Tag: Rollercoaster
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Top 5 News Stories of the Week ….new coaster coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2022
1. New coaster coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2022 Six Flags Magic Mountain announced plans this week for Wonder Woman Flight of Courage. This coaster will become the tallest and longest single rail coaster in the world standing over 13 stories tall and more than 3300 ft in length. The coaster will reach…
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Top 5 News Stories of the Week… Peppa Pig Theme Park opening date announced
1. Two Major Sea World Coasters to close for refurbishment According to popular news site “Screamscape”, Sea World Orlando is set to close two of its major coasters in the coming weeks. Manta will close on October 18th and will remain shut until November 28th. Kraken will close on November 29th and will stay closed through to…
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World’s tallest, fastest and longest coaster to open in Saudi Arabia?
Could the world’s tallest, fastest and longest coaster in the world open in Saudi Arabia in 2023 as part of Six Flags Qiddiya? Well, that is the plan. It has been announced that this record-breaking coaster will be the main attraction at a brand new Six Flags park. The Rollercoaster The coaster is set to…
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Alton Towers – A History of Forbidden Valley
In our last Alton Towers article, we explored the long and changing history of X-Sector. This time, we are going to travel back in time to when Forbidden Valley began its life as Aqualand. Today, Forbidden Valley is home to the world renowned B&M inverted coaster Nemesis and the flying coaster Galactica. Forbidden Valley is…
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Roller Coaster Records
Rollercoaster enthusiasts and theme parks themselves love to talk about the latest roller coaster records being broken. Fans love to ride the fastest, tallest and longest coasters while parks love to boast about the records their coasters hold. In this article we will look at which coasters currently hold a variety of different types of…
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Icon at Blackpool Pleasure Beach- Review
Icon at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is the parks new ride for 2018. It’s the first major rollercoaster built in the park since Infusion opened in 2007. Icon is the tenth rollercoaster to be built at Blackpool Pleasure Beach and the parks sixth steel coaster. The ride, designed by Mack rides, cost an estimated £16.25…
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The Walking Dead: The Ride at Thorpe Park- Review
The Walking Dead: The Ride is Thorpe Park’s brand new attraction for 2018 and officially opened on March 31st. As you can tell by the name of this attraction, the ride is based on the extremely popular AMC series, The Walking Dead. The ride is located in The Dock Yard section of the park. The…
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Icon to open at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s new rollercoaster Icon is set to open on May 25th. Icon has cost Blackpool Pleasure Beach roughly £16mlion and the ride has been manufactured by Mack Rides. The rollercoaster itself is a multi-launch coaster similar to the rollercoaster Helix at Liseberg in Sweden. Icon at Blackpool Pleasure Beach will be the first…
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Alton Towers- Rollercoaster Restaurant Review
The novelty If you’re unfamiliar with this concept, then I’m sure you’re probably wondering what exactly a Rollercoaster restaurant is. Thankfully the restaurant isn’t actually on a rollercoaster, as I’m not sure the combination of thrills and food would be a good mix. Instead, the restaurant is full of a complex series of plate size…
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Wicker Man at Alton Towers-Ride Review
Wicker Man is Alton Towers newest rollercoaster. It’s the first wooden rollercoaster to be built in England since 1996. The last wooden rollercoaster to open in England was Megafobia at Oakwood Park in Pembrokeshire. The theming of Wicker Man has taken its inspiration from The Wicker Man film released in 1973. The centre piece of…