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Hades 360°
Hades 360° © Mount Olympus Water & Theme Park
When the god of the underworld first showed up at Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Resorts in 2005, his legend brought one of the best adventures on a wooden coaster to the amusement park anyone was able to find in the world at this time. The anything other than ancient ride has several specialities to feature: Its supporting structure is completely made of steel while a traditional wooden coaster track is used. But that is not the most striking feature so far.
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Undertow will spin guests at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
New Coaster: Undertow © Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s line-up of rides will be enlarged next summer by a new spinning coaster named “Undertow”. The ride manufactured in Germany by coaster specialist Maurer Söhne will be the third coaster at the amusement park located right at the beach of Santa Cruz.
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New wing coaster at Cedar Point: GateKeeper
GateKeeper © Cedar Fair Entertainment
Cedar Point has revealed its new project for the upcoming season: Record breaking „GateKeeper“ will let the guests scream right at the entrance gates of the park. With a total height of 51.8 metres, a drop of 50 metres and a maximum speed of 107.8 km/h, it will rush over its 1269.2 metres long track and flip its guests upside down six times. It will become the world’s tallest, fastest and longest wing coaster.
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Flying like a superhero at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom!
Superman Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom © Six Flags
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High in the Rockies: Cliffhanger
Spectacular overview at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park © Rik Engelen
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Zombies, ride rotation and pure destruction
Apocalypse at Six Flags America © Six Flags
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Roller coasters: Who’s got the most?
Expedition GeForce at Hoiday Park, Germany
‘The only statistics you can trust are those you falsified yourself ‘. This principle still holds true. However, we all surely agree that playing with numbers are somehow interesting – also and especially when it comes to roller coasters. Perhaps some inclined readers are surprised by one result or another.
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Leviathan is coming
Leviathan is coming (c) Canada's Wonderland
While Europe is looking forward to its tallest roller coaster “Shambhala”, which is placed at PortAventura this year, the Canadians will vigorously catch up in May. The spanking new thrill machine of 93 m (around 306 ft) in height at Canada’s Wonderland in Ontario towers some 17 m (around 55 ft) above the new European record holder. Although both coaster where made by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, the one in North America seems to be way more interesting.
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The world’s oldest roller coaster
The German actor Heinz Rühmann, the American author John Steinbeck and the roller coaster “Leap the Dips”, located at Lakemont Park, have one thing in common: They were all born in 1902. Whereas the artists mentioned above left this mortal coil a long time ago, “Leap the Dips” is still operating as the world’s oldest roller coaster.
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