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Rattler at Fiesta Texas to get Texas Giant Overhaul
We have found an unconfirmed report this morning from our friends at Theme Park Review that Rattler will indeed recieve a makeover from Rocky Mountain Construction. From an earlier story, you know that Rattler has already received Topper Track, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Rattler, Rocky Mountain Construction, Rumor, Six Flags, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Topper Track
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Green Lantern at Magic Mountain Construction
Six Flags Magic Mountain has released some new photos of Green Lantern construction on their Facebook page. While they will be missing their Memorial Day target, the ride will open some time in June. The remaining half of the ride should go up … Continue reading
New Texas Giant Media Day Coverage
Looks like Media Day was a lot of fun. We were invited but it would have been a long drive. This roller coaster continues to look better and better. It is extremely smooth and seems to fly through the track … Continue reading
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Tagged Media Day, New Rides 2011, Six Flags, Six Flags Over Texas, Texas Giant
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Gotham City Gauntlet Looking Good
Yet another Batman themed Wild Mouse has begun its life, this one at Six Flags New England. Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum gets the prize for the longest name of the year and definitely a top contender overall. … Continue reading
Cheetah Hunt Update – No Testing Yet
A small update was posted to RCPro today. Not too many updates but theming continues as well as preparations for testing. Check out the Cheetah Hunt photos.
Crazy New Inversion at Fuji-Q
Fuji-Q’s new Eurofighter has some pretty changes to some familiar inversions. Its featuring an extremely tall barrel roll/corkscrew and follows with a boomerang type element with an incomplete inversion. Its almost like an extremely over-banked turn. Check it out over … Continue reading
Raptor at Gardaland POV Video
The new B&M Wing Rider now has an HD POV Video. Check out the video of Raptor below. Looks to be a great ride with tons of head choppers. UPDATE: Check out a photo trip report over at ThemeParkReview!
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Tagged Bolliger & Mabillard, Gardaland, POV Video, Raptor, Wing Rider
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Cheetah Hunt Pull Through Nearing Completion
New photos of the Cheetah Hunt pull through were posted over at RCPro yesterday. It’s getting there! Click here to check out the photos!
Zippin Pippin Lives Again! Track Complete
Zippin Pippin track work has been completed at the Bay Beach Amusement Park. This ride is completely new track but based on the plans and name of the Zippin Pippin roller coaster at Libertyland in Memphis. Check out some more … Continue reading
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Tagged Bay Beach Amusement Park, New Rides 2011, Relocated Rides, Zippin Pippin
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Green Lantern Trackwork Nearing Completion
Some great new shots of Green Lantern at Six Flags Great Adventure from ground level have been uploaded to Theme Park Review. Track work is nearing completion and one of the multi-colored corkscrews is up. Thanks to medusa99 for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Green Lantern, New Rides 2011, Relocated Rides, Six Flags, Six Flags Great Adventure
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