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/ September 15, 2026
Grand National is a wooden racing roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England, designed by Charles Paige and opened in 1935. It is one of the oldest continuously operating coasters in the world and remains a signature attraction at the seaside park, where its…
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/ September 15, 2026
Rita is a launched roller coaster at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England, known for its brutal hydraulic launch that hurls riders from 0 to 61.1 mph (98.3 km/h) in just 2.5 seconds. Built by Intamin as an Accelerator Coaster and designed by Werner Stengel, it…
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/ September 15, 2026
Nemesis Inferno is a steel inverted roller coaster at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England, built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard and designed by veteran coaster engineer Werner Stengel. It opened on 5 April 2003 as a spiritual sequel to the original Nemesis at Alton…
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/ September 15, 2026
Wild Eagle opened at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee on March 24, 2012, becoming the first wing coaster to operate in the United States. Built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride seats passengers in pairs on either side of the track with nothing…
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/ September 15, 2026
Copperhead Strike is a steel launched roller coaster at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, built by Mack Rides and opened to the public on March 23, 2019. It replaced the park’s former Whitewater Falls log flume and Sand Dune Lagoon area, bringing a modern launch…
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/ September 15, 2026
Halloween Horror Nights is the separately ticketed, after-dark haunt event held each fall at Universal Orlando Resort, transforming Universal Studios Florida into a gauntlet of haunted houses, scare zones, and horror-themed shows. It began in 1991 as a three-night event called “Universal Studios Fright Nights”…
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/ September 15, 2026
Here are today’s 10 verified theme park & live event stories, covering Theme Parks & Roller Coasters, Stadiums & Arenas and Live Music & Venues. Every item below links to its original source. The TLDR Theme Parks & Roller Coasters The Magic of Disney Animation…
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/ September 15, 2026
Knott’s Scary Farm transforms Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, California into roughly 160 acres of haunted mazes, scare zones, and live shows every fall. What began in 1973 as a modest three-night experiment dreamed up by park marketing staffers George Condos and Martha Boyd…
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/ September 15, 2026
Croke Park is the largest stadium in Ireland and the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), sitting on grounds in Dublin where Gaelic games have been played since the 1880s. The GAA acquired the site in 1913, naming it after Archbishop Thomas Croke, one…
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/ September 15, 2026
Wankhede Stadium sits in the Churchgate area of Mumbai, India, and opened in 1974 as the home ground of the Mumbai cricket team, later becoming the Mumbai Indians’ home in the Indian Premier League when the tournament began in 2008. Owned and operated by the…
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/ September 15, 2026
Eden Park sits in the Kingsland suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, about three kilometers southwest of the city center. First used as a sports ground in 1900 and established as a dedicated cricket ground by 1903, it has grown into New Zealand’s largest stadium and…
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/ September 15, 2026
The Pageant is the concert hall St. Louis music fans have circled on their calendars since 2000, a 2,300-capacity room on the Delmar Loop that sits in the sweet spot between a cramped club and an impersonal arena. Whether you’re buying your first ticket, figuring…
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/ September 15, 2026
Starlight Theatre is a city-owned outdoor amphitheater in Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri, that has presented Broadway musicals and touring concerts since opening on June 4, 1950. Built after a $500,000 voter-approved bond issue and designed by architect Edward Buehler Delk, the theatre traces…
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/ September 15, 2026
The BOK Center is a multi-purpose arena in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, that opened on August 30, 2008, after a $196 million construction effort funded through a mix of public and private money. Designed by architect César Pelli, best known for the Petronas Towers, the building…
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/ September 15, 2026
The Swarm was the ride that put wing coasters on the map in Britain. When it opened at Thorpe Park in Surrey in 2012, it gave UK riders their first taste of a Bolliger & Mabillard design that strips away the train entirely, leaving nothing…
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/ September 14, 2026
A Siren's Curse train curling through the loop under the big track sweep, from the path below, September 13, 2026. Clarendon-style edit. Original ThrillZing photo of Siren's Curse at Cedar Point.
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/ September 14, 2026
A GateKeeper train silhouetted through the keyhole tower at Cedar Point, September 13, 2026. Inkwell-style black and white edit. Original ThrillZing photo of GateKeeper at Cedar Point.
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/ September 14, 2026
HalloWeekends 2026 at Cedar Point runs September 17 through November 1. Seven original photos of the decorations going in: the entrance pumpkins, barrel jack-o-lanterns, Frontier Trail, and the Millennium Force gargoyle.
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/ September 14, 2026
AlpenFury is a launched steel roller coaster at Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, built by Premier Rides and opened to the public on July 12, 2025. Themed to the park’s Alpenfest area and Wonder Mountain, the ride uses a linear synchronous motor launch system to…
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/ September 14, 2026
Colchester Zoo sits on 60 acres of parkland at Heckfordbridge near Colchester, Essex, and has been a fixture of family days out in the East of England since it first opened its gates on 2 June 1963. It was founded by zoologists Frank and Helena…
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