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To provide a compact stiff structure for a roller coaster, main bearing posts (3) are coupled at one end to support elements (1, 35) and at other ends to a closed path track (4) on which passenger cars can move. The track is formed of successive sections which present a spatial figure of varying cur

To provide a compact stiff structure for a roller coaster, main bearing posts (3) are coupled at one end to support elements (1, 35) and at other ends to a closed path track (4) on which passenger cars can move. The track is formed of successive sections which present a spatial figure of varying curvature. These sections form, selectively, passenger loading and unloading sections (22, 23, 24); a hoisting section (8), a descending section (10), in the direction of the travel of the car, downstream of a peak point (9), spiral, S-shaped, and turn sections (20, 21, 50, 51, 52) and, further, a closed loop (17) arranged in, essentially, a vertical plane. The peak (18) of the loop (17) is located below peaks (9, 15) of ascending and descending sections, and the track sections above the loop are coupled to the loop by additional stiff posts (19). The path of travel of the cars is up a hoist section (8) to a peak (9), then through descending (10, 12) and ascending (11, 13) sections with intervening turns (50, 51) into the loop (17), over the peak (18) and then, with more turns, S-shaped sections (21) and/or spiral sections (52, 20, 21), through the loop (17), to terminate at the passenger loading/unloading section (22-24). Preferably, the loading/unloading section is a structure which has a central part (23) carrying the track, and laterally projecting wing parts (22, 24), with guard walls, which can be folded over the cars to form a compact shipping unit.

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A roller coaster having supporting elements (1, 35) mounted on a base main bearing posts (3) having one end coupled with said supporting elements (1, 35); a closed path track (4) for supporting passenger cars (6), said track being attached to the other ends of said posts (3), said track forming a pl

A roller coaster having supporting elements (1, 35) mounted on a base main bearing posts (3) having one end coupled with said supporting elements (1, 35); a closed path track (4) for supporting passenger cars (6), said track being attached to the other ends of said posts (3), said track forming a plurality of track sections, wherein successive sections of said track present a spatial figure of varying curvature, some of said sections forming loading and unloading sections for passengers, other sections forming hoisting ascent sections (8), at least one of spiral section (20), S-shaped sections (21, 21′), gravity descent sections (10, 12, 14), dynamic ascent sections (11, 13) and braking sections (46); wherein at least one of said sections is an upright loop section (17) in which the loop is in an essentially vertical plane, at least one of said other track sections (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) is located in the area between planes of entrance and exit of a respective upright loop section (17), and located at a level above the peak (18) of the loop of the upright loop section (17); wherein additional stiff posts (19) are provided, coupled to and connecting said upright loop section (17) with said at least on of said other track sections (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) located above the upright loop section (17) and positioned at least in the area between the planes of entrance and exit of the loop; and wherein at least one of: said spiral section (20) and said S-shaped section (21, 21′) is located on one side of the loop and at least one of: said spiral section (20); and said S-shaped section (21, 21′) is located on the other side of the loop; wherein the spatial figure of the track (4) includes a plurality of peak points (9, 15, 16) of successively diminishing heights, located in the central portion of a projection of the track, in a vertical plane, said peak points being located one under another, and positioned in the area of the at least one upright loop section (17); and wherein sections of dynamic ascent (13) and descent (14), located on respectively opposite sides of one said peak point (16) are connected to at least one of: said spiral section (20) and said S-shaped section (21, 21′).