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    2012 Coaster Tournament Matches 49, 50, 51, & 52

    3: X2, Six Flags Magic Mountain 62: SheiKra, Busch Gardens Tampa 30: OzIris, Parc Astérix 35: Dragon Khan, PortAventura Park
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    2012 Coaster Tournament Matches 45, 46, 47, & 48

    119: Dodonpa, Fuji-Q-Highland 55: Griffon, Busch Gardens Williamsburg 106: Volcano: The Blast Coaster, Kings Dominion 42: Phaethon, Gyeongju World
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    2012 Coaster Tournament Matches 41, 42, 43, & 44

    7: Nemesis, Alton Towers 71: Powder Keg, Silver Dollar City 26: Raptor, Gardaland 39: Skyrush, Hershey Park
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    Veil of Dark: Shooting + Spinning + Launch + Inversion!!

    Here is a video from some Japanese TV show about the "new and improved" Tokyo Joypolis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JV10UCO4X4 At around 4:08 there is a segment of the ride where you can see off-ride and pieces of POV in the customary Japanese craziness, but there are a few short bit's...
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    2012 Coaster Tournament Matches 37, 38, 39, & 40

    15: Piraten, Djurs Sommerland 50: Wood Coaster, Knight Valley 18: Storm Runner, Hershey Park 82: Monster, Walygator Parc
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    Veil of Dark: Shooting + Spinning + Launch + Inversion!!

    ^ Yes I know, I mailed him about it, and he will look into finding more information of the ride.
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    Veil of Dark: Shooting + Spinning + Launch + Inversion!!

    I'm pretty sure it is. Don't know any other that have one.
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    Veil of Dark: Shooting + Spinning + Launch + Inversion!!

    Yes, you read it right, during the massive remodelling of Joypolis that were finished little over a month ago, they completely replaced their coaster and not only replaced the trains as most people have thought (and what's implied by the info on RCDB). So they have created a first of it's kind...
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    Rita's Launch Cable Snaps

    The two launch cables are pretty well protected in their cages where the catch car runs in, and there isn't really any load on the return cable, so in theory then it's pretty safe as long as they don't shatters completely. Depending on how fast they get a replacement (unless they have one laying...
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    What is the Purpose of This?

    ^ The nylon on the wheels make them work in a similar fashion as a Van de Graaff generator when the coaster is running, that little strap is there to discharge the static electricity that will build up in the train due to this effect. It wouldn't be nice to get a massive jolt every time anyone...
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    Well, I never knew that!

    Lisebergbanan have one of the weirdest contraptions I have ever seen, it's called the "Tank" and is a contraption that was made by Schwarzkopf for the ride. It's a hydraulic driven machine to tow stalled trains back to the station. It used to have a drivers seat, but is now operated by remote...
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    2012 Coaster Tournament Matches 33, 34, 35, & 36

    2: El Toro, Six Flags Great Adventure 66: Fireball, Happy Valley Shanghai 31: Katun, Mirabilandia 34: Colossos, Heide-Park Soltau
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    Somewhat Hidden Similarities of Rides in Amusement Parks

    Dæmonen at Tivoli Gardens would be the obvious answer to your question.
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    2012 Coaster Tournament Matches 29, 30, 31, & 32

    12: New Texas Giant, Six Flags Over Texas 76: Alpengeist, Busch Gardens Williamsburg 21: iSpeed, Mirabilandia 85: Steel Dragon 2000, Nagashima Spa Land
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    2012 Coaster Tournament Matches 25, 26, 27, & 28

    5: blue fire Megacoaster, Europa Park 60: Tower of Terror, Gold Reef City 101: Patriot, World's of Fun 37: Superman Escape, Warner Bros. Movie World
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    Tusenfryd Tiny TR

    So it was decided that we were to go to Tusenfryd today, which meant that we had to get out of bed at an horribly early time, for a Sunday, to get there before opening. The drive to the park was uneventful and thanks to some new stretches of motorway that had opened since our last visit it went...
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    New rides @ small parks

    No it's the Schwarzkopf that Liseberg got rid of when they got a new similar one from Gerstlauer. The Gerstlauer one they replaced their old one is way better than the old Schwarzkopf one ever was, even I managed to get some insane spin on the car, where as on all other ones I get nothing at...
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    2012 Coaster Tournament Matches 21, 22, 23, & 24

    13: Kawasemi, Tobu Zoo 77: Dominator, Kings Dominion 20: Black Mamba, Phantasialand 84: Tornado, Särkänniemi
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    Can riding a coaster more make it better or worse?

    Snoo, About Skyrush, it may have become a little faster as the day progressed, making it go faster and then more extreme/better ride. But as you said, you can also ride something to death if you ride it enough times. So in a way the experience peaks after a few goes and then it's only downhill...
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    2012 Coaster Tournament Matches 17, 18, 19, & 20

    4: Bizarro, Six Flags New England 61: Speed Monster, TusenFryd 29: Montu, Busch Gardens Tampa 93: Chinese Fireball, Islands of Adventure
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