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Cliffhanger opened on June 15, 2012, and became the highest-elevation roller coaster in the U.S., sitting 7,160 feet (2,180 m) above sea level on Iron Mountain. The coaster is situated on a hillside overlooking Glenwood Canyon with views of the Colorado River more than 1,400 feet (430 m) below. See also. 2012 in amusement parks
The world's first hypercoaster, Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point A hypercoaster is a roller coaster with a height or drop measuring at least 200 feet (61 m). The term was first coined by Arrow Dynamics and Cedar Point in 1989 with the opening of the world's first hypercoaster, Magnum XL-200, which features a height of 205 feet (62 meters).
Thrill-seeking ride-goers look forward to these 10 new attractions opening at U.S. parks, including coasters at Cedar Point and Kings Island.
10. The Euthanasia Coaster is the name given to a hypothetical steel roller coaster designed with the sole purpose of killing its passengers: a euthanasia device. [1] The concept was conceived in 2010 and made into a scale model by Lithuanian artist Julijonas Urbonas, a PhD candidate at the Royal College of Art in London.
SkyScreamer is an amusement ride located at several Six Flags theme parks in North America. Designed by Funtime , an Austrian ride manufacturer, the attraction is one of their "Star Flyer" models. Since 2011, Six Flags has installed SkyScreamers in ten of their parks.
Afterburn is an inverted roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina. After more than two years of planning and construction, the roller coaster opened on March 20, 1999. The ride previously operated as Top Gun: The Jet Coaster, before it was renamed following Cedar Fair's purchase of Paramount Parks in 2006.
The goal of this page is to provide a complete list of all significant roller coasters covered by the Roller Coaster Database (RCDB), listed by their ID number as it appears on the external website. This number is found in the URL of each coaster's RCDB page. For example, Kingda Ka 's RCDB page is www .rcdb .com /2832 .htm, so its RCDB ID is 2832.
Mine Blower at RCDB. Mine Blower is a hybrid wooden roller coaster located at Fun Spot America Kissimmee, in Kissimmee, Florida. Manufactured by The Gravity Group, the compact roller coaster is one of only three wooden roller coasters in Florida, the others being White Lightning at Fun Spot America Orlando and Coastersaurus at Legoland Florida.