"If you think about it, you're launching up what, 60 mph straight up into two inversions." "You can feel it, you can feel your body really being pulled back," Kraftchick said. The report found Disney's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad to be the most tame steel roller coaster tested, registering at 2.5 Gs.ĭisney's Rock-N-Roller Coaster was found to launch riders to near 4.5 Gs in the first six seconds.
In other words, they don't sock you with a bunch of elements and then you go through a lull." "Neither one are super tall," American Coaster Enthusiasts spokesman Chris Kraftchick said. "Surprisingly, that is about the same maximum force as Central Florida's newest thrill ride - Universal's Revenge of the Mummy," Local 6 reporter Mike DeForest said. Universal's Hulk Coaster had the highest gravitational forces measured in the Orlando area. The report found that Disney's Space Mountain is still one of the more intense rides in the area - showing more than 3.5 Gs. So, using scientific equipment that measures G-forces, Local 6 News measured the powerful sensations rider's experience. However, theme parks refuse to release information about the intensity of their rides. Officials said G-forces produced by the thrill rides are harmless for healthy riders. A medical examiner recently determined that Daudi Bamuwayme died from a pre-existing heart condition.ĭoctors have also been looking into whether an undetected medical problem caused 16-year-old Leanne Deacon to suffer a brain hemorrage after riding the Tower of Terror ride at Disney-MGM Studios. Questions about G-forces surfaced after the death of a 4-year-old on Epcot's Mission Space ride. In a first-of-its-kind investigation, Local 6 News teamed up with news partner Florida Today to evaluate G-forces riders experience on Central Florida's most popular thrill rides.
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