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Rough Rider

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Also known as: Drop-the-Dip

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…high-speed coaster, Drop-the-Dip (later called Rough Riders). These increased levels of danger, however, brought improvements in safety, such as the introduction of lap bars, which kept passengers seated. Prior to lap bars, riders simply held on to seat handles during inversions while being pressed into their seats by the g-forces…
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