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...only historical liberties Hanks and Cowen took in their 40-min. moon ride were small ones. The curators of the lunar vehicles wanted to keep the machines free of dust, so the interior of the module stays clean--far different from the gunpowder-scented, soil-covered surfaces the astronauts describe. Hanks also had the actor astronauts lift their gold-colored visors more often than their real-life counterparts did, revealing the clear faceplates--and faces--underneath. "We wanted to remind audiences that those were human beings up there," he says...
...MILLENNIUM FORCE Ohio This isn't the world's fastest ride anymore, but it may still be the scariest. The agonizingly slow crawl to the apex, overlooking Lake Erie, will have you begging for the 149-km/h drop...
...KINGDA KA New Jersey This brand-new superstar from the U.S. theme park chain Six Flags claimed the roller coaster triple crown when it opened earlier this year, notching up the fastest speed (205 km/h), the tallest ride (139 m), and the biggest drop (127 m). Numbers...
...CYCLONE New York A 1927 creation on New York's Coney Island, this ride was named a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1991. It's the world's most copied roller coaster, with seven replicas operating in the U.S., Europe and Japan...
...engineers, and the result was the roller coaster. The U.S. once led the roller coaster field, but as new challengers have shown, no country has a monopoly on thrills. Here are some of our favorites, from Ohio to Taichung. Millennium Force Ohio This isn't the world's fastest ride anymore, but it may still be the scariest. The agonizingly slow crawl to the apex, overlooking Lake Erie, will have you begging for the 149-km/h drop. Leap The Dips Pennsylvania Located in Lakemont Park, Altoona, Leap the Dips was built in 1902. It's the oldest roller coaster...