waterworld in Abu Dhabi has the world’s longest, fastest tornado waterslide, the region’s first looping waterslide and the world’s first interactive water and laser roller coaster. Photo: Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi -
Japanese women on a roller coaster during their Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony at an amusement park in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters -
Smurfs Village Express at Motiongate Dubai. Photo: Motiongate Dubai -
Staff at Yas Waterworld giving a demo at the Bandit Bomber roller coaster for media at Yas Waterworld in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
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