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/ July 18, 2026
Xcelerator is a hydraulic launch roller coaster at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, built by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel. It opened on June 22, 2002, as Intamin’s first hydraulically launched coaster, replacing the short-lived Windjammer Surf Racers and giving the park
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/ July 12, 2026
Cheetah Hunt is a steel launched roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida, that opened on May 27, 2011, alongside the park’s Cheetah Run habitat in the Edge of Africa section. Built by Intamin with design input from the park’s Mark Rose,
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/ July 12, 2026
Bizarro was the DC Comics-themed identity given to the towering Intamin hypercoaster at Six Flags New England, one of the most decorated roller coasters in the United States. The ride first opened on May 5, 2000 as Superman – Ride of Steel, instantly becoming the
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/ July 5, 2026
Balder opened at Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden, on April 12, 2003, and quickly became one of the most celebrated wooden roller coasters in the world. Named after the Norse god of light and justice, the ride was manufactured by Intamin and designed by
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/ July 5, 2026
SpeedMonster is a launched roller coaster at TusenFryd, a theme park near Oslo, Norway. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin and designed by Stengel Engineering, the ride opened on April 23, 2006, and was described at the time as the biggest single investment in the park’s
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/ July 4, 2026
Flying Aces is a steel wing coaster at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin and opened to the public on February 24, 2016. As only the second wing coaster Intamin ever produced, following Skyrush at Hersheypark, it
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/ July 3, 2026
Formula Rossa opened on November 4, 2010 at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi on Yas Island in the United Arab Emirates. Built by Intamin, the Formula One-themed launch coaster used a hydraulic catapult system to fling riders from a standstill to 100 km/h in about 2
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/ June 30, 2026
Expedition GeForce is a steel Mega Coaster manufactured by Intamin and engineered by Werner Stengel, located at Plopsaland Deutschland (formerly Holiday Park) in Haßloch, Germany. It opened on June 18, 2001, as part of the park’s 30th anniversary celebrations, representing a construction investment of approximately
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/ June 27, 2026
Hyperion is a steel hyper coaster built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin, located at Energylandia in Zator, Poland. It opened on 14 July 2018 and immediately established itself as the country’s benchmark thrill ride, soaring to 77 metres (253 ft) and reaching a top speed of
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/ June 24, 2026
Taron is a steel multi-launch roller coaster at Phantasialand in Brühl, Germany, built by Intamin and opened on June 30, 2016. Themed around the mythical Norse village of Klugheim, the ride blasts through faux rock formations and narrow canyon passes, delivering two LSM launches that
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/ June 20, 2026
Falcons Flight at Six Flags Qiddiya City holds three simultaneous world records: the tallest, fastest, and longest complete-circuit roller coaster on Earth. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin as an Exa Coaster, it made its debut on December 31, 2025, when Qiddiya City’s flagship theme park
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/ June 16, 2026
Storm Runner is a steel launched roller coaster at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, built by Intamin Amusement Rides and opened on May 8, 2004. Using a hydraulic launch system, it rockets riders from a standstill to 72 mph in about two seconds — one of
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/ June 16, 2026
Fahrenheit at Hersheypark stands 121 feet tall — a lift hill that climbs almost straight up before tipping riders over a first drop of 97 degrees, seven degrees past vertical. It isn’t the tallest coaster in the park, but no other ride at Hersheypark drops
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/ June 16, 2026
American Eagle is the twin-track wooden racing roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, opened on May 23, 1981. Built by Intamin of Switzerland — its first-ever wooden coaster — it debuted as the world’s tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster and
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/ June 15, 2026
Superman: The Ride is a steel hypercoaster at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts, built by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel. When it opened on May 5, 2000 — then named Superman – Ride of Steel — it immediately set the bar for
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/ June 15, 2026
Skyrush doesn’t look like it should be this intense from the midway, but the numbers back it up: 200 feet tall, a 212-foot first drop, and 75 mph reached in the first three seconds. It’s the ride most Hersheypark enthusiasts name as the park’s best,
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/ June 15, 2026
Pantherian — the panther-themed giga coaster towering over Kings Dominion’s skyline in Doswell, Virginia — has a reputation that precedes it: a near-vertical 300-foot drop, a 90 mph top speed, and g-forces strong enough that riders have reported briefly greying out on the first turn.
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/ June 15, 2026
Maverick opened at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio on May 26, 2007, replacing the beloved water ride White Water Landing in the park’s Frontier Town section. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin and engineered by Werner Stengel — for whom it was his 500th coaster design
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/ June 14, 2026
Ask enthusiasts to name the best wooden roller coaster in the country and El Toro comes up almost every time — and it only exists at one park. El Toro is the signature wooden coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, and
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/ October 31, 2025
Kingda Ka was a 456-foot hydraulic-launch steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey — the tallest roller coaster ever built, a title it held from its opening on May 21, 2005 until its permanent closure in November 2024 and demolition
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