World's fastest roller coaster by Ferrari

[Rodger Tellefson]

This is out of my price range, but . . .

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World's fastest roller coaster by Ferrari



ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates Bizarro, Millennium Force, Nitro and other attention-grabbing roller coasters need to watch their backs. Ferrari has previewed its Ferrari World Abu Dhabi GT roller coaster, and it promises to be one of the most memorable amusement park rides on the planet.



"The GT roller coaster is a racing coaster, which will send two competing roller coaster carriages sprinting along twisting parallel tracks on a race to the finish line," said Ferrari in a statement. "Each coaster car is a replica of a Ferrari F430 Spider."



It is the second of two roller coasters that will anchor the amusement park. The other is billed as the world's fastest roller coaster, with a speed of up to 125 mph that is intended to simulate the feeling of driving a Ferrari F1 racing car.



The roller coasters are two of 20 rides and attractions set for the amusement park, which opens on Yas Island here later this year. The Ferrari GT theme is not only carried on via the roller coaster, but also in the roof of the enclosed theme park. The roof is inspired by the "classic double-curve side profile" of the Ferrari GT.



Inside Line says: Forget your local state fair. The roller coaster rides alone justify the trip to Abu Dhabi.

 

[EddieS'04]

Cool. The UAE is spending alot of oil $$ for their citizens. Nice that they want their citizens to have something to do. Not like some of the other Arab monarcies. BUT...



They still are very fundamentalist and women are 2cnd class and opressed. They heavly tax citizens of other religions other than islam...BOO



Also alot of what they are building is a playground for the rich and famous...BOO



So despite their westernizing look. They are still opressive and backwards to basic human rights. If I had the $$. I wouldnt spend it in the, UAE..:fire:

 

[Kevin Lang]

Nor would I. Reading the literature on early retirement, where the UAE is strangely a desired location to move to once you've done that, with all of their rules and "customs" to abide by, everyone is a 2nd class citizen.



Outside of the enclaves, you're up for grabs. Like the Caribbean but farther away...guess that explains why you're more likely to be arrested than outright killed, as is the case in that sea



Though I have no inclination to believe that the roller coaster is for the citizens, same with their tall tower designed to one-up Canada's CN Tower...it's all to impress the tourists and nouveau riche who are settling there