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Expedition Everest: Disney’s Yeti Mountain Coaster

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/ June 15, 2026

Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain opened at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on April 7, 2006, as the most expensive roller coaster ever built, costing around $100 million. Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering and manufactured by Vekoma, the ride sends guests 118 feet up

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Kumba: Busch Gardens Tampa’s Roaring Steel Icon

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/ June 15, 2026

Kumba opened on April 21, 1993, at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida, instantly rewriting the state’s coaster record books as Florida’s tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster of its era. Built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger and Mabillard, the ride stands 143 feet tall,

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