Roller coaster

A roller coaster was an elevated railway with small passenger cars that operated at high speeds as a ride, especially in an amusement park. 
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier on Earth had a roller coaster in 2024. ()
Roller coasters were still popular in the 24th century. (; )
In 2370, Geordi La Forge compared the excitement of using the interface suit to being on a roller coaster. ()
In 2372, Captain Kathryn Janeway reflected on why children still rode roller coasters after several centuries. The Doctor suggested it was because fear produced pleasure. ()
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=== Background information ===
There is a -themed roller coaster in Germany.
The script for the sixth season episode states "The events of the past few days have taken [La Forge] on an emotional roller coaster", i.e. the events on Relay Station 47. 
Similarly, the script for the fourth season episode states that "Kira's on an emotional rollercoaster that she didn't anticipate" when it hits her that she is pregnant. 
The script for describes James T. Kirk as "a child who has just come off a roller-coaster" after orbital skydiving into a wheat . 
The script for states the Son'a collector's sails "almost reminds of the support foe [sic] an old-time roller coaster – a cobweb of crisscrossing pipes, and conduits and planks…" 
The script for describes operating attack fliers as "like trying to control the world's fastest roller coaster." 
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