amusement rides

Examines the physics and engineering involved in common fairground rides such as the roller coaster, Ferris wheel, and bumper cars.

Welcome to the fair, where there is a ferris wheel, bumper cars, and even a roller coaster for the reader to enjoy.

Building the most magical place on earth was no fairy tale. Learn the story behind the creation of Walt Disney World. In 1964, when Walt Disney and his brother Roy decided to build a second theme park in the Florida swamplands, they kept it super hush-hush. Why? Well, if word got out that they planned to buy up lots of land, the price would have skyrocketed. So the Disneys cleverly covered up their trail, avoiding the Orlando Airport and even using made-up names, like Walt and Roy Davis, for their flights. The deception worked. In covering the history of the "Most Magical Place On Earth," Joan Holub takes readers both behind the scenes and underneath the park (there are secret employee-only tunnels that form one big circle under the Magic Kingdom). Loaded with fun facts, this book is a great companion to Who Was Walt Disney?.

This title brings the power of the world's fastest park rides to the reader.

How does a rollercoaster work? Why don't I fly off a scrambler or octopus ride? How do bumper cars work? Covering lots of different rides, including traditional, more tame rides such as rollercoasters, helter-skelters and bumper cars, to more white-knuckle screamers such as scramblers, loop-the-loops, gondolas and corkscrews, Race that Bike! takes a fun look at forces in an amusement park. While learning about forces you will find that you also find out the answers to many questions that you have asked yourself about how amusement park rides work, and more. This Feel the Force series shows how forces and motion work in the world around us, in a set of high-interest situations. Each book includes three simple activities or investigations for readers to try. Overlays over large photos, plus diagrams, show how forces are acting in a given situation. Topics covered in the series include basic pushes, pulls and friction, air resistance, gravity, mass, weight and springs.

Introduces the science of amusement park rides.

While Layla and her three Bots (Beep, Boop, and Bop) are setting up for their rock band's performance, she gets some bad news, Happy Days Amusement Park is closing; Layla thinks she has the perfect solution: turn the place into an amusement park for dogs--but the new rides have to pass a safety inspection before Happy Paws Amusement Park can open.

Contains photographs and descriptions of ten of the most thrilling roller coasters in the world, looking at rides in the U.S., Japan, and Australia, and includes sidebars, facts, and quotations.

"In this . . . sequel to . . . 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven,' Mitch Albom tells the story of Annie--the little girl Eddie saved on Ruby Pier--and the five people she meets in heaven, where she is reunited with Eddie in a . . . novel [about] how our lives and losses intersect"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the various simple machines used at an amusement park, including the wheel, lift and wedge, flip and twist, and more.