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The Trick To Making A Truly Spectacular Roller Coaster
Larry Chikola shared some insight about roller coaster design in an interview with the WSJ. Chikola, who masterminded the prize-winning $10 million redesign of Six Flag's Texas Giant, starts by...
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The Markets Are Still A Roller Coaster
Enjoying the ride? If you think the stock market has been more volatile than normal, you would be correct. The chart to the right shows that since 1940, the past 3 months have been abnormally...
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Film director and visual effects artist Fernando Livschitz of Black Sheep Films created this awesome video which shows roller coasters whipping through the air on invisible tracks above the streets of...
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The Oppressive Economy Of Six Flags
While I know next-to-nothing nothing about economics, I do know that after going to Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey this weekend, the free market can be a cold and unforgiving arbiter of pain....
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7 Fascinating Facts About Six Flags (SIX)
Six Flags, established in 1961, employs more than 27,000 seasonal employees as it moves millions of people through its parks between May and September each year. The company will report its quarterly...
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11 Horrific Six Flags Accidents Everyone Wants To Forget (SIX)
More than 290 million people visited a theme park in the U.S. in 2010, enjoying 1.7 billion rides. For all the fear associated with those rides, things are relatively safe at theme parks across the...
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A Bird Crashed Into A Boy Riding The Fastest Roller Coaster In North America
Fox NY is reporting that a boy was minorly injured while riding a roller coaster at a New Jersey Six Flags. As the train for Kingda Ka returned to the station, a bird collided with the boy's face....
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An Ohio Couple Built Their Own 12-Foot Backyard Rollercoaster
The video: Jon and Natasha Cain of Lancaster, Ohio, are vying for the title of Best Parents in America, thanks to a little something they built in their backyard for daughter Olyvia and son Samual: A...
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The Mangled Jersey Shore Roller Coaster Will Not Become A Tourist Attraction
The Seaside Heights roller coaster, which is still in the water near the Jersey Shore after Hurricane Sandy destroyed it, will officially be removed, according to The Asbury Park Press.Last week,...
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12 Six Flags Amusement Park Accidents We'd All Like To Forget (SIX)
More than 290 million people visited theme parks in the U.S. in 2010, enjoying 1.7 billion rides.For all the fear associated with those rides, theme parks are extremely safe. According to the National...
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The Jersey Shore Roller Coaster That Was Mangled In Hurricane Sandy Is...
One of the most iconic images of Superstorm Sandy's aftermath was the Jersey Shore's Jet Star roller coaster, which appeared mangled and submerged in the Atlantic Ocean.Now, six months later, it is...
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The 16 Most Terrifying Roller Coasters On The Planet
Summer is almost here, which means that millions of American will be flocking to amusement parks around the country.And the one major requirement for any park worth its salt is a stomach-turning,...
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Vegas Developer Wants To Build A Roller Coaster So High It Needs FAA Approval
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Florida-based thrill ride developer is seeking federal approval for air space to allow a 650-foot-tall roller coaster on the Las Vegas Strip.U.S. Thrill Rides LLC, of Windmere, Fla.,...
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Witnesses Saw A Mother Fall To Her Death From Texas Six Flags Roller Coaster
Witnesses told a horrifying story of seeing a woman fall to her death from the towering Texas Giant roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas on Friday night.The park confirmed that the woman had died...
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Rare Photos From The Construction Of Space Mountain At Disney World In The '70s
Space Mountain at Walt Disney World in Orlando is one of the most nostalgic rides in America.Originally conceived by Walt Disney himself, the project was put on hold indefinitely after his death in...
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12 People Got Stuck On Top Of A Roller Coaster And It Looks Terrifying Up There
A dozen people were stuck on a roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida for more than two hours on Wednesday night after a glitch caused the ride's computers to go into safety mode, the Associated...
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Six Flags Just Completed The World's Tallest Drop Ride — And It Looks...
If you're afraid of heights, stay off 41-story Zumanjaro; Six Flags' newest — and the world's tallest — drop ride.The crew just put the final touches on the ride this past week. It will be ride-ready...
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The 15 Most Thrilling Roller Coasters In America
The weather's turning warm, and that means it's time to start daring your friends to take on that 93-mile-per-hour roller coaster ride or testing your stomach on a ride with a 415-foot drop.We found...
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World's Tallest Water Slide Creator Describes First Ride, And It Will Turn...
Perhaps you’ve heard the world has a new tallest water slide. It’s called The Verrückt which means “insane” in German, but in this case can probably be translated more accurately to...
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The World's Tallest Roller Coaster Is Coming To Orlando
Orlando, Florida will soon be home to the world's tallest roller coaster, with a 570-foot drop. That's equivalent to around 27 stories.But the ride won't be located in one of Orlando's popular theme...
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