K’Nex Rippin’ Rocket Roller Coaster
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K’Nex Rippin’ Rocket Roller Coaster 3 Time Award Winner 2003! Cruisin with speed and offering rip-roaring satisfaction. Build your own high-performance roller coaster with the K’NEX RIPPIN’ ROCKET Roller Coaster with Turbo Boosters. Kids (and parents) go loopy over this amazing, reliable gravity-defying movement! Assemble the coaster track. Fasten the rocket car onto the track and turn on the tooth-jarring Turbo Boosters. Blast into action. Scale a 5-foot (152 cm) peak. . .you read that right. . .A 5 Foot Peak! Plunge down the sheer vertical drop & take on the super-G loop with turns along the way. For excitement that is literally as big as your kids are, you won’t find a better candidate. Fun and excitement for the whole family and classified as such by the experts. Acclaimed by ACE (American Coaster Enthusiasts) for capturing the excitement of a real steel coaster. As an added bonus, the Rippin’ Rocket Roller Coaster also builds a Turbo Storm Roller Coaster. 3 Time Award Winner Family Fun Magazine’s Best Toy of the Year 2003 Parents’ Choice Awards 2003 Silver Honor Winner Toy Wishes Magazine, All Star in Building & Construction Design a roller coaster just like the real thing! Builds 2 models: Rippin Rocket Roller Coaster & Turbo Storm Coaster Teaches physics: acceleration, velocity, and work Rail Huggin Rocket Car Tooth-jarring turbo Boosters Over-Banked turns Breathtaking Vertical Drop Super-G Loop Extreme Roller Coaster Design 5.5 feet tall 6.5 feet long Over 25 feet of track Thrill-seeking Figures! 1,058 K’NEX and Special Component pieces Includes step-by-step color-coded instructions Requires 6 C Batteries (not included) Ages 10+
Customer Review: Kids Review
This roller coaster is awsome!!!!!! I got it for christmas and couldn’t wait to put together so I did it boxing day at my grandpa’s house. I had to take it apart to go home but it is now set up in my room. The first time it took me 6 or 7 hours (about) to put it together but the second time it only took me 4 or 5 hours. The turbo boosters work great and the loop de loop is really cool. If you don’t like the first layout go to knex.com and you can find two others. The only downfall is after awhile your fingers start to hurt from snapping together pieces!! Great toy!!!!!!
Customer Review: Super Fast & Fun
It takes about 6 hours to put together this roller coaster, and it’s worth it. Once we completed it and we turned it on for the first time my three kids (6 yrs, 3.5 yrs, and 20 months) just started giggling because the coaster gets propelled through the launchers so quickly. When it takes off going straight up you can hardly see it.
After a week or so of using it intermittently — perhaps about 20 minutes per day — the car is slowing down noticeably (i.e. the batteries are wearing down) but it’s still making it all the way around the track. I would guess in the next few days the batteries will need to be replaced.
If you like K’Nex or if you just like building things you’ll really enjoy this roller coaster. It’s fun to build and it’s fun to watch when you’re done. Clearly this isn’t intended for little kids to build by themselves, but young kids can certainly help out on a lot of the assembly. Sorting all the pieces before assembly is also a great exercise for younger kids.
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