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Skyrush December 16 Update
Keystone Thrills has yet another great Skyrush update. The first drop is going up quickly and more track has been added at the runout, as well as the track that crosses above the first drop.
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Tagged Construction, Hersheypark, Intamin, New Rides 2012, Skyrush
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Skyrush at Hersheypark “Vertical” Construction
Keystone Thrills has a new Skyrush construction update up that shows off the first support to go vertical. It is the lift motor support, so it only sort of counts, but the crane is on site and full vertical construction … Continue reading
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Tagged Construction, Hersheypark, Intamin, New Rides 2012, Skyrush
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Six Flags Magic Mountain Announces Lex Luthor Drop Of Doom for 2012
Six Flags Magic Mountain announced today the addition of a new drop tower attraction called LEX LUTHOR: Drop of Doom. Built by Intamin, it will share the tower of Superman: Escape from Krypton and be the world’s tallest drop tower … Continue reading
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Tagged Announcement, Intamin, Lex Luthor Drop of Doom, Six Flags, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Tallest
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New Hersheypark 2012 SkyRush Train Image
Here is a rendering of the train layout for the new Skyrush roller coaster going in at Hersheypark for the 2012 season. The “floorless” wing seats will indeed be off the edge of the track and should add some excitement. … Continue reading
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Tagged Construction, Hersheypark, Intamin, New Rides 2012, Skyrush
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Hersheypark Announces Skyrush
Hersheypark’s new airtime machine, Skyrush, was announced today at the park. The 200 foot tall ride is the first of its kind to feature Intamin’s new 4 across semi-floorless seating. More coverage to come!
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Tagged Announcement, Hersheypark, Hyper, Intamin, New Rides 2012, Skyrush
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Hersheypark 2012 Coaster Construction Update
Keystone Thrills posted some new photos of footers going in for Hersheypark’s latest roller coaster. Check them out here.
Hersheypark 2012 Attraction Looking More Like a Giga Coaster
A picture of the proposed layout for Hersheypark’s new roller coaster was released on the Theme Park Review Forum and it looks an awful lot like the new style Intamin Giga Coasters. The footprint for the lift hill and first drop supports … Continue reading
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Tagged Gigacoaster, Hersheypark, Intamin, Intimidator 305, New Rides 2012, Rumor
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Intamin Supports Show Up at Hersheypark
Baby blue supports are now on-site at Hersheypark. They appear to be the new style Intamin supports that were used on Intimidator 305 at Kings Dominion. Earlier planning permission was sought for a ride “200-350 feet” high. Could we be … Continue reading
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Tagged Gigacoaster, Hersheypark, Intamin, Intimidator 305, Rumor
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Cheetah Hunt Opens and POV Video
Cheetah Hunt is official open! Check out an onride video below: Just as expected, Busch Gardens did an amazing job on this ride. The sense of speed is exhilerating and the twists and turns resemble this ride’s older brother, Maverick … Continue reading
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Tagged Busch Gardens, Busch Gardens Africa, Busch Gardens Tampa, Cheetah Hunt, Intamin, New Rides 2011, POV Video
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Drop Trims Removed from Intimidator 305
Coasterfusion is reporting that the trims have been removed from Intimidator 305′s first drop. It sounds like most of the major track alterations are complete so hopefully we’ll see some testing soon. Check out the pictures at Coasterfusion.