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New Roller Coasters
SeaWorld Orlando Announces Ice Breaker for 2020
SeaWorld Orlando’s Ice Breaker Roller Coaster SeaWorld has announced Ice Breaker, a new launch roller coaster that will open in 2020. It will boast the steepest beyond-vertical on a roller coaster at 100 degrees. Ice Breaker will also be a rare multi-pass launch coaster meaning that riders wil...
Reviews
Ride Review: Copperhead Strike
Overview Located at Carowinds on the border of North and South Carolina, Copperhead Strike is one of several noteworthy coasters to open in 2019. It’s a dual launch coaster from Germany’s Mack Rides with a whimsical storyline involving snakes and moonshine. Layout, Elements and Theming Copperhead S...
Coasterology
What Is A Launch Coaster?
What is a Launch Coaster? Those clickety-clack chain lifts are a thing of the past. In case you haven’t been to a theme park in a decade or so, there̵...
Roller Coaster Showdowns
Showdown: Montu vs Banshee
Overview What these two have in common is that they’re inverted coasters built by B&M (Bolliger & Mabillard). Montu, located at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay...
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