Indoor roller coaster
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An indoor roller coaster is a roller coaster
built inside a structure unrelated to the ride. In contrast, an enclosed roller coaster
is built inside a structure intended solely for the ride. Indoor coasters are much less common than enclosed coasters, and enclosed coasters are often incorrectly referred to as indoor coasters.
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
built inside a structure unrelated to the ride. In contrast, an enclosed roller coaster
Enclosed roller coaster
An enclosed roller coaster is a roller coaster built inside a structure intended solely for the ride. This structure often imparts a theme or houses special effects...
is built inside a structure intended solely for the ride. Indoor coasters are much less common than enclosed coasters, and enclosed coasters are often incorrectly referred to as indoor coasters.
Examples
- Canyon BlasterCanyon Blaster (Adventuredome)The Canyon Blaster is an indoor roller coaster located at the Adventuredome theme park in Las Vegas. It features back-to-back vertical loops and corkscrews, and ends with a helix inside the mountain that takes up a large portion of the park...
at AdventuredomeAdventuredomeAdventuredome is a indoor amusement park located at Circus Circus in Las Vegas, Nevada on the Las Vegas Strip. The park offers 25 rides and attractions and is connected to the hotel via The Promenade... - Boomerang at Toverland
- OPA at Mount Olympus Water & Theme Park
- WinjasWinjasWinjas is the generic term for two spinning roller coasters, Winjas Fear and Winjas Force, at Phantasialand in Germany. They are located in Wuze Town, an indoor area of the park....
at PhantasialandPhantasialandPhantasialand is an amusement park in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. The park was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. Although starting as a family-oriented park, Phantasialand has also added thrill rides,... - Dragon CentreDragon CentreDragon Centre is a nine-storey shopping centre in the Sham Shui Po district of Kowloon, Hong Kong; it was the largest in West Kowloon until the Elements opened its doors in above the Kowloon MTR Station.- History :...
, a shopping center in Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... - Supersonic Odyssey at Cosmo's WorldCosmo's WorldBerjaya Times Square Theme Park or formally known as Cosmo's World is an indoor theme park located on the 5th to 8th floor of Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is conceived as the "largest indoor, all weather, all ages, entertainment destination in the region"...
- Eurosat at Europa park