SANTA CLAUS, IND— The nation’s first launched wing coaster will take flight over Holiday World in 2015. Named Thunderbird, Holiday World’s first major steel roller coaster will feature a zero-to-60 miles-per-hour launch in 3.5 seconds, followed by multiple inversions – including a 14-story Immelmann loop, Zero-g roll, barrel roll, and loop. Continuing Holiday World’s tradition […]
Month: July 2014
NEWS: Coaster derails at Six Flags Magic Mountain
About two dozen people were trapped for nearly three hours on the Ninja roller coaster at Magic Mountain and four others were injured after a tree branch obstructed the high-speed ride, officials said. The ride was in a “precarious position” as the people were suspended about 40 feet above the ground on the roller coaster, said […]
Cedar Point’s Slingshot Now Open
From the CP Website: “It’s a new experience you haven’t felt at Cedar Point ever before! Climb into a two-person capsule and get launched 360 feet into the air (only second in height to the towering Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster)! After some brief weightlessness, you’ll bounce up and down until your capsule comes to […]
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NEWS: SteelHawk reopens at Worlds of Fun
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Worlds of Fun announced late Wednesday the SteelHawk ride is open at the park. In May, the amusement park cited weather concerns as the ride’s opening was delayed. Late Wednesday officials at Worlds of Fun said the ride received all the state “sign-offs” necessary to open. SteelHawk takes riders up 301 feet […]