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News: Mall of America to add Gerstlauer Eurofighter

By Joseph

Nov. 27th, 2006 -- Officials for the Mall of America facility in Bloomnington, Minnesotta, have announced expansion plans. Dubbed Phase II, the $1 billion expansion will include improvements to the amusement park within the mall.

The Park at MOA will recieve approximately $25 million in new attractions over the next year and a half, including a Gerstlauer Eurofighter. Only the second Eurofighter announced so far in the United States, the park plans to have the ride open sometime in 2008.

Formerly known as Camp Snoopy, the Park at MOA has been operated by the mall since January, after management decided to abandon Cedar Fair. The last roller coaster addition was 2004's Timberland Twister, also from Gerstlauer.

For more information, visit the St. Paul Pioneer Press.