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Also known as Busch Gardens Africa.
Busch Gardens Africa is located about 45 minutes away from the Disney area in Orlando. It is home to now three B&M coasters, including their newest installation, Sheikra, the only vertical drop B&M in the states. It is also home to Kumba, which, when it opened in 1993, was B&M’s largest installation to date, with 7 inversions and 3,978 feet of track. Here you will also find an unique pair of dueling wooden coasters, Gwazi, and one of my favorite inverted coasters, Montu.
Formerly known as Paramount’s Great America. This park is located in northern California, close to the city of San Francisco. Here you will find pictures of the world’s first “Flying” roller coaster, Stealth, pioneered by Vekoma. This park is also home to two small B&M roller coasters: Vortex, a compact stand-up coaster, and Flight Deck (formerly Top Gun), an inverted coaster.
Islands of Adventure, part of Universal Studios in Orlando, is an exceptionally unique theme park. The park’s avenues are extensively themed, and each ride tells a different story. Its two featured roller coasters are also unique. The Incredible Hulk is B&M’s only launched coaster to date; it has 7 inversions and a very distinct layout. The Dueling Dragons is the only pair of dueling Inverted coasters in the world, also built by B&M. These two dragons, Fire and Ice, offer two completely different experiences in each track.
Formerly known as Paramount’s Kings Dominion. Kings Dominion is located a few hours away from Busch Gardens Europe. It is home to some very unique roller coasters. One example is Volcano: The Blast Coaster, which is an Inverted coaster propelled by Linear Induction Motors; it was also the world’s first launched inverted coaster. Another record-holding launched coaster in this park is HyperSonic XLC, a Compressed Air launch coaster which accelerates from 0 to 80 mph in 1.8 seconds.
Six Flags America is located relatively close to Paramount’s Kings Dominion. If a trip is planned, it is usually a good idea to take the time to visit both parks. Here you will find a decent collection of coasters, the best of them being Superman: Ride of Steel, a 200-foot tall Intamin hypercoaster. Other popular coasters at this park are Joker’s Jinx, a Premiere Rides launched coaster, and Batwing, a Vekoma flying coaster.
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