iron ride

n. a roller coaster or similar rail- or track-based amusement. Subjects: English, Entertainment

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Citations: 1972 Horace Sutton Washington Post, Times Herald (July 16) “Coney Island of the West” p. K5: Some of the old iron rides in new dress, of course, have been revived. Perhaps they are even more devilish than they were in the old days. A twin-track roller coaster has been built and two sets of cars soar down the speedways racingg each other at 60 miles an hour. 1986 Bruce Horovitz Los Angeles Times (Mar. 25) “Two New Disneyland Attractions Will Be Months Late” p. 7: Industry officials say this type of entertainment attraction-with video screens, flashing lights and popular rock music-is quickly replacing costly iron and steel rides. “They can get more bang for their buck with things like these,” said Harmon, the consultant. “I’m not sure the big iron ride makes sense anymore.” 1990 Pam Sherbourne et al. Amusement Business (Mar. 26) “Texas: An Amusement Business Special Section” p. 17: Attraction to state’s traditional iron ride parks not fading.…Where the Texas pride shines the brightest is in the state’s outdoor, traditional iron ride parks. The Iron Parks. With an attendance in excess of 2.5 million, Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, leads all Texas parks in attendance. 2001 Harold Goldberg CNN.com (July 31) “Roller coaster designers exploit gravity”: Iron rides continue to chug along stronger than ever, bringing in more visitors and more money. “A new coaster can add up to 11 percent to a park’s revenue.” 2005 Richard Ruelas Arizona Republic (Phoenix) (Mar. 21) “Legend City offers lessons for new amusement park”: They brought in more “iron rides,” industry parlance for roller coasters and Ferris wheels.

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