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20 mins How long adrenaline junkies were
stuck on the Battlestar Galactica rollercoaster, the tallest
dueling coaster in the world, at the Universal Studios
Singapore (USS) in 2016. Thankfully, this was nothing
compared to riders stranded upside down for two hours
at The Demon rollercoaster at Six Flags Great America
in Illinois in 1998. Four people were hospitalised and
were subsequently compensated a total of US$442,
(S$594,300).No. of street parties held
during the world’s biggest
carnival, the Carnival in Rio
de Janeiro. Among these, the
largest shindig is the Cordão
Da Bola Preta (Big Cord of
the Black Ball), which draws
about two million revellers
every year.The Prudential Marina Bay Carnival will be held from December 8 2017 to April 1 2018.
For more info, go to http://marinabaycarnival.sg.How many metres above
ground rotating thrill
ride The Booster Maxx
will take you — and at a
dizzying speed of 96km
per hour. It’s one of over
40 rides and games at the
Prudential Marina Bay
Carnival from Dec 8 to
Apr 1 2018, the biggest
ever carnival to be hosted
in Singapore. Occupying
an area the size of three-
and-a-half football fields
at The Promontory and
Bayfront Event Space,
the fair will also have
over 20 food vendors
and performances by
homegrown artists like
TheLionCityBoy.55
139m
Height of the tallest
rollercoaster in the world,
the Kingda Ka. The steel
accelerator ride at Six
Flags Great Adventure
park in the US is also the
world’s second fastest
rollercoaster — it speeds
up to a hair-raising
206km/h in just three-
and-a-half seconds, and
has the accolade of being
the world’s longest drop
at 127m. For riders, it’s
probably the most thrilling
28 seconds of their lives.1 in 750 mil
The odds of being killed on an amusement park ride. In
comparison, the chances of dying in a plane crash is still
an unlikely 1 in 29.4 mil, while 1 in 100,000 are killed in
skydiving accidents.US$30 mil
(S$40.7mil)
Cost of building the
Fury 325, which has
been voted the best steel
rollercoaster in the world
for the past two years.
The ride at the Carowinds
amusement park in
Carolina in the US boasts
a top speed of 153km/h.
It passes over and under
the park’s main entrance.
What a way to greet
your visitors.5 87