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PICTURED ABOVE: Carowinds vice-president and general manager, Bart Kinzel, alongside the new coaster

Cedar Fair, Carowinds' parent company, has had great success with B&M megacoasters in the past few years, adding Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland in 2008 and Diamondback at Kings Island in 2009. Intimidator, however, is a few feet taller and longer than either of these rides. So if another operator is considering adding a similar coaster, Kinzel has this advice. "Do it! It’ll get you a lot of attention and a lot of happy riders."

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Intimidator 305

Next issue Park World will profile Intimidator 305, an even more intimidating Intimidator at Carowinds' sister park, Kings Dominion in Richmond, Virginia. Kings Dominion's Intimidator, a $25 million attraction from IntaRide, towers 305ft (93 metres) into the air - hence the name.

In total, the ride is almost a mile

long, at 5,100ft (1.55km), boasting a first drop of 300ft at 85 degrees. That's enough to sending the train thundering along the track at speeds of up to 94 miles per hour (150km/h)!

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