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/ July 21, 2023
The Sweet Anticipation of Coaster Season There is a particular kind of excitement that builds as the off-season draws to a close. For coaster enthusiasts, the months between a park’s closing day and opening day are filled with construction updates, speculation, and a growing anticipation
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/ July 21, 2023
First Impressions Matter: Theme Park Entrances The entrance to a theme park sets the tone for everything that follows. A great entrance does not just get you through the gates; it transports you. It signals that you are leaving the ordinary world behind and stepping
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/ July 21, 2023
The Bittersweet Drive Home Every theme park day has to end, and the journey home is a unique emotional experience. There is a particular bittersweet feeling that settles in as you walk through the exit gates for the last time, legs aching, voice hoarse from
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/ July 21, 2023
Steel Vengeance: The Hybrid That Changed Everything Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point is the coaster that proved what happens when you take a struggling wooden coaster, strip it down, and rebuild it with modern steel track technology. The result is nothing short of revolutionary. Standing
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/ August 16, 2019
Breaking Down Orion’s Giga Coaster Layout Orion at Kings Island is a B&M giga coaster that opened in 2020, standing 287 feet tall and reaching a top speed of 91 mph. Its layout was designed to maximize speed and airtime while working with the terrain
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