History Main / OverTheTopRollerCoaster

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* ''VideoGame/MadPanicCoaster'' for the original Playstation is ''made'' of this trope. You spend the entire game in a roller coaster, navigating it left and right as it speeds along, and trying not to fall over the side (thanks to an extreme case of NoOShaCompliance where the coaster literally doesn't have security railings), occasionally jumping to avoid obstacles and collecting coins. The twists and curves becomes increasingly hectic as the level progresses expectedly.

* "Devil's Flight" from ''Film/FinalDestination3'' is ''insane''. A 400 foot high coaster with loops, corkscrews, hills and dives that would make anybody sick. It's also poorly maintained and ends up derailing, setting up the events of the film.

* In a ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' episode, [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick ride on the Fiery Fist O'Pain at Glove World, which goes just above the surface (next to the island) and when it gets to the ground, [[StuffBlowingUp it explodes]]. It also has a list of side effects: Crying, screaming, projectile vomiting, amnesia, spine loss, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking embarrassing accidents, uncontrollable gas]] and [[{{Squick}} explosive diarrhea]].

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* In ''Fanfic/MyRidonculousRace'', while in Japan, the Ice Dancers ride the famous Fujiyama coaster at Fujikyu Highland Theme Park. The ride to the top is described as going so high that they pass demoiselle cranes, bar headed geese, and 2 people in a hot air balloon.

* In Series 15 of the UK version of ''Series/TheApprentice'' the teams are given the task of designing and marketing a roller coaster. Unison design an over-the-top roller coaster which breaks the world record for the fastest launch speed and the most loops, and use this as a selling point. However, when they present their idea to roller coaster experts they think that it wouldn't be enjoyable to ride, with one person commenting that the simulation they put together made them feel sick. In contrast, Empower design a more plausible roller coaster with an unusual gimmick in that it goes backwards, which is much more well-received by the experts.

* ''VideoGame/AtTheCarnival'': The aptly-named "Colossal Coronary" is the biggest coaster at Hazard Park, big enough to pass clouds and an airplane. It's so big, in fact, [[spoiler: they ran out of money to finish building it, [[AmusementParkOfDoom which doesn't stop them from letting passengers on]]!]]

* Only hypothetical, but Lithuanian artist Julijonas Urbonas designed the [[RefugeInAudacity Euthanasia Coaster]], a coaster with a 500 meter drop followed by 7 loops that would kill its passengners by limiting the oxygen supply to the brain.

* Can be done to an extent in ''VideoGame/RollerCoasterTycoon''. There are limits such as the track consisting of certain, realistic pieces, and the grid-based building system, but anything goes as long as the Roller Coaster reaches back to the station safely. Of course, if you do decide to make a ride over the top, [[RealityEnsues it may suffer from high intensity and nausea ratings, which can lower its excitement rating, so nobody would want to ride it]].

In fiction, rollercoasters tend to be a lot more extreme and dangerous, often times they go so high that the riders [[OverlyLongGag take forever to get to the top]], and once there, they're high above the clouds! (Or all the way [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace in low Earth orbit]]!) The turns tend to be really continuous loops, sharp turns, and impossible corners that would derail any real life cars.

* One of the ''Literature/PhulesCompany'' books takes place on a world whose [[PlanetOfHats hat]] is '''really''' liking rollercoasters, with an unfriendly competition between theme parks to build the one with the highest drop. {{Corrupt Politician}}s pass a law that no coaster can go higher than x off the ground (allegedly for safety reasons but really to preserve one park's claim on being the highest). Phule & co. build one bigger anyway - AintNoRule that the bottom of the rollercoaster's drop has to be above ground, so they build one where the drop ends in an underground tunnel.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': The titular characters build one of these in their backyard and into the city in the very first episode with a lot of impossible turns. And then it goes even further since, due to outside forces, the ride gets moved from its original position and they end derailing and bouncing ending in France, and even outer space.

* The ''Disney's Ultimate Ride'' series of games is a PC rollercoaster simulator that lets you build your own coasters. Technically, it's ''supposed'' to teach you how real life rollercoasters work and how to follow the same constraints that actual designers use, but nothing's stopping you from making a death trap with fifteen loops in a row and enough G-force to kill a person as well.

%% * ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'' also has a roller coaster episode. Fanboy has mocked all the other kids for being nervous about the ride, and when they actually get to ride it, he's terrified and screams like a girl.

%% * ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB'' has an episode like this. Bessie is too short to ride the roller coaster in question, but Happy bullies the operator into letting them ride.

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!!Indexes: CircusIndex, DangerousHeights
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!!Examples needing context:
* '''[=CatDog=]'''
* '''Fanboy and Chum Chum'''
* '''Mighty B'''
* '''Tiny Toon Adventures.'''

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In fiction, roller coasters tend to be a lot more extreme and dangerous, often times they go so high that the riders [[OverlyLongGag take forever to get to the top]], and once there, they're high above the clouds! (Or all the way [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace in low Earth orbit]]!) The turns tend to be really continuous loops, sharp turns, and impossible corners that would derail any real life cars.

* One of the ''Literature/PhulesCompany'' books takes place on a world whose [[PlanetOfHats hat]] is '''really''' liking roller coasters, with an unfriendly competition between theme parks to build the one with the highest drop. {{Corrupt Politician}}s pass a law that no coaster can go higher than x off the ground (allegedly for safety reasons but really to preserve one park's claim on being the highest). Phule & co. build one bigger anyway - AintNoRule that the bottom of the roller coaster's drop has to be above ground, so they build one where the drop ends in an underground tunnel.

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* In the game ''VideoGame/EpicCoaster'', the roller coaster must jump over large gaps in the track. Fail to do so, and the roller coaster will plunge to the ground.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', most of the games in Adrenaland are like this, but the main atraction is 'The Heart Stopper', a roller coaster that extends to outer space and literally has ambulances waiting for the passengers at the end.

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In fiction, rollercoasters tend to be a lot more extreme and dangerous, often times they go so high that the riders [[OverlyLongGag take forever to get to the top]], and once there, they're high above the clouds! (Or all the way [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace in low Earth orbit]]!) The turns tend to be really continuous loops, sharp turns, and impossible corners that would derail any real life cars.

* One of the ''Literature/PhulesCompany'' books takes place on a world whose [[PlanetOfHats hat]] is '''really''' liking rollercoasters, with an unfriendly competition between theme parks to build the one with the highest drop. {{Corrupt Politician}}s pass a law that no coaster can go higher than x off the ground (allegedly for safety reasons but really to preserve one park's claim on being the highest). Phule & co. build one bigger anyway - AintNoRule that the bottom of the rollercoaster's drop has to be above ground, so they build one where the drop ends in an underground tunnel.

%% * ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'' also has a roller coaster episode. Fanboy has mocked all the other kids for being nervous about the ride, and when they actually get to ride it, he's terrified and screams like a girl.

%% * ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB'' has an episode like this. Bessie is too short to ride the roller coaster in question, but Happy bullies the operator into letting them ride.

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!!Indexes: CircusIndex, DangerousHeights
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!!Examples needing context:
* '''[=CatDog=]'''
* '''Fanboy and Chum Chum'''
* '''Mighty B'''
* '''Tiny Toon Adventures.'''