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McDonald's
Countries with McDonald's stores
Type
Public
Traded as
NYSE: MCD
DJIA Component
S&P 100 Component
S&P 500 Component
ISIN
US5801351017
Industry
Restaurants
Genre
Fast food restaurant
Founded
McDonald's: May 15, 1940; 78 years ago (1940-05-15)
San Bernardino, California
McDonald's Corporation: April 15, 1955; 63 years ago (1955-04-15)
Des Plaines, Illinois
Founders
McDonald's: Richard and Maurice McDonald
McDonald's Corporation: Ray Kroc
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois (originally Oak Brook, Illinois)[1]
Number of locations
About 36,900[2] (December 31, 2016)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Enrique Hernandez, Jr.[3] (Chairman)
Steve Easterbrook (President and CEO)
Products
Hamburgers
chicken
french fries
soft drinks
milkshakes
salads
desserts
coffee
breakfast
wraps
Revenue
US$24.622 billion (2016)[2]
Operating income
US$7.745 billion (2016)[2]
Net income
US$4.686 billion (2016)[2]
Total assets
US$31.024 billion (2016)[2]
Total equity
US$2.2043 billion (2016)[2]
Number of employees
235,000 (2017)[2]
Website
corporate.mcdonalds.com/mcd.html
www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us.html
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This is a listing of countries with McDonald's restaurants. McDonald's is the largest chain of fast food restaurants in the world.[4] It has more than 35,000 outlets worldwide.[5] The majority of McDonald's outlets outside of the United States are franchises.
The biggest temporary McDonald's restaurant in the world was opened during 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which had 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft).[6][6][7][8][9][10][11] The biggest still standing one is probably that at Will Rogers Turnpike.[11]
The list of countries follows the company's own calculation, and contains several non-sovereign territories.
Contents
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1 Countries and territories with a McDonald's outlet
2 Former locations
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Countries and territories with a McDonald's outlet[edit]
1#
Name of country
Date of first store
First outlet location
Number of currently operating outlets
Source and date of source
People per outlet
Notes
1
United States May 15, 1940
Franchise: April 13, 1955 San Bernardino, California
Des Plaines, Illinois (Franchise) 14,146 (source: Statista 2016) 22,985 See McDonald's USA
2
Canada (details) June 3, 1967 Richmond, British Columbia 1,450 (source: Statista 2016) 24,242 See McDonald's Canada
3
Puerto Rico December 6, 1967 San Juan 108 (source: McDonald's 2013) 31,583 First McDonald's in Latin America and in the Caribbean. See McDonald's Puerto Rico
4
U.S. Virgin Islands September 5, 1970 St. Croix 6 (source: McDonald's 2013) 17,666
5
Costa Rica December 8, 1970 San Jose, 4th street, between 1st and Central Avenue. 54 (source: McDonald's 2013) 84,925 Third country (not U.S. possession) and first outlet outside Northern America where McDonald's opened. See McDonald's Costa Rica
6
Australia May 30, 1971 Yagoona, New South Wales[12] 920 (source: McDonald's 2013) 26,613 First outlet in Oceania and first outlet outside the Americas. See McDonald's Australia.
7
Guam June 10, 1971 Dededo 6 (source: Statista 2016) 27,166
8
Japan July 21, 1971 Tokyo 2,975 (source: McDonald's 2015) 42,598 First outlet in Asia, see McDonald's Japan; McDonald's Holdings Company Japan, Inc.[13]
9
Netherlands August 21, 1971 Zaandam 245 (source: McDonald's 2016) 69,797 This was the first outlet in Europe. Opened in 1971 by European Master Franchisees Jan Sybesma & Diet de Wolff (Brother & Sister) - McDonald's Europe is now run by the Dutch Sybesma family & Australian de Wolff family who also own in excess of 80 Stores Worldwide. Sybesma & de Wolff ATF McDonald's Europe - Plan to open 15 more stores in the next 4 years. See McDonald's Netherlands
10
Panama September 1, 1971 Panama City 57 (source: McDonald's 2013) 71,192 See McDonald's Panama
11
Germany November 22, 1971
( West Germany)
December 21, 1990
(former East Germany)[14] Munich
( West Germany)
Plauen
(former East Germany) 1,476 (source: McDonald's Germany 2018)[15] 56,098 First outlet in West Germany. First outlet in the new states of Germany opened in 1990 following reunification. See McDonald's Germany
12
France June 30, 1972 Créteil 1,419 (source: McDonald's December 2016)[15] 45,708 First outlet in Creteil in 1972 even though McDonald's officially recognizes the first outlet in Strasbourg in 1979. See McDonald's France.
13
El Salvador July 20, 1972 San Salvador 20 (source: 2018) 490,538 Left in 1980 during the Salvadorian Civil War, but returned after the war in 1992.
14
Sweden October 27, 1973 Kungsgatan 4, Stockholm 202 (source: 2018) 44,546 First outlet in Scandinavia. See McDonald's Sweden
15
Guatemala June 6, 1974 Guatemala City 94 (source: 2018) 197,268 See McDonald's Guatemala
16
Curacao August 16, 1974 Willemstad 5 (source: McDonald's 2013) 31,800 See McDonald's Aruba and Curaçao
17
United Kingdom England: 13 November 1974[16]
Wales: 3 December 1984
Scotland: 23 November 1987[17]
Northern Ireland: 12 October 1991 Woolwich, London (England)
Cardiff (Wales)
Dundee (Scotland)
Belfast (Northern Ireland) 1,274 (source: McDonald's December 2016)[15] 51,106 Includes Isle of Man and Jersey (1 each)
England: 1,038
Scotland: 95
Wales: 62
Northern Ireland: 26
See McDonald's UK
18
Hong Kong
( British Hong Kong at the time) January 8, 1975 Paterson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island.[18] 237 R(source: McDonald's 2013) 31,118 Then a British Crown colony/Dependent Territory. See McDonald's Hong Kong
19
Bahamas August 4, 1975 Nassau 3 (source: Dec. 2012) 131,000 First outlet in an independent country of the Caribbean.
20
New Zealand (details) June 7, 1976 Porirua Central, Wellington[19] 166 (source: 2018) 29,574 Founded in New Zealand by Wally and Hugh Morris[20]
First South Island restaurants opened at Linwood and Merivale, both Christchurch, on 3 November 1987.[21] See McDonald's New Zealand.
21
Switzerland October 20, 1976 Geneva 167 (source: 2018) 51,858 see McDonald's Switzerland
22
Ireland May 9, 1977 Grafton Street, Dublin 89 (source: McDonald's 2013) 53,505 First drive-thru in Europe opened in Nutgrove, Dublin and first McCafé in Europe Grafton Street, Dublin, see McDonald's Ireland
23
Austria July 21, 1977 Schwarzenbergplatz, Vienna 195 (source: McDonald's 2018) 45,246 see McDonald's Austria
24
Belgium March 21, 1978 Brussels 74 (source: McDonald's 2015) 152,027 A division of Sybesma & de Wolff (Master Franchisees McDonald's Europe), with most stores being owned by S&DW. See McDonald's Belgium
25
Brazil February 13, 1979 Rio de Janeiro 812 (source: McDonald's 2013) 255,357 First outlet in South America and first outlet in a lusophone country. See McDonald's Brazil
26
Singapore October 20, 1979 Liat Towers, Orchard Road 136 (source: Dec. 2012) 44,856 First outlet in Southeast Asia. See McDonald's Singapore
27
Spain March 10, 1981 Gran Vía, Madrid 497[22][23] (source: January 2016) 93,406 First outlet in the Iberian Peninsula, see McDonald's Spain
28
Denmark April 15, 1981 Vesterbrogade 2D, Copenhagen 88 (source: 2018) 64,595 See McDonald's Denmark
29
Philippines September 27, 1981 Morayta, Sampaloc, Manila 572 (source: February 2018)[24][25] 183,423 See McDonald's Philippines
30
Malaysia April 29, 1982 Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur[26] 271 (source: 2018) 100,417 First outlet in a Muslim-majority country. See McDonald's Malaysia
31
Norway November 18, 1983 Nedre Slottsgate, Oslo 73 (source: Jun. 2017) 72,150 see McDonald's Norway
32
Taiwan January 28, 1984 Minsheng East Road, Taipei 413 (source: 2015) 56,949 Left in 1992 during investigations of restaurant bombings in Taiwan, but returned that same year after investigations concluded.
See McDonald's Taiwan
33
Andorra June 29, 1984 Andorra la Vella 5 (source: 2018)[27] 17,000
34
Finland December 14, 1984 Hämeenkatu 17, Tampere 65 (source: June 2017 [2]) 84,676 see McDonald's Finland
35
Thailand February 23, 1985 Bangkok 240 (source: 2017) 283,162 see McDonald's Thailand
36
Aruba April 4, 1985 Oranjestad 4 (source: 2016) 25,750 See McDonald's Aruba and Curaçao
37
Luxembourg July 17, 1985 Luxembourg City 10 (source: 2013) 57,600 see McDonald's Luxembourg
38
Venezuela August 31, 1985 Caracas 140 (source: 2013 website) 226,964 see McDonald's Venezuela
39
Italy October 15, 1985 Piazza Walter, Bolzano 571 (source: 2018)[28] 106,296 see McDonald's Italy
40
Mexico October 29, 1985 Mexico City 402 (source: Dec. 2012) 297,340 see McDonald's Mexico
41
Cuba April 24, 1986 Guantanamo Bay 1 (source: Dec. 2012) 11,239,000 Guantanamo Bay – Open only to base personnel.
42
Turkey October 24, 1986 Istanbul 250 (source: 2018)[29] 313,000 see McDonald's Turkey. First outlet in West Asia.
43
Argentina November 24, 1986 Belgrano, Buenos Aires 222 (source: Jun. 2018) 207,736 see McDonald's Argentina.
44
Macau
( Portuguese Macau at the time)
April 11, 1987 Rua do Campo, Cathedral Parish, Macau Peninsula 27 (source: Dec. 2012) 24,111 Then Portuguese territory; McDonald's would only open a restaurant in Portugal itself 4 years later. see List of restaurants.
45
Serbia
(part of Yugoslavia at the time) March 24, 1988 Slavija Square, Belgrade 30 (source: October 2016)[30] 271,461 First outlet in a communist country and first outlet in the Balkans. See McDonald's Serbia
46
South Korea March 29, 1988 Gangnam District, Seoul 450[31] (source: June 2017) 113,888 See McDonald's South Korea
47
Hungary
( HPR at the time) April 13, 1988 Budapest[32] 88 (source: 2018)[33] 109,222 Second communist country, first Warsaw Pact member, thus first outlet behind the Iron Curtain. See McDonald's Hungary
48
Russia
(part of Soviet Union at the time) January 31, 1990 Pushkin Square, Moscow 645 (source: January 2017)[34] 223,255 See McDonald's Russia
49
PR of China October 8, 1990 Shenzhen 2,391 (source: December 2016)[35] 624,336> See McDonald's China.
50
Chile November 19, 1990 Santiago de Chile 77 (source: Dec. 2012) 233,844 See McDonald's Chile
51
Indonesia February 23, 1991 Sarinah, Jakarta 170 (source: 2016) 1,550,058 See McDonald's Indonesia
52
Portugal May 23, 1991 CascaiShopping, Cascais 148 (source: Sep. 2015) 69,871 See McDonald's Portugal
53
Greece November 12, 1991 Athens Syntagma Sq. 19 (source: 2018) 456,458 See McDonald's Greece
54
Uruguay November 18, 1991 Montevideo 21 (source: 2014) 163,190 See McDonald's Uruguay
55
Martinique December 16, 1991 Fort-de-France 9 (source: 2016) 42,888 See McDonald's French Antilles
56
Czech Republic
(part of Czechoslovakia at the time) March 20, 1992 Vodičkova street, Prague 95 (source: Feb. 2015) 111,094 See McDonald's Czech Republic
57
Guadeloupe April 8, 1992 8 (source: 2016) 50,250 See McDonald's French Antilles
58
Poland June 16, 1992 Marszałkowska Street, Warsaw in department store "Sezam" 403 (source: 2018) 94,875 See McDonald's Poland
59
Monaco November 20, 1992 Monte Carlo 2 19,000
60
Brunei December 12, 1992 Bandar Seri Begawan 2 (source: 2016) 208,500
61
Morocco December 18, 1992 Casablanca 41 (source: 2018)[36] 846,200 First outlet in Africa – McDonald's is now present in all continents except Antarctica. See McDonald's Morocco
62
Northern Marianas March 18, 1993 Saipan 2 (source:August 2011) 26,500 First outlet opened on the island of Saipan – Along with a second outlet in 1997
63
Israel (details) October 14, 1993 Ayalon Mall, Ramat Gan 185 (source: 2016) 47,021 First outlet in the Middle East. See McDonald's Israel
64
Slovenia December 2, 1993 In Čopova Street, Ljubljana 20 (source: 2016) 103,300 See McDonald's Slovenia
65
Saudi Arabia December 8, 1993 Riyadh 263 (source: 2018) 147,321 See McDonald's Saudi Arabia McDonald's Saudi Arabia
66
Kuwait June 15, 1994 72 (source: 2018) 57,973 See McDonald's Kuwait
67
New Caledonia July 26, 1994 Nouméa 2 (source: 2012) 134,500
68
Oman July 30, 1994 23 (source: 2018) 304,866 See McDonald's Oman
69
Egypt October 20, 1994 Cairo 100 (source: 2017) 1,260,621 See McDonald's Egypt
70
Bulgaria December 10, 1994 Plovdiv 42 (source: 2011) 169,095 See [3]
71
Bahrain December 15, 1994 Muharraq City 23 (source: 2018) 68,900 See McDonald's Bahrain
72
Latvia December 15, 1994 Riga 12 (source: June 2012)[37] 162,750 First outlet in the Baltics. See McDonald's Latvia
73
United Arab Emirates December 21, 1994 Abu Dhabi 165 (source: 2018) 88,938 See McDonald's UAE
74
Estonia April 29, 1995 Tallinn 10 (source: June 2015)[38] 131,600 See McDonald's Estonia
75
Romania June 16, 1995 Bucharest 70 (source: 2017) 280,543 See McDonald's Romania
76
Malta July 7, 1995 Valletta 10 (source: McDonald's 2016, 9 in Malta, 1 in Gozo) 44,500 See McDonald's Malta
77
Colombia July 14, 1995 Centro Andino, Bogota 81 (source: July 2013) 607,530 See McDonald's Colombia
78
Slovakia October 14, 1995 Banská Bystrica 30 (source: 2015) 180,866 See McDonald's Slovakia
79
South Africa November 11, 1995 Blackheath, Gauteng 252 (source: 2018) 244,253 See McDonald's South Africa
80
Qatar December 13, 1995 42 (source: 2018) 107,040 See McDonald's Qatar
81
Honduras December 14, 1995 Tegucigalpa 8 1,031,250 See McDonald's Honduras
82
Sint Maarten December 15, 1995 Philipsburg 3 (source: December 2013) 11,333
83
Croatia February 2, 1996 Zagreb 30 (source: 2018)[39] 139,033 See McDonald's Croatia
84
Samoa
(named Western Samoa at the time) March 2, 1996 Apia 1 192,000
85
Fiji May 1, 1996 Suva 4 (source: 2001) 224,690 As of April 2012, Fiji is the only country in the world to still use the 2003 "i'm lovin' it" packaging, even though the other countries are using the 2008 packaging for meals and items. See McDonald's Fiji
86
Liechtenstein May 3, 1996 Triesen 1 (source: 2018) 38,111 See McDonald's Switzerland
87
Lithuania May 31, 1996 Vilnius 13 (source: 2018)[40] 257,090 See McDonald's Lithuania
88
India October 13, 1996[41] Delhi 290+ (source: 2017)[42][43] 5,306,288> First outlet in South Asia. See McDonald's India
89
Peru October 18, 1996 Lima 40 (source: 2014) 778,800 See McDonald's Peru
90
Jordan November 7, 1996 Amman 31 (source: 2018) 352,928
91
Paraguay November 21, 1996 Asuncion 11 (source: 2011) 616,636 See McDonald's Paraguay
92
Dominican Republic November 30, 1996 Santo Domingo 31 325,000 Country with the second most locations of McDonald's in the Caribbean, after Puerto Rico. See McDonald's Dominican Republic
93
French Polynesia December 10, 1996 Tahiti 6 47,666
94
Belarus December 10, 1996 Minsk 13 (source: 2017) 864,272
First McDonald's in a non-Baltic former Soviet republic (not including Russia)
The company claimed this as McDonald's "100th country" although this calculation included many non-sovereign territories. See McDonald's Belarus.
95
Trinidad and Tobago May 6, 1997 6 225,000 McDonald's previously had stores in Trinidad (May 6, 1997 – October 25, 2003) but closed due to low sales. Re-opened at The Falls At West Mall in 2011 and has expanded to 5 other locations.[44]
96
Ukraine May 24, 1997 Kyiv 80 (source: October 2017) 545,410 All three restaurants in the peninsula of Crimea were closed in 2014. See McDonald's Ukraine
97
Cyprus June 12, 1997 Larnaca 18 (source: 2016) 63,388 See McDonald's Cyprus
98
Jersey August 1, 1997 Saint Helier 1 100,080
99
Ecuador October 9, 1997 6 de Diciembre Avenue, Quito 27 (source: 2014) 597,925 See McDonald's Ecuador
100
Bolivia October 24, 1997 La Paz 1 10,980,000 McDonald's was open in Bolivia from October 24, 1997 to September 30, 2002, when it closed due to slow sales and cost. A new restaurant opened on October 10, 2017 after fifteen years of absence.
101
Reunion December 14, 1997 Saint-Denis 4 (source: 2018) 210,904
102
Isle of Man December 15, 1997 Douglas 1 84,000
103
Suriname December 18, 1997 Paramaribo 2 (source: 2010) 293,000
104
Moldova April 30, 1998 Chișinău 5 (source: 2018) 599,647 See McDonald's Moldova
105
Nicaragua July 11, 1998 Managua 6 (source: June 2010) 1,027,833 McDonald's outlets ceased operation during the Nicaraguan civil war and re-established a presence in 1998 after an absence of two decades. During the civil war one continued operating as "Donald's".[45] See McDonald's Nicaragua
106
Lebanon September 18, 1998 Beirut 33 (source: 2013) 187,424
107
Pakistan September 19, 1998[46] Karachi 60 (source: 2018) 2,885,757 McDonald's Pakistan
108
Sri Lanka October 16, 1998 Colombo 7 (source: March 4, 2013) 2,896,857 see McDonald's Sri Lanka
109
Georgia February 5, 1999 Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi 14 (source: 2018) 338,181 First outlet in the Caucasus. See McDonald's Georgia
110
San Marino July 6, 1999 Borgo Maggiore 1 (source: 2018) 33,328 See McDonald's Italy
111
Gibraltar August 13, 1999 Westside 1 (source: 2018) 32,194 See McDonald's Spain
112
Azerbaijan November 6, 1999 Fountains Square, Baku 12 (source: 2016)[47] 818,666 See McDonald's Azerbaijan
113
French Guiana February 22, 2000 Cayenne 2 (source: 2016) 125,000 See McDonald's French Antilles
114
American Samoa September 29, 2000 2 (source: 2008) 27,000
115
Mauritius July 4, 2001 Port Louis 7 192,571
117
Iraq August 10, 2006 Baghdad 1 (source: 2006) 38,146,000 One location in Baghdad for the U.S. Army, but there is also a knockoff called MaDonal.
118
Bosnia and Herzegovina July 21, 2011[48] Sarajevo 4 (source: 2015) 882,790 After some 10 years of trying to enter the Bosnian market with no success, McDonald's opened its first restaurant in BiH on 20 July 2011. See McDonald's Bosnia and Herzegovina
119
Vietnam February 8, 2014 Ho Chi Minh City 17 (source: 2017) 6,180,000 See McDonald's Vietnam
120
Kazakhstan March 8, 2016 Astana 9 1,778,844 First outlet in Central Asia. See McDonald's Kazakhstan
121
Tunisia
122
Kenya Coming Soon Nairobi (source: 2017) 49,125,325 Announced on December 10, 2017. McDonald's is still yet to open in Kenya.
Countries with McDonald's restaurants, showing their first year with its first restaurant
Former locations[edit]
One of the three McDonald's restaurants in Iceland before their closing
1#
Name of country
Date of first store
Date of closing
Reason to closing
1
Iran circa 1971/1972 1979 Closed due to the Islamic Revolution. A lot of foreign companies, specifically American, were forced to leave. McDonald's attempted to re-enter the Iranian market in 1994, but this failed due to a hostile anti-American fundamentalist attack on the building which was under construction where the planned franchise would be opened. McDonald's does not plan on opening any restaurants in Iran at this time.
2
Barbados [49] August 25, 1989 December 13, 2011 Closed due to extremely slow sales.
3
Bermuda [50] November 10, 1985 March 9, 1995 Closed due to a government law that bans franchised restaurants in the country. The McDonald's restaurant was located on a US Naval Air Station and was thus exempt from the law. When the base closed in 1995 the restaurant was required to do likewise.
4
Jamaica [51] April 15, 1995 October 14, 2005 Closed due to governmental problems and declining sales.
5
Montenegro June 1, 2004 2007 A seasonal McDonald's restaurant was opened in Budva, but it was closed due to the lack of location.
6
Iceland [52] September 1, 1993 October 31, 2009 Closed down by Icelandic affiliate due to both prohibitive costs of importing foreign food products as required by McDonald's and the collapse of the Icelandic krona. Its three former outlets were re-branded as its own chain of Metro restaurants, which offer similar service and menus with domestically produced ingredients.
7
Macedonia September 6, 1997 May 15, 2013 Closed due to dispute in contract and contractual obligations with the franchise owner Sveto Janevski.
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Roller coaster phobia is a colloquial and slang term describing an individual's fear of roller coasters and other rides which involve excessive heights, restraints or g-forces on the body. While roller coasters are a popular theme park attraction, certain people feel nauseated, afraid, dizzy, or unsafe when riding roller coasters. In many cases, this fear is related to other phobias - such as acrophobia, claustrophobia or emetophobia[1] - a condition like vertigo, or to a traumatic event. While not an officially recognized phobia, some cases have been treated successfully with a specialized therapy program.

Contents
1 Contributing Factors
1.1 Acrophobia
1.2 Claustrophobia
1.3 Vertigo
1.4 Emetophobia
1.5 Traumatic experience
2 Symptoms
3 Treatment
4 References
Contributing Factors[edit]
Acrophobia[edit]
Most roller coasters combine substantial heights with seemingly insignificant support, as well as free-falls and the illusion of uncontrolled drops.[2] Because acrophobia involves an extreme fear of heights and falling, these conditions could cause someone who is an acrophobic to have an extremely negative reaction to riding roller coasters.
Claustrophobia[edit]
Claustrophobia involves two parts, fear of physical restraint and fear of suffocation. The safety harnesses and enclosures on some rollercoaster and other rides are very restrictive, in order to protect the riders from harm. In addition, the speed of these rides can cause air displacement that makes it difficult for riders to catch their breath. Both of these issues can trigger claustrophobic responses in riders.
Vertigo[edit]
Vertigo is a type of dizziness where a person feels as if they or the objects around them are moving when they are not. Common causes of vertigo include looking down from a great height and persistent movement, hence it contributing to a phobia of riding rollercoasters.
Emetophobia[edit]
Emetophobia is the fear of vomiting. Individuals who suffer from any degree of motion sickness are more likely to become nauseous and vomit during or after riding a rollercoaster. If they also experience anxiety as a result of the need to vomit, this can contribute to a fear of rides that can involve fast and/or erratic movements.
Traumatic experience[edit]
See also: Psychological trauma
If an individual does not have other phobias which can elicit fear responses on a rollercoaster, it's possibly the result of an intense, frightening event that happened while on a ride - in particular being on a ride that experienced a mechanical failure, or witnessing such a failure. It could also result from someone being allowed to ride a rollercoaster when they were too young to be able to process the sensations they experienced.
Symptoms[edit]
Coasterphobia, like most recognized and unrecognized phobias, is an anxiety condition. Therefore its main symptom is a panic attack, which can include shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, heart palpitations, and dizziness, and a sense of dread.
Fear of these rides is similar to a fear of flying in an airplane, in that while statistically it is rare for someone to be injured or die from riding on a rollercoaster, it is an activity which carries some risk. Therefore they fall under phobias that are extreme over-reactions to normal self-preservation instincts.
Treatment[edit]
In 1999, Dr. Michael Otto, Ph.D. - director of the Translational Research Program at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders and Professor of Psychology at Boston University[3] – was hired by Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida to come up with a solution to rollercoaster aversion caused by fear. Michael Otto worked with fellow psychologist Brian Newmark to develop the "Coasterphobia Stress Management Program."[2] The intent was to teach "coasterphobics" techniques that they could use before and during the ride to reduce their anxiety. The program included muscle tension and breathing techniques in line with other forms of anxiety management, and simulating specific sensations associated with riding rollercoasters, while in a controlled and safe environment. The program was successful with the initial test group.
Similar self-help techniques can be found online, for reducing the phobic reaction to rollercoasters and similar rides.[4][1]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Fritscher, Lisa. "Understanding Roller Coaster Phobia". VeryWellMind. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b Minton, Eric (1999). "Thrills & Chills". Psychology Today. 32 (3): 60.
Jump up ^ "Michael W. Otto, Ph.D. profile". Boston University - Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders.
Jump up ^ Hogan, Mary Kate (1999). "The Big Queasy: Getting Over Coaster Phobia". Good Housekeeping. 229 (1): 146.
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