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In Spring 2012, Thorpe Park guests will prepare for complete annihilation when The Swarm hits the park. The massive new 2012 coaster has officially been announced and construction has begun on the coaster’s new island behind Stealth. Themed to an apocolyptic, war time alien invasion, Thorpe Park will continue to push the edge as one of the UK’s top thrill...
Today Six Flags Great America announced that after 21-years of operation, the park will be removing Iron Wolf. Fans of the classic coaster will have their last chance to ride on Labor Day, September 5, 2011. The ride’s removal has been rumored for a number of years and it’s time has finally come to be removed from the park.
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Since it’s opening in 2010, Wildebeest instantly became the park’s most popular attraction drawing huge lines even in the smallest of crowds. Built by ProSlide Technology Inc,Wildebeest used “HydroMAGNETIC” technology where magnetic pull propelled riders up hill before gravity brought them back down. In 2012, Splashin’ Safari and ProSlide will blow riders away yet again with Mammoth, the world’s longest water...
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After months and months of a viral campaign, Hershey Park finally unveiled their plans for SKYRUSH in 2012. At 200 ft tall, 3,600 ft long, and 75 mph, the Intamin hyper coaster featuring first-of-its-kind Winged seats. Claiming the title as the park’s tallest, fastest, and longest coaster, SkyRush will feature 5 airtime hills, 4 highly banked turns, all surrounded by...
In the last decade, various theme parks have introduced “virtual queuing” systems and up-charge skip the line passes. Parks with these tickets include Disney, Universal, and Six Flags. Cedar Fair remained the only major American theme park chain not to give-in. After new CEO, Matt Ouimet dropped hints on a visit to the park just over a week ago, Kings...
In our most recent poll, we’ve been comparing two compact thrills: the Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter type, and Intamin’s new ZacSpin model. Several smaller parks are looking for relatively affordable, yet high-quality thrill coasters that can boost park attendance. Both Canobie Lake and Six Flags Over Georgia sought how the compact, Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter model. With it’s signature beyond vertical drops, the Euro-Fighter is a...
It’s been a while since I visited my home park, California’s Great America, opening day in fact. However, with very little happening in the park since, I felt no rush to return to the park. With some friends I made a visit today, with picture taking, new gathering, etc not being a priority. In addition, activity is minimal on property...