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There's another aspect of excitement in the world of thrill rides. There's the excitement of the latest announcements of upcoming rides from an industry as secretive as the military at times, and the excitement of all the latest happenings at parks around the world. Sometimes the news is good, sometimes the news is bad, but our aim is to bring you the fairest, timeliest, most accurate details on everything that concerns you. COASTER-net's team of journalists is hard at work around the clock to bring you the in-depth scoop!
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Five years after the Tennessee Tornado hit DollyWood Park, a new storm is going to be unleashed. Thunderhead, a wooden terrain coaster designed by Great Coasters International, will storm through the terrain in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee beginning next Spring as DollyWood's first wooden-tracked coaster.
The new coaster will feature the longest drop of any Great Coasters-designed ride, at 100 feet, roar along at speeds of 55 miles per hour, feature a rare 'fly-through' of the ride's sawmill-themed loading station and a course weaving through a valley between two mountains.
Featuring GCI's now-signature Millennium Flyer trains, the Thunderhead will twist and turn through 3,230 feet of track, making the ride DollyWood's longest coaster to date.
Look for a full preview of Thunderhead in our Ride Gallery soon.
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A new theme park earlier confirmed to open in Omaha, Nebraska has been officially named Wild Escape.
The park, which is in financing and final planning stages, will expand over a time period of five years once opened, a host of rides including multiple coaster tracks, a ferris wheel, and water rides, among other attractions.
With a predicted cost of $70 million, the park will be set up in an outdoor / indoor design and Wild Escape will soon become Nebraska's only theme park, if all goes according to schedule.
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Alton Towers has temporarily withdrawn plans for the park's 'Secret Weapon 6' project, an Intamin AG-crafted wooden coaster using a terrain-based layout.
Apposition to the project arose after the Staffordshire, England-based park submitted the proposal, nearby residents and environmentalists citing tree removal and noise as cause for concern.
Alton plans on revising plans for the ride, which was originally slated for an early 2005 debut, and will resubmit plans for a coaster design with less local impact.
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A new Vekoma-manufactured inverted coaster has been announced for Magic Springs & Crystal Falls of Hot Springs, Arkansas to open next summer.
The 109-foot-tall coaster will become the Middle South region's largest thrillride. The coaster's layout will be similar to over thirty other rides built by the Netherlands-based ride manufacturer for parks around the world, featuring 2,260 feet of steel track and several inversions.
Magic Springs & Crystal Falls' $7,000,000 investment in the ride is part of a revitalization project that began in the year 2000 for the Arkansas Park which has included the additions of three coasters and the reopening of the classic Arkansas Twister.
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