Top Thrill Dragster Essays

  • Facing Fears: A Day at Cedar Point

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    3,2,1 Whosh! whaaaaa! There it is, I see Top Thrill Dragster. We just drove to cedar point, seeing the 420 foot tall Top Thrill Dragster, made me think twice about being here. It was a surprise from my dad going here. After all I was always scared of heights and roller coasters. I wasn’t looking forward to this! I am here with my Dad, sister, and my friend Seth. Even though Top Thrill Dragster is 36 seconds. At the beginning the cart goes 120 miles per hour in 3.04 seconds my dad says enthusiastically

  • Personal Narrative: My Trip To Cedar Point

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    the summer, this was the day i have been looking forward to all summer.It was thewday my family gets to go to Cedar Point . My mother has been saying “This is the time you will able to ride the Top Thrill Dragster.” We have been measuring how tall i have been for weeks to make sure i could ride the Top Thrill Dragster.I have been waiting all summer to be able to ride it and the day finally came that i was tall enough about two weeks ago. The night before we went to Cedar Point we started to pack

  • Overcoming my Fear of Roller Coasters

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    I have this fear that causes my body to shake. When I think about it, my skin becomes pale and cold. It’s death speeding through my mind. Once I have seen these monstrous roller coasters, the only thing in my mind was fear. Knowing that I’m afraid to go on these rides, I didn’t want to look like a fool in front of my friends. My mind is thinking of deadly thoughts. My palms were sweaty and I was twitching like a fish. I was petrified of heights. We pulled into the roller coaster park in our Ford

  • Narrative Essay On Roller Coasters

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    The Magnum The roller coasters roared above us as we ambled down the dimly lit pathway, debating the next ride to go with. The Top Thrill Dragster towered four hundred feet in the air above us. It’s bright lights blinking in the night sky. The stars practically scraped against it’s metal bars. We quickly passed it, just the sight of it making my stomach turn inside out. The red and yellow coaster goes straight up in the air at one hundred and twenty miles per hour with a drop going straight down

  • Dragster Racing Research Paper

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    Dragsters Jonathan l. Dragsters. The cars that go in a straight line and get tested for speed to finish the track by. And this is what I’m working on and telling you about today. But first why do people even drag race or dragsters to use in the first place? Well it gives us a test of what drag and aerodynamics is and tests it in these cars

  • Cedar Point: A Thrilling Adventure

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    seemed not to hear me. What am I going to do! But I had no time to think because I was being strapped into the car. As soon as everyone was secure, It slowly moved forward. “Please keep your head back, and your arms in the car. Enjoy your ride on the Top Thrill .” The announcer's voice

  • Personal Narrative: Roller Coaster Ride At Cedar Point

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    happen. The person behind me heart was beating so hard I could it about to bust out of her chest.I don’t know why I closed me eyes because I like the feeling when going up the roller coaster I love riding on rides at Cedar Point, but when I seen the dragster roller coaster it make me re think about going getting on it. I opened my eyes and they focused immediately on all that space between me and the bottom of the drop. I wasn’t even half way down the drop an I felt the whole drop in my gut I enjoy

  • Six Flags Magic Mountain

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    America’s rocking roller coast is home to Cedar Point located in Sandusky, Ohio. Cedar Point opened in 1870, which makes it the 2nd oldest amusement park in the world. Cedar Point is home to 17 unique roller coasters, including Millennium Force, Top Thrill Dragster, Valravn,

  • Cedar Point-Personal Narrative Essay

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    frightened. As I waited in line for the Millennium Force, there were butterflies flying around in my stomach. When I sat in my seat and the clanking of the chains lifted me up the big hill, the waves in the lake were dancing with the wind. We reached the top a cool breeze brushed along my arms, and in a blink of an eye, we were going downhill and all around in twisted movements. I got of the ride and a train was passing by. The fumes from the train were strong and gave a heavy smell of iron as is passed

  • Descriptive Roller Coasters

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    The Wicked Twister A suspicious feeling simmers in my stomach as my family drives on the road to Cedar Point in our black Jeep. The AC is on the highest setting. I stare at the tall coasters as my step dad, mom, and sister excitedly talk about the roller coasters they want to ride on. I quietly sit in the back seat, unable to look away from the towering rides. Finally we park our car in the crowded lot and step out. A wave of heat smacks my face, an indication of the hours of long waiting in the

  • Statistical Investigation into Rollercoaster Data

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    be obtained from a World Rollercoaster Database. The information that can be seen from the database about an individual rollercoaster is: which country designed it, when it opened, its height, its length, its max speed, the ride time, and the thrill factor out of 10. I am going to investigate whether the fastest rides are the most exciting. I would like to answer this question during the course of the investigation. Hypothesis I will use the rollercoaster database to answer the following

  • Cedar Point Amusement Park

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    Campground became a reality. Cedar Point opened its 15th roller coaster, the Wicked Twister in 2002, and added an ice skating program called Snoopy Rocks on Ice which was performed at The Good Time Theater. Cedar Point did it once again with the Top Thrill Dragster which was the tallest and fastest roller coaster at the time. It goes up 420 feet in the air and goes 120 mph. Cedar Point management invested into the main park and Soak City. Then they added Castaway Bay, a free standing indoor waterpark resort