Kira discusses the safety features of roller coasters, and how roller coaster safety has evolved over time. Kira also compares data regarding roller coaster accidents to those of everyday activities to show the chances of injury.

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Kira gives a brief overview of the manufacturers B&M and Intamin and uses data to compare them.

• https://www.intamin.com/company/about-us/ 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolliger_%26_Mabillard#Notable_roller_coasters 

• https://grokipedia.com/page/Bolliger_%26_Mabillard#roller-coaster-types 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intamin#Roller_coasters 

• https://rcdb.com/

Kira compares wooden and steel roller coasters, discusses the struggle of the lack of data on roller coaster costs, and examines the varying intensities of wooden and steel coasters.

https://rcdb.com/

https://grokipedia.com/page/Shivering_Timbers#history

https://grokipedia.com/page/Wildfire_(Silver_Dollar_City)#trains-and-technical-specifications

https://www.carneerides.com/wood-roller-coaster-maintenance/#maintenance-costs-wood-vs-steel

Kira discusses the different ride elements, both quantitative and qualitative, that have placed some roller coasters in highly ranked spots!

https://rcdb.com/

https://coasterbot.com/votecoasters-fullresults2024

https://captaincoaster.com/en/ranking/?page=1

Kira discusses the concept of unoccupied versus occupied waiting, looks at what the data says about how effective occupied waiting is, and suggests ways to make wait times feel shorter using occupied waiting. In addition, she talks about causes of and solutions to long ride queues.

Link to study mentioned: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0148296325000396#s0025