rollercoaster news

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has today announced the official opening date of its new rollercoaster – Icon, as Friday 25th May.
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New details have been revealed about Blackpool Pier’s Crazy Coaster Wild Mouse roller coaster – an updated version of a classic attraction.
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The carriage for Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s new ride – Icon – has been unveiled this week, with the ride launching for the very first time.
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Efteling’s 37-year-old roller coaster has been almost entirely dismantled and reconstructed over 12 weeks of maintenance, completing the €4.5M renovation.
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Palace Playland, Old Orchard Beach, Maine, has retired their old S.D.C. Galaxi roller coaster, which has operated there since 1994, and replaced it with a new Anaconda model 2.0 from Preston & Barbieri.
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Oaks Amusement Park, Portland, Oregon, has introduced Adrenaline Peak, a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter 320 coaster. Identical to that introduced by Casino Pier in 2017, it is unlike anything Portland has experienced before.
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Dutch roller coaster manufacturer Vekoma Rides (Vekoma), based in Vlodrop, the Netherlands, has been acquired by Sansei Technologies (Sansei), a Japanese company listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange. With the 100% acquisition of Vekoma (100%…
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Alton Towers has released new images of its upcoming Wicker Man ride – the first wooden rollercoaster to be built in the UK in 21 years. The pictures reveal the 57.7ft structure, featuring a human face and a towering ram’s head, both of…
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To accommodate an increased volume of incoming orders, Maurer Rides is expanding to open joint facilities in Kirchheim near Munich, together with its development partner, Beutler Transport Systeme. The new location is located in…
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From March 24 through May 13 Six Flags St. Louis will give thrill seekers the chance to ride Batman: The Ride backward. When it opened in 1995, Batman: The Ride brought the first inverted, looping coaster experience by B&M to Six Flags…
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