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/ September 12, 2026
Roar was a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, that opened on May 2, 1998. Built by Great Coasters International (GCI) and designed by Mike Boodley, it was a custom twister-style wooden coaster set on a sloping hillside in the…
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/ September 12, 2026
Two-Face: The Flip Side was a Vekoma Invertigo shuttle coaster at Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, that let riders race face-to-face through a vertical loop and a boomerang turn, then run the whole circuit backwards. Opened in 1999, it was one of the…
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/ September 12, 2026
Hypersonic XLC was a launched roller coaster that operated at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, from March 24, 2001, until its closure on October 28, 2007. Built by S&S Worldwide, it made history as the first roller coaster in the world to use a compressed…
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/ September 12, 2026
Backlot Stunt Coaster was a steel launched roller coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, built by Premier Rides and designed by Werner Stengel. It first opened on May 20, 2005 as Italian Job: Stunt Track, themed to the climactic chase scene from the 2003…
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/ September 12, 2026
Batwing was a steel flying roller coaster that opened on June 16, 2001, at Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma as one of only three “Flying Dutchman” models ever produced, Batwing launched riders backward out of the station in…
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/ September 12, 2026
The Joker’s Jinx was a steel launched roller coaster in the Gotham City section of Six Flags America in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Built by Premier Rides and designed by Werner Stengel, it opened on May 8, 1999, using linear induction motor (LIM) technology to…
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/ September 12, 2026
A Superman: Ultimate Flight train arcs through the loop with riders flying prone at Six Flags Great America, August 10, 2005. Inkwell-style black-and-white edit. Original ThrillZing photo of Superman: Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Great America.
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/ September 10, 2026
The first drop of Batman Knight Flight from the front row, looking out over the lake and the park at Geauga Lake (then Six Flags Ohio), May 7, 2000. Juno-style edit. Original ThrillZing photo of Dominator at Geauga Lake.
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/ September 10, 2026
A Batman Knight Flight train on the yellow track against the clouds at Geauga Lake (then Six Flags Ohio), May 7, 2000. Original ThrillZing photo of Dominator at Geauga Lake.
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/ September 10, 2026
The Villain was a wooden roller coaster at Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom in Aurora, Ohio, opening on May 5, 2000 as part of a four-coaster expansion Six Flags rolled out at the park between 1999 and 2000. Designed by Custom Coasters International and built…
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/ September 10, 2026
Big Dipper was a classic wooden roller coaster that towered over Geauga Lake amusement park in Bainbridge Township, Ohio, for more than nine decades. It opened in 1925 under the name Sky Rocket, one of many wooden out-and-back coasters built during the golden age of…
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/ September 9, 2026
A full train of riders throws their hands up as Raging Bull sweeps through the valley at Six Flags Great America, August 10, 2005. Clarendon-style edit. Original ThrillZing photo of Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America.
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/ September 8, 2026
A Raptor train comes down the drop under a heavy September sky at Cedar Point, September 29, 2006. Juno-style edit. Original ThrillZing photo of Raptor at Cedar Point.
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/ September 8, 2026
The twisted rear spike of Superman: Ultimate Escape, later Steel Venom, curling into the clouds at Geauga Lake, May 7, 2000. Amaro-style edit. Original ThrillZing photo of Steel Venom at Geauga Lake.
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/ September 8, 2026
Apollo's Chariot's turnaround with a train heading out along the track at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, July 12, 2001. Moon-style black-and-white edit; the parking lot along the bottom edge has been cropped out and the sky extended. Original ThrillZing photo of Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
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/ September 8, 2026
Raging Wolf Bobs was a classic wooden roller coaster that thundered through Geauga Lake amusement park in Aurora, Ohio, for nearly two decades. Built to mark the park’s centennial celebration, it was the park’s first new coaster in ten years when it opened on May…
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/ September 8, 2026
Anaconda was a steel looping roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, built by Arrow Dynamics and designed by legendary engineer Ron Toomer. Opening on March 23, 1991, it replaced the park’s earlier King Kobra shuttle loop and cost around $5 million to build…
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/ September 8, 2026
Superman: Ride of Steel was a steel hypercoaster that towered over Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, from its opening on May 13, 2000. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin and designed by engineer Werner Stengel, it was a mirror-image twin of the Ride of…
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/ September 8, 2026
Superman: Ultimate Flight is a steel flying roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. It opened on May 3, 2003, in the park’s Orleans Place section, replacing the Arrow Dynamics looper Shockwave. Built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, it was the…
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/ September 8, 2026
Batman & Robin: The Chiller was a dual-tracked, launched shuttle coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, designed by Premier Rides with layout engineering from Werner Stengel’s firm, Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH. Branded around the 1997 film Batman & Robin, the ride used…
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