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Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, Georgia, will introduce a Euro-Fighter coaster from Gerstlauer called Dare Devil Dive, the only ride of its kind in the US with a “pause” before the vertical first drop. An interesting ride transformation promises to be Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, Texas. Here the Rocky Mountain Construction Group is installing a new type of steel track and steel support structure to the
Cheetah Hunt at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
ride’s wooden frame. New trains will be supplied by Gerstlauer, which is also delivering a Compact Euro- Fighter to Canobie Lake Park, Salem, New Hampshire, named Untamed. Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury, Connecticut, introduces Wooden Warrior, a new family wooden coaster from The Gravity Group. It will climb 35ft, drop 45ft and reach a top speed of 35 mph. At Bay Beach Amusement Park, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Martin & Vleminckx has been contracted to rebuild Zippin Pippin, with engineering advice from the Gravity Group. The wooden coaster formerly operated at Libertyland, Memphis, Tennessee. Knoebel's Amusement Resort, Elysburg, Pennsylvania, is transforming classic New Jersey boardwalk attraction the Golden Nugget Mine Ride into the Black Diamond. Knoebels will retheme the Philadelphia Toboggan Company construction to celebrate the history of the Pennsylvania coal mining industry. Over at Lagoon, Farmington, Utah, a steel family coaster is under construction called BomBora. Designed in-house, the 50ft-tall ride includes over 1,000ft of track.
NEW RIDES
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Disney California Adventure, Anaheim, California, where an ongoing expansion continues with the opening this summer of The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure, a dark ride- based attraction. Next door, at Disneyland visitors will be able to enjoy a fresh take on Star Tours, now featuring new 3D sequences. The “re- imaginereed” simulator debuts in June, following a May 20 debut at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida. WindSeeker, a 30-
Morey’s Piers’ “It” (Fireball) takes shape in the KMG factory 28
storey-tall tower swing from Mondial, opens at no fewer than four Cedar Fair-
Green Lantern at Six Flags Magic Mountain
operated parks this season including Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California; Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio; Kings Island, near Cincinnati, Ohio; and Canada's Wonderland, Vaughn, Ontario. Towering high above each park, WindSeeker will spread its metal arms at a 45-degree angle as riders circle the main tower at up to 50 kilometres per hour and 300ft (91-metres) high. Six Flags St Louis, Missouri, and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in California are each adding a Star Flyer by Funtime called SkyScreamer. The tower swing rides will stand 236ft and 150ft-tall respectively. High-flying high jinks are also promised at Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, which adds an S&S Screamin’ Swing called Barnstormer. A KMG Fireball (Afterburner) has been installed at Morey's Piers, Wildwood, New Jersey. The Frisbee- style attraction employs suspended seats and a new style lap bar system to provide passengers with a higher thrill with a more fluid movement along with the sway of the ride. Martin's Fantasy Island, Grand Island, New York, will add a Loop Fighter pendulum ride with flipping gondolas from Technical Park for the 2011 season. The second Unicoaster by Chance Morgan has opened at San Diego’s historic Mission Beach.
Octotron (Unicoaster) at Mission Beach, San Diego MARCH 2011
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