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News: Mall of America to add Gerstlauer Eurofighter

Posted at 8:08 PM EST (0108 GMT)

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.

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I love DW Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1951 View Park/Ride Count	Well sounds great the park could use some work.
11/27/2006 8:16 PM
steel Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2302 View Park/Ride Count	^That link won't work. You need to go to the regular Kare 11 news page and click on the link there. I think this was probably the last thing I expected. I'm so excited to ride this thing in 2008!
11/27/2006 9:11 PM
Zingoman Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1298 View Park/Ride Count	$1 Billion is a pooh load of money! That is incredible! $25 million is a lot too for a park that size. Do they really have the room for another coaster in there? Why did they ditch Cedar Fair anyway?
11/27/2006 9:38 PM
raser Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 2031 View Park/Ride Count	Could someone post a picture of a Eurofighter? I don't remember what one of these looks like...
11/27/2006 10:29 PM
I love DW Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1951 View Park/Ride Count	You can go to www.mysterymine.com or the Dollywood 2007 thread to see what one looks like. At least in the construction process.
11/27/2006 10:51 PM
Bruns Joined: May 2004 Posts: 577 View Park/Ride Count	Or rcdb.com. You can search by manufacturer and model.
11/27/2006 11:19 PM
bk2004 Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7729 View Park/Ride Count	Isn't a euro fighter VERY similar to the Timberland Twister they already have?
11/28/2006 12:47 AM
kevinus Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 28 View Park/Ride Count	No it isn't. The only thing that looks the same (and probably is) is the way the track looks like... A Gerstlauer Euro Fighter has a drop of 95 degrees. And it is NOT a spinning coaster. All Euro Fighters that are build have at least 2 inversions. So there are big differences...
11/28/2006 7:06 AM
steel Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2302 View Park/Ride Count	^Not quite. Vild Svinet, the first Euro Fighter ever built has only one inversion - a vertical loop (unless you count the first drop as an inversion, which you really shouldn't). My guess is that The Park at MOA had a two-coaster deal with Gerstlauer.
11/28/2006 8:03 AM
VF76 Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 41 View Park/Ride Count	Awesome! The euro fighter looks great and T.T. is super smooth and fairly intense. I think the c.f. was afraid of attracting teenagers and stayed away from "big rides".
11/28/2006 11:37 AM
Wes Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 10884 View Park/Ride Count	I wonder what they will do with it. It'd be cool if they built it way up into the ceiling or something. lol
11/28/2006 1:04 PM
coolstarwasim Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1165 View Park/Ride Count	This is SWEET! Rengade at Valleyfair 2007!, and the Eurofighter 2008 at the Park at MOA!
11/28/2006 3:46 PM
raser Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 2031 View Park/Ride Count	I believe that it was stated this one will have a 97 degree drop...
11/28/2006 4:30 PM
coolstarwasim Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1165 View Park/Ride Count	Here is a link to page/video of the expansion, it shows the coaster layout too in the video! It looks pretty small though. http://www.kare11.com/news/news_arti...oryid=140536 />
11/28/2006 4:50 PM
imakecoasters Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 373 View Park/Ride Count	Dosen't work. I wanna see the ride layout! -IMC-
11/28/2006 5:09 PM
kevinus Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 28 View Park/Ride Count	@ steel: your totally right. I forgot about the first one...
11/29/2006 11:36 AM
sfgam2006 Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 62 View Park/Ride Count	I think this is a great expansion but I wonder if they will get any more rides besides the Euro-Fighter.
11/29/2006 7:04 PM
imakecoasters Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 373 View Park/Ride Count	I heard something about an Intamin Halfpipe coaster... Which would fit the park. I've been there ALOT of times. Ever since I was 5 i've been going there. -IMC-
11/29/2006 7:31 PM
steel Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2302 View Park/Ride Count	^Yeah, someone said they might add an Intamin Halfpipe where the center fountain is now. I don't think there's room there. At least not with the clearance Ripsaw needs with its turn right next to it. I bet they put in a drop ride where the center fountain is now.
11/30/2006 8:04 AM
imakecoasters Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 373 View Park/Ride Count	Hm... I don't think a drop ride would go. And i've changed my mind. A halfpipe would be way too big for that park. A a 1 billion $ expansion might do the trick... I dunno... They have alot of thrill rides. I think a thrill coaster (like a halfpipe) would go better... We'll just see in the future I guess...
11/30/2006 1:17 PM

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