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Ireland’s Tayto Park eyes Europe’s big boys with massive new roller coaster
by Alice Davis | 28 Jul 2014
Tayto Park – one of Ireland’s most popular tourist attractions – has had a planning application for a €25m (£19.8m, $33.6m) expansion and world-class roller coaster approved by the local council. Meath County Council granted permission to develop a new entrance, car parking and visitor facilities as well as the roller coaster and additional new rides. The wooden roller coaster, to be designed and built by US wood-coaster specialists Gravity
Alton Towers reveals details of new £18m roller coaster
by Jessica Tasman-Jones | 11 Mar 2013
Alton Towers Resort has worked with researchers at New Scientist to ensure its news £18m roller coaster The Smiler delivers park visitors maximum thrills. The ride, which will reach speeds of 85km/hr along 1,170m of track, will feature "twisted psychological effects to mess with riders' minds" including blinding lights and optical illusions to maximise the fear factor. Alton Towers aims to make visitors to feel "spaced out, or mashed up"
Ohio's Cedar Park announces plans for new GateKeeper rollercoaster
by Pete Hayman | 14 Aug 2012
Image: Bolliger and Mabillard designed GateKeeper Cedar Park - the amusement park and resort in Sandusky, Ohio, US - has announced plans to build one of the longest winged rollercoasters in the world ahead of its 2013 season. GateKeeper is currently scheduled to debut in May and will feature one of the longest drops of any winged coaster in the world, with the ride spanning 3.5 acres (1.4 hectares). Swiss
Verbolten coaster to open at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
by Pete Hayman | 17 May 2012
Image: The new Verbolten coaster opens tomorrow Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia, US, is to unveil one of its largest-ever attractions tomorrow (18 May) with the launch of the new indoor/outdoor multi-launch rollercoaster, Verbolten. The immersive ride experience was first announced in September 2010 and is described as the "capstone attraction" of the two-year refurbishment of the park's Oktoberfest village. Germany-based Zierer Karussell- und Spezialmaschinenbau manufactured Verbolten, which features two
Green Lantern rollercoaster for Six Flags
by Luke Tuchscherer | 16 Sep 2010
Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey, US is to install a new Green Lantern-themed rollercoaster. The 154ft-high ride is named after the DC Comics character and boasts a 45-degree drop and five loops. The ride is being designed by the Swiss firm Bolliger & Mabillard. The opening of the ride will coincide with the release of the Green Lantern movie, starring Ryan Reynolds, in June next year.
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