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/ July 24, 2026
Poltergeist is a steel launch coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas, tucked into the park’s Rockville section. Designed by Werner Stengel and built by Premier Rides, it opened on May 28, 1999, using linear induction motors (LIMs) to fling trains from
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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 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 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 29, 2026
Blue Fire Megacoaster opened at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany, on April 4, 2009, and quickly earned its place among Europe’s most celebrated launched roller coasters. Built by Mack Rides — the storied family-owned manufacturer based in nearby Waldkirch — it was the company’s very first
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/ June 25, 2026
Helix is a steel multi-launch roller coaster at Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden. Built by Mack Rides and opened on April 26, 2014, the ride weaves through and over the rocky hillside terrain that gives Liseberg much of its distinctive character, with two linear
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/ June 23, 2026
Takabisha is a steel Euro-Fighter roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, that opened on July 16, 2011. Built by Gerstlauer on their Euro-Fighter 1000 model, the ride immediately earned the Guinness World Record for the steepest roller coaster in the world, thanks
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/ June 15, 2026
Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure opened at Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, on June 13, 2019, as the showpiece of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin at a reported cost of $300 million, the ride stretches
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/ September 22, 2025
For decades, roller coasters earned their thrills the old-fashioned way: a slow, clicking chain lift to the top, then gravity’s payoff on the way down. Launch coasters threw that formula out entirely. Instead of a patient climb, a launched roller coaster fires riders from a
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