At the moment, more than a hundred interesting and exciting attractions have been built in Russia. But there are those that are the most extreme. They are built according last word technology, all lovers of extreme sensations want to ride on them. People with a sick heart are not allowed on these rides.
Oh, I'll ride!
Brief overview for amateurs thrill get an idea of where in Russia today you can experience an incredible adrenaline rush. Next, the most extreme attractions will be described in order.
Firebird
This attraction was built in Sochi Park, located in the Olympic Village. It is a round tower sixty-five meters high. A platform with a lifting mechanism is installed around the tower, and seats with seat belts are installed on the platform. The principle of operation of this attraction is such that people sit in the seats and the platform, using a mechanism, raises them to the very top of the round tower at high speed.
Having risen to the very top, the platform falls down. It turns out that the platform falls down to a certain mark, and after the mark, with the help of a special mechanism, it slows down and, in the end, stops at the very bottom. Feelings after riding on such an attraction are simply stunning. While riding, it seems that no one will stop the platform, and the structure will slam against the ground with all its might. The Firebird is considered one of the most extreme rides in Russia.
Catapult
This attraction is located in St. Petersburg. Attraction "Catapult" is a catapult that shoots up a plastic ball in which two people sit. The balloon flies up to a height of fifty-four meters. The ball with people first rushes up at high speed, and when it reaches the extreme point, falls in free fall down. With the help of special ropes, the ball stops at the very bottom. Feelings when riding this attraction can be described in such a way that the body flies in a ball, and the soul remains below. The session ends when the ball completely stops on its own.
Quantum leap
It is a hill, the highest mark of which reaches fifty-eight meters. The quantum leap is located in Sochi. It is the fastest slide in Russia; when skiing, it reaches speeds of up to one hundred and eight kilometers per hour. Particularly mesmerizing is the section of the road when the train drives to the highest mark, and then goes down at high speed.
Flight of the Dragon
This is another of the many varieties of rides. The design is a cabin with people, which rises at a speed of fifty kilometers per hour. When lifting, the cabin swings in different directions. Having reached the maximum, the cabin with people, swinging in different directions, falls down.
Sochi Swing
This is the highest and most extreme swing in Russia, they are located in Sochi. The building has the following configuration: suspension bridge above the gorge there are swings that look straight into the abyss. When riding them, you fly over the abyss. These swings are considered the scariest attraction. They should not be ridden by people with cardiovascular diseases. The height from which the swing falls down reaches almost 210 meters.
Rocket
This attraction is located in St. Petersburg. The rocket is a cabin in the form of a rocket and a large iron support with a mechanism. People sit in the cockpit of the rocket, then the rocket rises to a fifty-meter height along the support. Rising up, it begins to spin around its axis at a speed of sixty kilometers per hour. This attraction was borrowed from astronauts who trained on it before flying into space.
Tango
This attraction is located in Sochi. It is an arrow with three cabins in which people sit. After landing, the cabins begin to rotate at high speed. The speed reaches one hundred kilometers per hour.
Ride on extreme rides or stand aside, everyone chooses on their own, but risky people have enough vivacity and energy from riding for a long time.
power tower
power tower It is a rectangular structure with a height of 90 meters. On each of the columns of the structure there is a platform that can move up and down. Two platforms work on the rise - they are thrown up at a speed of 96 km / h, and then, by inertia, fall down and rise again. The other two, on the contrary, slowly rise to the top, and then, at a speed of 96 km / h, drop sharply down.
Raptor attraction
Raptor attraction was built in 1994 by the world famous company Bolliger and Mabillard (B&M), in Switzerland. In 2005, the Raptor took 11th place in the list of the most popular attractions in the world ("Best Steel Roller Coaster in the World"). The peculiarity of the Raptor attraction is that the trailers in which passengers ride are suspended from the bottom of the rail, and not fixed at the top (as it is happens in most rides). As a result, the passengers' legs hang off the ground, and they have a feeling of free flight. In the process of movement, there are 6 turns upside down, and one in a spiral.
Top Thrill Dragster appeared in the park in 2003, and immediately became one of the most popular. Today it is even one of the symbols of Cedar Point. Its features: high altitude, the steepest ascent and descent angles in the world, tremendous speed. 4 seconds after the start, the trolley, thanks to a special magnetic system, develops a speed of 190 km/h. It rapidly rises to a height of 125 meters vertically, while making several turns.
Having reached the top, it stops for a few seconds, and again descends vertically, making a few more turns of 270 degrees.
Wicked Twister attraction
Wicked Twister attraction appeared at Cedar Point in 2003. This is the highest and fastest ride of its kind. It consists of two towers 65 meters high each, interconnected. When climbing the towers, the train makes several turns, stops, and then rushes down, again making several turns. The journey takes about 40 seconds with a top speed of 115 km/h. During this time, the train makes 5 ascents and descents. In its first year after opening, the attraction was visited by more than 5 million people.
Demon Drop attraction
Demon Drop attraction, built in 1983, allows you to feel the state of free fall from the height of a 10-story building. Passengers enter the trailer, very similar to an elevator, then they are lifted to a height of 80 meters. After a few seconds, the trailer under its own weight breaks down.
Attraction Demon Drop does not lose its popularity today.
Mean Streak
Mean Streak- These are classic slides built of wood. The attraction opened in 1991. Slides made of wood are not the same as modern ones made of metal. The tree gives the attraction completely different characteristics. Having a ride on this attraction, you will find out what the first slides were like and what sensations their passengers experienced more than a century ago.
Attraction Millennium Force
Attraction Millennium Force appeared at Cedar Point in 2000, continuing the park's tradition of setting world record rides. This time the attraction broke 10 world records at once: it became the fastest, highest, longest, and also the most extreme in terms of overloads.
In 2006, Millenium Force was ranked second in the "Best Steel Roller Coaster in the World" list of the best rides in the world. The ride cost $20 million to build, but it was worth it. In the first season after the opening, about 2 million people visited it. Today, the number of its visitors is somewhat less, but it will hold a leading position for a long time to come.
The cost of visiting Cedar Point Park, like most amusement parks in the United States, to visit the attractions of Cedar Point you just need to purchase an entrance ticket. And you can ride on any rides. True, significant queues line up for each attraction.
Adult ticket: $42
Teen ticket: $15
Children under 2 years: free
For the military: $32
Subscription for 2 days: 71$
Many believe that lovers of extreme rides and dangerous adventures are people who lack thrills in life. However, according to recent research by scientists, absolutely everyone lacks adrenaline. This unique substance helps us become faster-higher-stronger, mobilize strength and endurance, mental abilities and reaction. Single releases of adrenaline into the blood fill us with energy, saturate the circulatory system with oxygen and force the body's defense system to “reboot”, and also help fight stress. This is best facilitated by extreme activities, such as skydiving or thrilling rides. For those who like to experience overwhelming emotions, we offer a list of the most dangerous rides in the world that will definitely add adrenaline to the blood!
1. Tower "Stratosphere", USA
Let's start at the same time with three attractions that can surprise thrill-seekers: they are united at their top by the 350-meter Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas. The X-Scream swing justifies its name to the full: you won't be able to stop yourself from screaming when the ride hangs in the air, rolling out far beyond the rails on which it moves. The Big Shot catapult lifts you up with a 4G g-force, after which you free fall as much as 30 meters down. Well, the Insanity carousel rotates over Las Vegas at an altitude of 300 meters and periodically turns seats with passengers face down. The most dangerous thing is that the carousel booths are open and only seat belts hold passengers.
2 Kingda Ka, USA
The Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey is the undisputed record holder among iron coasters of this kind. First, it is the tallest roller coaster in the world, and also the tallest roller coaster in the world at 139 meters. Secondly, or rather, thirdly, the fastest fall occurs on this attraction - at a speed of 160 km / h. Here - the highest fall - from a height of 127 meters. The trolley accelerates from standstill to 206 km / h in just 3.5 seconds, then rapidly takes off vertically to the height of a 45-story building, and then spirals down at a speed of 160 km / h.
3. Shambhala, Spain
In the resort town of Salou, Spain, there is a fascinating amusement park - Port Aventura. It is here that the highest and fastest roller coaster in Europe is located - Shambhala - 76 meters high and 1650 meters long. The duration of the trip is 3 minutes, so the speed that the attraction develops is 134 km / h. On the same slides, you can feel the longest fall - 78 meters high, and in total, during the trip, you will have to hang over the chair for a few moments 5 times.
4. White Cyclone, Japan
In Mie Prefecture in Japan, there is an amusement park Nagashima Spa Land, whose roller coaster - White Cyclone - impresses with its appearance alone. This is an openwork snow-white structure 42 meters high (about the size of a 14-storey building) and with a track length of 1700 meters. The materials from which the slides are made would be enough for 1000 one-story houses. The duration of the trip is 2 minutes 38 seconds, the maximum speed is 100 km / h. There are no dead loops, steep slides and free falls, in fact it is a classic roller coaster with ups and downs. The realization of the fact that the entire structure of the “White Cyclone” is made of ... wood adds a special thrill to the trip.
5. Formula Rossa, UAE
The United Arab Emirates are famous for their ability to attract tourists. In Abu Dhabi, there is an interesting entertainment center Ferrari World, where the world's fastest roller coaster Formula Rossa is located. The track is designed in the form of the Monza racing circuit, and the roller coaster can compete with the most popular brands of racing cars: it accelerates to 240 km/h in just 4.9 seconds! The duration of the trip is only 1 minute 33 seconds, but at this speed it is quite enough for the maximum adrenaline rush.
6Insano, Brazil
In the resort of Fortaleza in Brazil, there is a water park under titled The beach park. It is here that the highest water slide in the world is located. It was built back in 1989, but since then the record for the height of the slide has not been broken. Those wishing to ride the Insano slide are forced to slide down directly on their "fifth point" from a height of a 14-storey building - 41 meters. At 4-5 seconds of the “flight”, the speed of a person exceeds 100 km / h, you can feel like flying from a waterfall.
7. Giant Drop, Australia
The Gold Coast resort in Australia is especially popular with tourists thanks to the Dreamworld Theme Park amusement park. Here is one of the most extreme rides in the world - Giant Drop - a kind of bench that rises to a height of 119 meters, after which it falls down at a speed of 135 km / h. Of the total time of ultra-fast descent, you will spend 5 seconds in a state of free fall. Until this summer, the Giant Drop ride was considered the tallest in the world.
8. Free fall, USA
Paramount, Ohio has the world's tallest free fall attraction. Its height is 100 meters, and the speed of free fall is about 100 km/h. You can calculate for yourself how many seconds it will take you to fly to the ground. It is best to do this while slowly climbing up on a circular platform and looking at idle tourists. And the beginning of the fall will certainly be sudden.
9. Catapult, Russia
The tallest catapult in the world is located in the Divo-Ostrov park in St. Petersburg, Russia. Its height is 54 meters, and having risen as high as possible, in clear weather, you can even see Perm. At a maximum shot height of 75 meters, you take off in just 4 seconds. The booth in the form of a spherical capsule is designed for two people, you are securely fastened with seat belts. Two cables are attached, respectively, to two columns, they are stretched while the booth remains in place. When the magnet is turned off, the cabin flies up, and upon landing, the cables are gradually released.
10. Ferris wheel, Singapore
The final chord in our hit parade of the most dangerous attractions is the Singapore Ferris Wheel, by the way, a completely harmless thing. However, for older people and young children, as well as for those who do not gravitate towards adrenaline rushes, a walk on the Wheel, which lasts 30 minutes, can be a real extreme test. It is worth noting that the Singapore Ferris wheel is also a record holder: it is the highest Ferris wheel in the world (165 meters), in clear weather, a magnificent panoramic view of 45 kilometers around opens from its top. Initially, the wheel rotated counterclockwise, but feng shui experts changed direction. Maybe it was more extreme to rotate not according to Feng Shui? ..
Faster, higher, stronger - this is no longer relevant. Now we can safely add the word “extreme” to this classic sports triad, because such sports are beginning to bypass the classic ones in popularity. And today we will tell you about 8 of the best and most unusual extreme parks in the world.
In the Spanish city of Mérida, no one is wondering what to do with young people so that they leave the streets and stop leading an asocial lifestyle. There was a public space for young and active people– extreme park Youth Factory.
designed for unemployed and carefree youth who are looking for a place to realize their abilities. Here you can practice extreme sports, such as rollerblading, skateboarding, performing tricks on bicycles and rock climbing.
This complex also has a library, a computer lab, a conference room, a cinema and a lecture hall where young kids from the streets can get new buildings and even additional education.
China wouldn't be China if it didn't take aim at the world's largest skatepark. Street extreme sports are highly developed in this country due to the mass population and the relative cheapness of equipment. So, through the efforts of the authorities in the Middle Kingdom, thousands of playgrounds for active youth are built every year.
The pearl of this street infrastructure is the SMP Skatepark in Shanghai. With a size of 13,700 square meters, it is the largest such sports center on Earth. Therefore, it hosts major competitions of both Chinese and world level.
Much more modest in size is the Skate Park House skate park in one of the districts of Tokyo. The area of its active zone is less than two dozen square meters, but more is not needed. The fact is that these ramps are located inside a residential building.
Under the skate park in the Skate Park House given only one room. Of course, this would not be enough for a professional skateboarder, but just right for children. Namely, this home sports facility was created for children's entertainment.
Excalibur - the world's largest climbing wall
Rock climbing compares favorably with mountaineering in that it is not at all necessary to go somewhere in the mountains to practice this kind of extreme sport - platforms for it can be made in every locality, if there is a desire. Here, the inhabitants of the Dutch Groningen had it, which is why a climbing wall with the name Excalibur appeared there.
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Stretched into the sky, the 37-meter one looks like a giant sword sticking out of a stone. In fact, these are two different weapons of the legendary King Arthur, but this error does not bother visitors to the object. Moreover, people from all over the Netherlands and even other countries go to climb Excalibur, because it is the largest climbing wall in the world.
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There are times when extreme sports do not need to leave the hotel at all. AND we are talking not about Soviet-era hotels, where spending the night itself is dangerous, but about special hotels created for active people.
The first such hotel for extreme sports is planned to be built in Barcelona. The project called Barcelona Rock involves the construction of a multi-story building that will look like a rock. Therefore, climbers and rock climbers will be able to climb to the upper floors of this building right along the outer walls.
Inside Barcelona Rock there will be a swimming pool, a cinema, gym and 50 rooms different levels comfort. But real thrill-seekers will be able to set up tents for a modest fee on the ledges of the artificial rocks of the Barcelona Rock Hotel.
Extreme sports enthusiasts from the British region of Wales are planning to build an artificial lake for surfing. Surf Snowdonia will be a 300-meter long pool where you can automatically create waves of different heights and amplitudes.
The weather in Wales is quite moderate all year round, but most of the year sea water very cold. And it will be heated. In addition, cafes, sports shops and playgrounds for children will appear in the future complex.
And if in Wales they only plan to build an artificial lake for surfing, then in the city of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates, such an object already really exists. Moreover, this center of extreme water sports is located right in the middle of the desert.
The Wadi Adventure Center is designed for surfers and rafters who can swim in a 200-meter pool with many dangerous branches, rapids and artificial underwater rocks. And the main entertainment of this water complex is a wave 3.3 meters high, which passes through the reservoir with a certain frequency to the delight of the people in it.
And if in all other countries of the world rich people splurge as a demonstration of their status and opportunities, then in the UAE, water is the last one. The water sports center in the desert is proof of that.
Waldseilgarten in Germany is the most extreme camping site in the world. First, it is not so easy to get to. Indeed, on the way to this hotel, a person will need to go through many trials - a rope park, trolls and other obstacles for extreme people.
Secondly, the tents in the Waldseilgarten are not on the ground, but above it. Some of them hang on the thick branches of centuries-old trees, and some are generally attached to a rock at a height of 300 meters. Only people with the strongest nerves in the world, as well as those with perfect coordination of movements, can spend the night in this place.
At the service of tourists who have fallen into the Waldseilgarten, quite a comfortable toilet and a shower with hot water. But real thrill-seekers will surely ignore these benefits of civilization, giving their preference to bathing in a waterfall.
