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GateKeeper Cedar Point announces Wing Coaster
Ohio’s Cedar Point amusement park/resort is to add a Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) Wing Coaster for the 2013 season, featuring the longest drop of any winged rollercoaster worldwide. Named GateKeeper, the ride will debut in May and fly sensationally above the main entrance to the park as it rolls gracefully through a series of flyover manoeuvres. Riders will twice narrowly slot through special portals and slide by buildings. As with other B&M Wing Coasters, the trains will feature seats that extend out sideways from the track, exposing riders
to nothing above or below them, simulating the feeling of flight.
The spectacular attraction will feature 4,164ft (1.27km) of dark and light blue steel tubular track, delivering approximately 2 minutes and 40 seconds of thrills. GateKeeper will feature three 32-passenger trains, finished in ‘sunset gold’ and able to accommodate approximately 1,710 riders per hour between them. With the addition of the new ride and the redesign to the park’s main entrance, Cedar Point will invest
Suspense is building at Fårup Sommerland
The Danish amusement park Fårup Sommerland will unveil a Suspended Family Coaster from Vekoma for the 2013 season. The ride will be named Orkanen (Danish for ‘hurricane’) and be built partially over water. A custom 453-metre-long custom layout by Stefan Holtman includes a first drop that dives through a tunnel underneath a lake. The complete ride experience will last around 60 seconds. One 20-seat train will be supplied, providing an hourly capacity just short of 700. Orkanen is expected to open for the start of the season in May. See a video simulation of the ride by reading this article at
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approximately $30 million on improvements for the 2013 season. And, with the opening of GateKeeper, Cedar Fair will again have 16 rollercoasters following the closure this summer of Disaster Transport.
Magic World Russia
Following last month’s story on the Magic World Russia theme park resort near Moscow, we have been asked to clarify that the project’s developer, Moschanko Investment Group 2000 (MIG 2000), is a partner of the Russian corporation Central Family Park Magic World. MIG 2000 will co-ordinate the work of the various Californian companies working on the project, including Gary Goddard Entertainment, and Russian associates.
The first phase of Magic World Russia, comprising Park Russia, St Petersburg Street, two hotels and a waterpark is due to be completed within six years, subject to funding.
Test Track re-imagined
A re-imagined Test Track is set to soon at EPCOT, Walt Disney World, Florida. Set inside the “Chevrolet Design Center” the new look ride features upbeat music, media and dramatic lighting and as guests get the chance to create their own custom concept cars. The adventure then shifts into high gear as guests buckle into their six-seat “SimCar” to put their design through its paces on the exhilarating hills, switchbacks and straight-aways of the Test Track circuit. Their performance testing complete, guests will move into a post-show area filled with special effects and be scored on how well their vehicle did. The Test Track refurbishment follows a new multi- year sponsorship agreement with General Motors.
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