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A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster
Roller coaster

For Rollercoaster, the wooden rollercoaster at Pleasure Beach Blackpool, see Rollercoaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks....
 that is defined by having a track made of steel
Steel

Steel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.14% by weight , depending on grade. Carbon is the most cost-effective alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten....
. Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world. Incorporating tubular steel track and polyurethane
Polyurethane

A polyurethane, commonly abbreviated PU, is any polymer consisting of a chain of organic chemistry units joined by carbamate links. Polyurethane polymers are formed by reacting a monomer containing at least two isocyanate functional groups with another monomer containing at least two alcohol groups in the presence of a catalyst....
-coated wheels, the thrill rides can provide a taller, smoother, and faster ride with more inversions than a traditional wooden roller coaster
Wooden roller coaster

A 'wooden roller coaster' or 'woodie' is most often classified as a roller coaster with laminated steel running rails overlaid upon a wooden Rail tracks....
.

Arrow Dynamics
Arrow Dynamics

Arrow Dynamics was a roller coaster design company based in Clearfield, Utah, Utah, United States. In 2002, the company went bankrupt but was quickly bought by fellow amusement ride manufacturer S&S Power to form S&S Arrow....
 first introduced the steel roller coaster to feature tubular track to the thrill industry with their creations of the Matterhorn (Disneyland) and the Runaway Mine Train (Six Flags Over Texas
Six Flags Over Texas

Six Flags Over Texas is a major amusement park located in Arlington, Texas, Texas , east of Fort Worth, Texas and about west of Dallas, Texas. It is the oldest park of the Six Flags chain....
).

As of 2006, the oldest operating steel roller coaster in North America is the Little Dipper
Little Dipper (roller coaster)

The Little Dipper is a junior steel roller coaster located at Memphis Kiddie Park in Brooklyn, Ohio.The coaster was built by The Allan Herschell Company and began operating in April 1952, making it the oldest continuously-operating steel roller coaster from its original location in North America....
 at Memphis Kiddie Park
Memphis Kiddie Park

Memphis Kiddie Park is an 11-ride amusement park located in Brooklyn, Ohio, designed specifically for children and families.Memphis Kiddie Park opened on May 28, 1952....
 in Brooklyn, Ohio
Brooklyn, Ohio

Brooklyn is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,586 at the United States Census 2000....
 and has been operating since April, 1952.








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A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster
Roller coaster

For Rollercoaster, the wooden rollercoaster at Pleasure Beach Blackpool, see Rollercoaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks....
 that is defined by having a track made of steel
Steel

Steel is an alloy consisting mostly of iron, with a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.14% by weight , depending on grade. Carbon is the most cost-effective alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten....
. Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world. Incorporating tubular steel track and polyurethane
Polyurethane

A polyurethane, commonly abbreviated PU, is any polymer consisting of a chain of organic chemistry units joined by carbamate links. Polyurethane polymers are formed by reacting a monomer containing at least two isocyanate functional groups with another monomer containing at least two alcohol groups in the presence of a catalyst....
-coated wheels, the thrill rides can provide a taller, smoother, and faster ride with more inversions than a traditional wooden roller coaster
Wooden roller coaster

A 'wooden roller coaster' or 'woodie' is most often classified as a roller coaster with laminated steel running rails overlaid upon a wooden Rail tracks....
.

Arrow Dynamics
Arrow Dynamics

Arrow Dynamics was a roller coaster design company based in Clearfield, Utah, Utah, United States. In 2002, the company went bankrupt but was quickly bought by fellow amusement ride manufacturer S&S Power to form S&S Arrow....
 first introduced the steel roller coaster to feature tubular track to the thrill industry with their creations of the Matterhorn (Disneyland) and the Runaway Mine Train (Six Flags Over Texas
Six Flags Over Texas

Six Flags Over Texas is a major amusement park located in Arlington, Texas, Texas , east of Fort Worth, Texas and about west of Dallas, Texas. It is the oldest park of the Six Flags chain....
).

As of 2006, the oldest operating steel roller coaster in North America is the Little Dipper
Little Dipper (roller coaster)

The Little Dipper is a junior steel roller coaster located at Memphis Kiddie Park in Brooklyn, Ohio.The coaster was built by The Allan Herschell Company and began operating in April 1952, making it the oldest continuously-operating steel roller coaster from its original location in North America....
 at Memphis Kiddie Park
Memphis Kiddie Park

Memphis Kiddie Park is an 11-ride amusement park located in Brooklyn, Ohio, designed specifically for children and families.Memphis Kiddie Park opened on May 28, 1952....
 in Brooklyn, Ohio
Brooklyn, Ohio

Brooklyn is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,586 at the United States Census 2000....
 and has been operating since April, 1952.

Characteristics

  • Steel coasters have a generally smoother ride than their wooden counterparts, although it is sometimes argued that wooden roller coasters provide a bigger feeling of "threat" due to their rougher ride.
  • Almost all world records for tallest, fastest, and longest coasters are currently held by steel roller coasters.
  • The fact that less supports are need means steel roller coasters have made a large variety of features possible, such as loops, barrel rolls, and corkscrews.


There are different types of steel coasters, such as flying
Flying roller coaster

A flying roller coaster is a variation of roller coaster meant to simulate the sensations of flight. The roller coaster cars are suspended below the track, with riders secured such that their backs are parallel to the track....
, inverted
Inverted roller coaster

An inverted roller coaster is a roller coaster in which the train runs under the track with the seats directly attached to the wheel carriage....
, floorless
Floorless roller coaster

A floorless roller coaster is defined as a coaster with trains that ride above the track and allow the passenger's legs to dangle. The manufacturer's web site reads, "A new generation of Sitting Coasters with dangling feet close to the track."...
, and suspended.

Notable steel roller coasters

(NOTE: Dive and Vertical Drop coasters are the same)

  • Matterhorn Bobsleds
    Matterhorn Bobsleds

    The Matterhorn Bobsleds or the Matterhorn is an Amusement ride made up of two intertwining steel roller coasters at Disneyland in Anaheim, California....
     at Disneyland
    Disneyland Park (Anaheim)

    Disneyland is an American theme park in Anaheim, California, California, owned and operated by the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts division of The Walt Disney Company....
     - first tubular steel roller coaster
  • Batman: The Ride
    Batman: The Ride

    Batman: The Ride is a steel roller coaster inverted roller coaster roller coaster found in many Six Flags theme parks, as well as other parks around the world, including Six Flags Great America, Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags Fiesta Texas , Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags St....
     at Six Flags Great America
    Six Flags Great America

    Six Flags Great America is the Chicago metropolitan area Six Flags theme park located in Gurnee, Illinois. It first opened in 1976 as Marriott's Great America....
     in Gurnee, Illinois
    Gurnee, Illinois

    Gurnee is a village in Lake County, Illinois, Illinois, United States. The population was 28,834 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 30,772 in 2005....
     was the first inverted roller coaster.
  • Tatsu
    Tatsu

    Tatsu is a Steel roller coaster flying roller coaster operating at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, California. It opened May 13, 2006....
     at Six Flags Magic Mountain
    Six Flags Magic Mountain

    Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, California north of Los Angeles, California. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 29, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company, the development company behind the district of Valencia....
    - World's tallest, fastest, and longest flying roller coaster.
  • Riddler's Revenge at Six Flags Magic Mountain
    Six Flags Magic Mountain

    Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, California north of Los Angeles, California. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 29, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company, the development company behind the district of Valencia....
    - World's tallest, fastest, and longest stand up roller coaster.
  • X2
    X2

    X2 may refer to:...
     at Six Flags Magic Mountain
    Six Flags Magic Mountain

    Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, California north of Los Angeles, California. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 29, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company, the development company behind the district of Valencia....
    - World's first 4 dimensional roller coaster.
  • Deja Vu
    Déjà vu

    D?j? vu or promnesia, is the experience of feeling sure that one has witnessed or experienced a new situation previously , although the exact circumstances of the previous encounter are uncertain....
     at Six Flags Magic Mountain
    Six Flags Magic Mountain

    Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, California north of Los Angeles, California. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 29, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company, the development company behind the district of Valencia....
    - World's Biggest boomerang roller coaster.
  • Thunderhawk
    Thunderhawk

    Thunderhawk may refer to:*T. Hawk, a video game character from the Street Fighter fighting games.*Thunderhawk , a roller coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom amusement park...
     at Michigan's Adventure
    Michigan's Adventure

    Michigan's Adventure is an amusement park in Muskegon County, Michigan, about halfway between Muskegon, Michigan and Whitehall, Michigan. It is the largest amusement park in the state and has been owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company since 2001....
    - First suspended looping coaster in Michigan.
  • Corkscrew at Knott's Berry Farm
    Knott's Berry Farm

    Knott's Berry Farm is a brand name of two separate entities in the United States: a theme park in Buena Park, California, and a manufacturer of food specialty products based in Placentia, California....
     - first modern roller coaster ever to send riders upside down; built in 1975; now exists at Silverwood
    Silverwood

    Silverwood Theme Park is an amusement park located in northern Idaho, United States near the town of Athol, Idaho on highway US 95. Owner Gary Norton opened the park in June 1986, and originally included a few carnival rides, a main street with shops, and an authentic steam train that traveled in a 30-minute loop around the owner's property...
     amusement park.
  • Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain
    Six Flags Magic Mountain

    Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, California north of Los Angeles, California. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 29, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company, the development company behind the district of Valencia....
    - First full circuit roller coaster to top 250 ft.
  • Runaway Mine Train
    Runaway Mine Train

    There are several roller coasters named Runaway Mine Train:*Runaway Mine Train *Runaway Mine Train *Runaway Mine Train *Runaway Mine Train ...
     at Six Flags Over Texas
    Six Flags Over Texas

    Six Flags Over Texas is a major amusement park located in Arlington, Texas, Texas , east of Fort Worth, Texas and about west of Dallas, Texas. It is the oldest park of the Six Flags chain....
     - first mine train roller coaster; built in 1969.
  • Millennium Force
    Millennium Force

    Millennium Force is a steel roller coaster roller coaster built by Intamin AG located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. It is the fourteenth roller coaster built at the park....
     at Cedar Point
    Cedar Point

    Cedar Point is a 364-acre amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, Ohio, United States on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. It currently holds the world record for most roller coasters , one of which, Top Thrill Dragster, is the world's second tallest and third fastest roller coaster, reaching speeds of and a height of ....
     - first full circuit roller coaster to top 300 ft.
  • Colossus
    Colossus

    Colossus may refer to:...
     at Thorpe Park
    Thorpe Park

    Thorpe Park is a amusement park located in Surrey, United Kingdom. It was built in 1979 on the site of a gravel pit which was partially flooded with the intention of creating a water based theme for the park....
     - worlds first coaster with 10 inversions.
  • Maverick
    Maverick (roller coaster)

    Maverick is a Linear motor-launched Steel roller coaster complete-circuit roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. It was manufactured by IntaRide LLC, the United States division of Intamin AG, and was the five-hundredth roller coaster designed by Germany engineer Werner Stengel....
     at Cedar Point
    Cedar Point

    Cedar Point is a 364-acre amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, Ohio, United States on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. It currently holds the world record for most roller coasters , one of which, Top Thrill Dragster, is the world's second tallest and third fastest roller coaster, reaching speeds of and a height of ....
     - world's first "95 Degree drop" coaster
  • Viper
    Viper

    Viper and similar may refer to:...
     at Six Flags Magic Mountain
    Six Flags Magic Mountain

    Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, California north of Los Angeles, California. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 29, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company, the development company behind the district of Valencia....
    - Features the world's tallest loop.
  • Revolution
    Revolution

    A revolution is a fundamental social change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time....
     at Six Flags Magic Mountain
    Six Flags Magic Mountain

    Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, California north of Los Angeles, California. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 29, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company, the development company behind the district of Valencia....
    - World's first looping roller coaster.
  • Storm Runner
    Storm Runner

    Storm Runner is a steel roller coaster launched roller coaster roller coaster at Hersheypark. It was constructed in 2004 and was the third Intamin AG Accelerator Coaster....
     at Hershey Park - world's first rocket coaster to feature inversions
  • Kingda Ka
    Kingda Ka

    Kingda Ka is a roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey, United States. At its opening on May 21, 2005, it became the List of roller coaster records#Height records and List of roller coaster records#Speed records roller coaster in the world, claiming the title from Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Po...
     at Six Flags Great Adventure
    Six Flags Great Adventure

    Six Flags Great Adventure is a theme park in Jackson Township, New Jersey, New Jersey, located 67 miles from New York City, 60 miles from Newark, New Jersey and 50 miles from Philadelphia....
     - world's tallest (456 ft) and fastest (128 mph) roller coaster
  • Nitro
    Nitro (roller coaster)

    Nitro is a steel roller coaster roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. It was opened in the spring 2001 and was the tallest, fastest roller coaster in New Jersey at the time , as well as the tallest on the East Coast of the United States....
     at Six Flags Great Adventure
    Six Flags Great Adventure

    Six Flags Great Adventure is a theme park in Jackson Township, New Jersey, New Jersey, located 67 miles from New York City, 60 miles from Newark, New Jersey and 50 miles from Philadelphia....
     - Hyper coaster -
  • Ninja
    Ninja

    In history of Japan, a is a warrior specially trained in a variety of unorthodox arts of war. These include assassination, espionage, and various martial arts....
     at Six Flags Magic Mountain
    Six Flags Magic Mountain

    Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, California north of Los Angeles, California. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 29, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company, the development company behind the district of Valencia....
    - World's fastest suspended roller coaster.
  • Superman: The Escape
    Superman: The Escape

    For the similarly named roller coaster located in Australia, please see Superman Escape.Superman: The Escape is a launched shuttle roller coaster located in the Samurai Summit area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California that opened in 1997....
     at Six Flags Magic Mountain
    Six Flags Magic Mountain

    Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, California north of Los Angeles, California. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 29, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company, the development company behind the district of Valencia....
    - First roller coaster to top 400 ft and reach 100 mph.
  • Top Thrill Dragster
    Top Thrill Dragster

    Top Thrill Dragster is a steel, hydraulically-launched roller coaster located at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio, Ohio. It was the first "Strata Coaster," loosely defined as a complete circuit coaster that is 400-499 feet tall....
     at Cedar Point
    Cedar Point

    Cedar Point is a 364-acre amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, Ohio, United States on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. It currently holds the world record for most roller coasters , one of which, Top Thrill Dragster, is the world's second tallest and third fastest roller coaster, reaching speeds of and a height of ....
     - world's first "stratacoaster"
  • Alpengeist
    Alpengeist

    Alpengeist is the tallest and one of the fastest full circuit inverted roller coasters in the world. Alpengeist opened in 1997 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg....
     at Busch Gardens Europe
    Busch Gardens Europe

    Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a theme park located in James City County, Virginia, Virginia about 3 miles southeast of Williamsburg, Virginia. It opened on May 16, 1975, adjacent to the local Anheuser-Busch brewery and other-related AB developments including the Kingsmill complex....
     - world's tallest full circuit inverted coaster
  • Silver Star
    Silver Star (roller coaster)

    Silver Star is a roller coaster located at Europa-Park, a theme park in Rust, Germany, Germany. It is currently the tallest roller coaster in Europe with a height of 239ft , placing it in the hyper coaster category....
     at Europa-Park
    Europa-Park

    Europa-Park is the most popular theme park in Germany. .Having more than 4 million visitors in 2007, it is the most popular seasonal theme park in the world....
     - Europe's tallest roller coaster
  • Griffon
    Griffon

    Griffon is a type of dog, a collection of breeds of originally hunting dogs. There are three recognized lines of the griffon type , the griffon vend?ens, the wirehaired pointers, and the smousje ....
     at Busch Gardens Europe
    Busch Gardens Europe

    Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a theme park located in James City County, Virginia, Virginia about 3 miles southeast of Williamsburg, Virginia. It opened on May 16, 1975, adjacent to the local Anheuser-Busch brewery and other-related AB developments including the Kingsmill complex....
     - world's tallest and fastest dive coaster
  • SheiKra
    SheiKra

    SheiKra is a vertical drop roller coaster in Tampa, Florida. It is situated in the Stanleyville section of Busch Gardens Africa. SheiKra was the first Dive roller coaster roller coaster in North America....
     at Busch Gardens Africa
    Busch Gardens Africa

    Busch Gardens Africa is a 335 acre 19th century African-themed park located in Tampa, Florida. It opened on March 31 1959 as an admission-free hospitality facility for the Tampa Anheuser-Busch brewery on the grounds of the manufacturing plant....
     - America's first dive coaster
  • Xcelerator
    Xcelerator

    Xcelerator is a steel roller coaster launched roller coaster roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, California. Xcelerator was Intamin AG's first launched roller coaster#hydraulic coaster....
     at Knott's Berry Farm
    Knott's Berry Farm

    Knott's Berry Farm is a brand name of two separate entities in the United States: a theme park in Buena Park, California, and a manufacturer of food specialty products based in Placentia, California....
     - world's first rocket coaster
  • Scream
    Scream

    A screaming is a loud exclamation of extreme emotion, usually horror or excitement, or pain.Scream may also refer to:...
     at Six Flags Magic Mountain
    Six Flags Magic Mountain

    Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, California north of Los Angeles, California. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 29, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company, the development company behind the district of Valencia....
    - Southern California's first floorless roller coaster.
  • Oblivion
    Oblivion (roller coaster)

    Oblivion is a steel roller coaster roller coaster located at Alton Towers in England. The ride opened as the world's first vertical drop roller coaster in 1998 amidst a large publicity campaign....
     at Alton Towers
    Alton Towers

    Alton Towers is a theme park and resort located in the grounds of a former stately home in Staffordshire, England. It attracted 3.1 million visitors in 2008, making it the second most visited theme park in the UK after Pleasure Beach Blackpool....
     - world's first vertical drop roller coaster
  • Furious Baco at Port Aventura - world's first Intamin Accelarator coaster with an inversion
  • Behemoth
    Behemoth (roller coaster)

    Behemoth is a steel roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Modeled similarly to Goliath at La Ronde and Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure, Behemoth is Canada's tallest and fastest roller coaster....
     at Canada's Wonderland - First hypercoaster
    Hypercoaster

    A hypercoaster can mean one of two things;*A style or model of roller coaster with three features:**An initial drop or lift hill of 200?299 feet...
     in Canada; first coaster in Canada to have a drop over 200 ft tall.
  • Dominator
    Dominator (roller coaster)

    Dominator is a Steel roller coaster floorless roller coaster designed by Bolliger & Mabillard currently operating at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia....
     at King's Dominion - World's largest floorless coaster by Bolliger and Mabillard, formerly at Geauga Lake