When was infusion built

First, a rendering of a roller coaster goes through a round of virtual computer testing to determine if the structure can run properly under various configurations. Then, engineers from the theme park -- and sometimes government inspectors -- review the design. If they sign off on it, the ride is built in parts, using high-tech machines that can bend steel within millimetre accuracy, creating a structure nearly identical to the computer design.

The many parts are then shipped to the theme park where the ride is installed. After hundreds of test-runs, crash test dummies are strapped into the coaster and it goes through hundreds more cycles. If all is well, safety personnel from the manufacturer ride the coaster to make sure it is running as desired.

At that point, ride operators and maintenance professionals are trained by the design company. Only then does the park start bringing in the public.

Playing it safe Over the centuries, roller coasters have become both more exciting and safer. The first roller coasters may have been Russian ice slides built in the late 16th Century. Regulations have also increased dramatically — especially considering that some countries, such as the US, had no regulations at all until the s.

Roller coaster regulation varies from country to country. For instance, in Singapore, the Building and Construction Authority, an agency of the federal Ministry of National Development, oversees amusement ride safety. In the US, on the other hand, the federal government only regulates rides at travelling carnivals and fairs, while state governments regulate stationary parks.

Rules vary at the local level, too. Florida, home to Walt Disney World, for example, has state officials who inspect rides at theme parks with fewer than 1, employees, but the state relies on large parks like Disney World and Universal Studios to regulate themselves.

When it was moved to the Pleasure Beach, the coaster was repainted blue and built over the top of the old log flume lake. This led Blackpool to claim it as the first suspended rollercoaster entirely over water. Publicity shots were careful not to show the murky green colour of said water. The actual ride experience is pretty terrible too: dismantling it and putting it back together has clearly done it no favours, nor has the seaside location and battering by sand and seawater mists.

Riding Infusion is a test of endurance, with constant bangs and shunts and general discomfort. Its not uncommon to hear riders complaining of having their ears repeatedly bashed by the hard overhead restraints. Sadly, Infusion is by far the worst of all the rollercoasters at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

If you possibly can, its well worth missing it completely. There's nothing much to say to redeem it, apart from perhaps it can look nice on a sunny day, as long as you ignore the pained faces of the riders. Kumali, Flamingo Land. Blue Tornado, Gardaland. Click here to watch the on-ride POV. This box: view edit. Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Operating since May 2, Southport Pleasureland. Steel - Inverted.

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