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It was a dark and scary Carolina night. There was a harvest moon overhead and blood-curtailing screams could be heard through the woods.

This could be the start to a backwoods horror story, but it actually is the story of your fearless ThrillNetwork editor Wes Connell heading to SCarowinds to take a behind-the-scenes (or maybe we’ll call it behind the screams) tour of SCarowinds.

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Bolder, stronger, more primal, fiercer. X, the world’s first fourth-dimensional coaster from Arrow Dynamics has been transformed. Gone are the bright colors, sleek X-shaped decorative fiberglass panels and techno music borrowed from the “Matrix” films. Charcoal gray supports and blood-red track carve a new experience into the sky with hard rock music echoing in the air. X is no more.
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If you’ve read any of my reviews or editorials over the past few years, you pretty much know what to expect, and this article will probably not be any different.

May 6 however I had the chance to do something I’ve never done, review an entire new park!

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Friday, April 11 dawned quite unusually at 70 degrees in Pigeon Forge, Tenn (last year it was in the upper 30s) and it was time for me to check out the newest addition to Tennessee’s only theme park, Dollywood.

Keeping with tradition, Dolly Parton herself was on hand to debut the new ride that is not only new to the park, but also new to American theme parks as well. (more…)

Switzerland is known for several things; impeccable chocolates,
anonymous bank accounts and world-class timepieces. Adrenaline junkies
can add another word to that list … rollercoaster.

The names
Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard don’t mean much to the average
American. But coaster enthusiasts know B&M have designed some of
the best thrill rides in the world. Raptor, Dueling Dragons and Montu
are just a few of the names that cause adrenaline junkies to salivate
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Oct. 19th, 2003 —
S&S Power premiered their new mad-mouse style coaster Thursday.
Our editor-in-chief, Steven Heicher, was invited to give his take on
this very unique coaster, which gives riders an unusual upside-down
feeling, but has them craving for more.
When we usually think about S&S Power, we usually think
about their tower rides, such as Power Tower at Cedar Point or the Big
Shot on top of the Stratosphere in Las Vegas. We may even think of the
many installations of its Frog Hopper or its themed variants. Why do we
tend to think of S&S in this way? The answer is simple; there are
over 120 tower ride installations in the world alone.
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