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Rutschebanen: Tivoli Gardens’ Historic Wooden Coaster

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/ September 15, 2026

Rutschebanen is a wooden roller coaster at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark, nicknamed Bjergbanen (the Mountain Coaster) for its scenery of painted hills and tunnels. Designed by Danish ride builder Valdemar Lebech with construction help from the L.A. Thompson Scenic Railway Company, it opened on

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Baron 1898: Efteling’s Gold Mine Dive Coaster

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/ September 15, 2026

Baron 1898 is a steel dive coaster at Efteling theme park in Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands, built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard and opened on July 1, 2015. The ride is set within an elaborate gold mine theme, telling the story of Baron Gustave Hooghmoed, a

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Megafobia: Wales’ Legendary Wooden Coaster at Oakwood

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/ September 15, 2026

Megafobia was a wooden roller coaster at Oakwood Theme Park in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It opened in April 1996, built by Custom Coasters International with trains supplied by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, and designed with input from John Wardley, Dennis McNulty, and Larry Bill. It was

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