The Cutting Edge of Rollercoasters
JULY 28, 2007 Listen to this Story
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Weekend America's Krissy Clark takes us into the secret world of thrill ride research and development to find out what's the next big thing in thrill rides. She learns that the amusement park arms race is headed in a new direction. It's not quite as hair-raising as she thought.
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Joe Rohde, of Walt Disney Imagineering, on the ancient need humans have for thrill (0:47).
Rohde, on his last business trip to Mexico (for what must be the coolest job ever), doing research for his next attraction (0:25).
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