Steel Coasters (continued)

Suspended - These coasters were produced in the mid to late 80's and were the first coasters that featured cars suspended or hanging below the tracks allowing for a swing out effect. Suspended coasters can not invert or go upside down and while there were only a handful of these built, the swing outs can be very thrilling for example the swing outs on the Big Bad Wolf as you fly through the Bavarian Village are very effective, if not unforgettable.

Stand-Up - These are simply steel coasters that features cars that require the riders to stand instead of sit. The same elements are used with a slightly different effect because of the position of the riders. The Georgia Scorcher at Six Flags Over Georgia is a stand up steel coaster.

Hypercoaster - Hypercoasters are one of the latest crazes in the roller coaster industry.  Emphasizing height and speed instead of inversions like their steel counterparts/predecessors they are the tallest roller coasters in the world. In the mid 90's these steel giants fueled a roller coaster arms race with amusement parks and coaster designer raising the bar of the tallest and fastest every year. The current champion is the BLANK in Japan, it climbs to Blank feet. The American champ is Millienium Force at Cedar Point which was also the first to break the unbelievably lofty height of 300 feet. Hypercoasters feature hills, and lots of them. Often the second and third hills are higher than many other coasters highest hills. They also feature camel back hills which give riders air time.

Linear Induction Motors (LIM) - Linear induction magnets are a huge technological advancement that allows coasters to be rocketed out stations making 0 to 60 in a matter of seconds. LIMs replace the need for a traditional lift hill and first drop that uses gravity to bring trains up to speed. LIMs have been used on both steel looping and inverted rides. Joker's Jinx and the Flight of Fear are both examples of coasters that use LIMs.

Boomerang - Steel coasters where riders travel through a series of loops and then repeats the circuits backwards. Originally, a cheap for parks to have a 'looping' coaster, many of these boomerang coasters featured one vertical loop. Many variations have been made some are inverted and have seats where riders face each other. They are also powered different ways including reverse incline lift hills, LIM, and the old catapult system.  Déjà Vu at Six Flags Over Georgia is a large inverted boomerang coaster with a reverse incline that's 90 degrees.

Floorless - 2nd Generation steel looping coasters that feature trains with no floor. The purpose is to make the trains very open putting riders out there with no place to duck and hide. (Imagine riding in a train of chairs.) Medusa at Six Flags Great Adventure is a floorless coaster.

Flying - A coaster that has cars that allows riders to ride 'fly' facing the ground. This superman like experience is the latest thing in the coaster industry. Superman- The Ultimate Flight is a flying coaster.