Shivering Timbers
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Shivering Timbers is a large wooden roller coaster renowned for its intense airtime and classic out-and-back layout at Michigan’s Adventure amusement park.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shivering Timbers canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2394679 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shivering Timbers Context triple: [Michigan’s Adventure, hasRollerCoaster, Shivering Timbers]
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A.
The Woods
The Woods is a residential neighborhood within the planned community of Burke Centre in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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B.
The Bitter Woods
The Bitter Woods is a historical book by John Eisenhower that provides a detailed account and analysis of the World War II Battle of the Bulge.
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C.
Shadows on the Rock
Shadows on the Rock is a historical novel by Willa Cather set in 17th-century Quebec, exploring themes of faith, community, and cultural identity in the French colonial world.
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D.
In the Woods
In the Woods is a 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Asher B. Durand, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s detailed and reverent depiction of the natural world.
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E.
The Four Trees
The Four Trees is one of Claude Monet’s Poplars paintings, depicting a stand of trees along the Epte River in his characteristic Impressionist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shivering Timbers Target entity description: Shivering Timbers is a large wooden roller coaster renowned for its intense airtime and classic out-and-back layout at Michigan’s Adventure amusement park.
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A.
The Woods
The Woods is a residential neighborhood within the planned community of Burke Centre in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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B.
The Bitter Woods
The Bitter Woods is a historical book by John Eisenhower that provides a detailed account and analysis of the World War II Battle of the Bulge.
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C.
Shadows on the Rock
Shadows on the Rock is a historical novel by Willa Cather set in 17th-century Quebec, exploring themes of faith, community, and cultural identity in the French colonial world.
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D.
In the Woods
In the Woods is a 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Asher B. Durand, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s detailed and reverent depiction of the natural world.
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E.
The Four Trees
The Four Trees is one of Claude Monet’s Poplars paintings, depicting a stand of trees along the Epte River in his characteristic Impressionist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
roller coaster
ⓘ
wooden roller coaster ⓘ |
| brakeSystem | friction brakes ⓘ |
| capacityType | sit-down ⓘ |
| category | thrill ride ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1997 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designer |
Dennis McNulty
ⓘ
Larry Bill ⓘ |
| drop | 120 ft ⓘ |
| duration | 2:30 ⓘ |
| height | 122 ft ⓘ |
| heightRestriction | 48 in ⓘ |
| inversions | 0 ⓘ |
| length | 5383 ft ⓘ |
| liftType | chain lift hill ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Michigan
ⓘ
Michigan's Adventure ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan’s Adventure amusement park
Muskegon County, Michigan ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| manufacturer | Custom Coasters International ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | 65 mph ⓘ |
| model | custom wooden coaster ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
classic out-and-back layout
ⓘ
helix finale ⓘ intense airtime ⓘ series of camelback hills ⓘ trick track section ⓘ |
| notableFor | sustained negative g-forces ⓘ |
| numberOfTrains | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1998-05-23 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Michigan's Adventure
ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan’s Adventure amusement park
|
| owner | Cedar Fair ⓘ |
| parkSection | Corkscrew Corners ⓘ |
| rcdbNumber | 478 ⓘ |
| recordHeld | one of the longest wooden roller coasters in the world at opening ⓘ |
| regionRanking | one of the top wooden coasters in the Midwest ⓘ |
| restraintType | lap bar ⓘ |
| seatingArrangement | two-abreast ⓘ |
| status | operating ⓘ |
| structureType | wooden support structure ⓘ |
| themePark |
Michigan's Adventure
ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan’s Adventure amusement park
|
| trackLayout | out-and-back with turnaround helix ⓘ |
| trainManufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters ⓘ |
| type | out-and-back roller coaster ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shivering Timbers Description of subject: Shivering Timbers is a large wooden roller coaster renowned for its intense airtime and classic out-and-back layout at Michigan’s Adventure amusement park.
Referenced by (8)
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