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{{Infobox Ride
[[File:WhoaBelly.jpg|thumb|Whoa Belly]]
|pic=WhoaBelly.jpg

|type=Thrill Ride
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|descr=An intense, nauseating, and short thrill ride <br> involving launching the car upwards followed <br> by the car free-falling back to the staion.
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|cost=800+
! colspan="2" style="background:orange; color:white;" | Whoa Belly/Launched Freefall
|size=3x3
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|game=[[RollerCoaster Tycoon]], [[RollerCoaster Tycoon 2]], <br> [[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3]]
| Type || Thrill Ride
}}
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| Description || An intense, nauseating, and short thrill ride involving launching the car upwards followed by the car free-falling back to the staion.
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| Cost || $800 upwards
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| Size || Small
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| Appearances || [[RCT]], [[RCT2]], [[RCT3]]
|}

===Construction===
===Construction===
The tower is constructed from steel girders and contains large pneumatic cylinders to launch the car upwards.
The tower is constructed from steel girders and contains large pneumatic cylinders to launch the car upwards.
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The Whoa Belly has an additional operating mode, "Downward Launch" ([[Corkscrew Follies/Added Attractions]] and onward). This pulls the ride up to the top of the tower and drops it, like the [[Roto-Drop]], but then it "bounces" back up after hitting the bottom.
The Whoa Belly has an additional operating mode, "Downward Launch" ([[Corkscrew Follies/Added Attractions]] and onward). This pulls the ride up to the top of the tower and drops it, like the [[Roto-Drop]], but then it "bounces" back up after hitting the bottom.


This ride is called Launched Freefall in both [[RCT2]] and [[RCT3]].
===Appears In===

* [[RollerCoaster Tycoon]]

* [[RollerCoaster Tycoon 2]] as the Launched Freefall

* [[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3]] as the Launched Freefall
[[Category:Thrill Rides]]
[[Category:Thrill Rides]]

Revision as of 22:42, 4 September 2010

Construction

The tower is constructed from steel girders and contains large pneumatic cylinders to launch the car upwards.

Approximate Cost

$800 upwards

Size

3 x 3 tiles

Other Information

The Whoa Belly has an additional operating mode, "Downward Launch" (Corkscrew Follies/Added Attractions and onward). This pulls the ride up to the top of the tower and drops it, like the Roto-Drop, but then it "bounces" back up after hitting the bottom.

This ride is called Launched Freefall in both RCT2 and RCT3.