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16 jun 2012
Goliath
Goliath is a steel roller coaster located at the Walibi Holland theme park in Biddinghuizen, Dronten in the Netherlands. It is described as "the fastest, highest and longest coaster in the Benelux". It was mainland Europe's second Intamin "Mini Hyper Rollercoaster", so named as the ride is styled on the larger (generally over 200 feet (61 m)) ride, but with a lower maximum height of 153 feet (47 m). The train travels at speeds of up to 66 miles per hour (106 km/h) along 3,982 feet (1,214 m) of track.After climbing out of the station, the train is released from the catch car at the top of the lift hill and accelerates down the 152-foot (46 m) first drop and runs over a large hill. After dropping for the second time, it ascends a hill called a Stengel Dive, the top being overbanked to around 100° to the right, before dropping down into a 270° downward helix. After medium-sized curved hill, it negotiates a 380° upwards helix and a bend to take the track parallel to the lift hill. Before entering the brake run, riders experience considerable air-time on three bunny hops.
6 jun 2012
Skyrush
Skyrush is an Intamin hyper roller coaster with winged seating at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It opened to the general public on May 26th, 2012. Skyrush is Hersheypark's 12th roller coaster, and its third coaster made by Intamin. Skyrush features a 212-foot (65 m) lift (measured to the creek floor), with a cable lift that brings the train up at 17-mile-per-hour (27 km/h). Skyrush has yellow track and light blue support columns. Skyrush's trains are the first of their type in the world. Each train weighs 13 tons. Two seats are regular, over-the-track seats, and two seats are hanging to the sides of the track, which is why Skyrush's motto is "Ride the Edge". Skyrush's top speed is 76-mile-per-hour (122 km/h). The ride's top g-force is 5 g's just at the bottom of the first drop. The ride's highest negative g-force is -2 g's which occurs on the second airtime hill.
5 jun 2012
Raging Bull
The Raging Bull is a Bolliger & Mabillard hyper-twister steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. It was built in 1999, and features a 208-foot (63 m) first drop and top speed of 73 miles per hour (117 km/h), and is currently one of the most popular rides at Six Flags Great America.At 5,057 feet (1,541 m) in length, it is the longest roller coaster at Six Flags Great America. Raging Bull is the world's second "hyper-twister" roller coaster, after Fujiyama at Fuji-Q Highland, built by TOGO, a Japanese coaster company. It is also B&M's 2nd hypercoaster. It max vertical angle is 65 grades.
31 may 2012
Apollos Chariot
Apollo's Chariot is the first Bolliger & Mabillard hypercoaster, located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, in James City County, Virginia .Apollo's Chariot is the first roller coaster to incorporate the "T-shaped" clamshell harness design, which is a type of tight lap restraint rather than an over the shoulder harness, or the traditional "U-shaped" lap bar. This allows the rider to experience more freedom and movement of the body. Opened in 1999, it soon became a favorite roller coaster of many enthusiasts and riders. The roller coaster uses an out and back design with a helix. Notably, the first drop is actually longer than height of the lift, the drop being 210 feet, and the height of the roller coaster 170 feet high. t goes up to 73 mph. It is located at Busch Gardens Williamsburgh.

30 may 2012
Dragon Challenge
Dragon Challenge is a pair of intertwined inverted roller coasters in the The Wizarding World of Harry Potter area of Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure. The ride is themed to two dragons, one side being Chinese Fireball and the other Hungarian Horntail. It features a layout in which the two trains share adjacent lift hills but then traverse two unique courses. The ride was designed by Bolliger & Mabillard of Switzerland. The Chinese Fireball dragon reaches a top speed of 60 mph, and the Hungarian Horntail dragon reaches a top speed of 55 mph. Each layout includes five inversions and takes about two minutes and 25 seconds to ride. The height is the same in both coasters(125 ft (38.1 m) but the height of the drop is different(Chinese fireball: 115 ft (35.1 m) but in the Hungarian is 95 ft (29 m).
Manta
Manta is a steel family launched roller coaster at SeaWorld San Diego in San Diego, California, USA. The ride was manufactured by MACK Rides and opened to the public on May 26, 2012. It utilizes the same ride system that was used in Blue Fire which opened in 2009 at Europa Park. The total height in this coaster is 30 ft and it reaches 43 mph. This coater have between 4 and 3 g-forces.
29 may 2012
Colossus
Colossus a roller coaster at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England, UK. It was built by Swiss manufacturers Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel as an adaptation of Monte Makaya in Brazil. Tussauds designer John Wardley adapted the project to include an extra two inversions as well as reducing its height. Colossus was the world's first roller coaster with ten inversions; an exact replica, called the Tenth Ring Roller Coaster, was later built at Chimelong Paradise in Guangzhou, China. The total height is 100 ft (30 m) and the drop is 97 ft (30 m). It goes up to 46mph (74kph).
Intimidator
Intimidator is a steel roller coaster at the Carowinds amusement park. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, Intimidator is the thirteenth roller coaster installed at Carowinds. The total height is 232 ft (71 m) and the drop 211 ft (64 m). It reaches 75 mph (121 km/h) and the max vertical angle is 74 degrees. The max g-force in this ride is 4.3.
Leviathan
Leviathan is a steel roller coaster in the Medieval Faire section of the park at Canada's Wonderland inVaughan, Ontario, Canada. It is the first roller coaster made by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard to exceed the 300-foot mark. At 5,486 feet (1,672 m) long, 306 feet (93 m) tall, and with a top speed of 92 miles per hour (148 km/h), Leviathan is the tallest and fastest coaster in Canada. Leviathan is also ranked as the seventh tallest, and the eighth fastest roller coaster in the world. It is also the 16th roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland. The max vertical angle in this coaster is 80 degrees.
Superman Ride of Steel
Superman Ride of Steel is a steel hyper roller coaster located at Six Flags America. Standing 205 feet tall, this super-fast, steel hyper-coaster features a mile-long track of hairpin twists and turns. It reaches 74 mph. This ride has 5,400 feet of track (more than 1 mile).
28 may 2012
Magnum Xl 200
Magnum XL-200 is an Arrow Dynamics steel hypercoaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Built in 1989, it was the first complete circuit roller coaster to break the 200-foot (61 m) barrier. It is considered to have started the roller coaster wars, in which amusement parks competed to build the highest and fastest roller coasters.
Magnum was the first coaster ever to top 200 feet – you can see Canada on a clear day. Accelerating down its incredible first hill, Magnum reaches a top speed of 72 MPH, while rocketing you over multiple hills, 3 tunnels, and a signature “pretzel” turnaround.
Cheetah Hunt
Launch into the ultimate excitement of Cheetah Hunt, the newest coaster at Busch Gardens Africa in Florida. Hold tight as this thrill machine takes riders through a wild adventure just like a Cheetah on the hunt for his prey over towering rises, breathtaking plunges and a trio of launches at speeds pushing 60 mph. This coaster have one inversion and it´s total height is 102 feet or 39.62 meters. It aproaches to 4 g-forces and it goes up to 60 mph or 96.56 kph.
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