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/ July 31, 2023
The Beast: A Legend Among Coasters The Beast at Kings Island is not just a roller coaster. It is a journey. Opened in 1979, this legendary wooden coaster holds a special place in the hearts of enthusiasts worldwide. At 7,359 feet long, it was the
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/ July 31, 2023
The lift hill crests at 223 feet, the train rolls to the brink, and then — nothing. For roughly four seconds you’re face-down above Lake Erie, dangling over the midway, watching the ground below do absolutely nothing to reassure you. That pause is the whole
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/ July 26, 2023
Rougarou is Cedar Point’s floorless roller coaster — a 145-foot Bolliger & Mabillard machine that sends riders through four inversions at 60 mph with nothing beneath their feet. Located in Sandusky, Ohio, it is one of the park’s most re-rideable coasters: smooth, intense, and consistently
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/ July 24, 2023
Orion: Kings Island’s Giga Coaster Orion is the giga coaster that launched Kings Island into the upper tier of coaster destinations when it opened in 2020. Standing 287 feet tall and reaching speeds of 91 mph, this B&M giga delivers a ride experience defined by
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/ July 24, 2023
Manta: SeaWorld Orlando’s Flying Coaster Manta at SeaWorld Orlando is one of the best flying coasters ever built. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, this 140-foot-tall coaster reaches speeds of 56 mph and features four inversions, all experienced in the face-down prone flying position. The sensation
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/ July 24, 2023
The moment Diamondback’s train hooks the chain at the base of the hill, the clock starts. For the next several seconds, a steady mechanical clatter hauls 32 riders — seated in open, stadium-style rows with nothing but a T-bar across the lap — up 230
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/ July 22, 2023
Few moments in a theme park day stop foot traffic like Diamondback’s splashdown. A 32-passenger train crests a 230-foot lift, hurtles down a 215-foot drop at 74 degrees, tears through a mile of airtime hills at 80 mph — and then, in its final seconds,
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/ July 22, 2023
Riding the Tides: Water Rides at Theme Parks Water rides bring a completely different energy to the theme park experience. While coasters deliver adrenaline through speed and height, water rides add the unpredictable element of getting drenched. The anticipation of wondering just how wet you
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/ July 22, 2023
Ask veteran coaster enthusiasts to name the most complete roller coaster ever built and Cedar Point’s Steel Vengeance comes up again and again. This Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid coaster opened on May 5, 2018, and immediately rewrote what riders expect from a single layout —
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/ July 21, 2023
On August 15, 2021, a small L-shaped metal bracket came loose from a passing train on Top Thrill Dragster and struck a guest waiting in the queue line below. Cedar Point closed the 420-foot coaster the same day, and the ride never reopened in its
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tz
/ July 21, 2023
The entrance to a theme park is the first chapter of your story there. Before you’ve ridden a single attraction, tasted the food, or heard a character speak, the entrance has already set your emotional tone for the day — or failed to. Great parks
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/ July 21, 2023
When Millennium Force crested its 310-foot cable lift hill for the first time on May 13, 2000, it didn’t just open a new ride — it opened a new category. Cedar Point and manufacturer Intamin coined the term “giga coaster” to describe any complete-circuit roller
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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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