Several guests, mostly children, suffered non-life threatening injuries when the ride operator lowered the Zamperla Wave Swinger due to improper conduct by one of the riders. However, the attraction kept spinning at full speed causing some riders’ legs and feet to come in contact with the railings and the umbrella at the operator’s station. Source
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Hersheypark presents Candimonium
Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Candymonium was officially revealed as the centerpiece to Hersheypark’s massive new Chocolatetown development opening in Summer 2020. The park’s 15th roller coaster will be it’s tallest, fastest and longest at 210 feet (64m) tall, 4,636 feet (1,413m) long and reaching speeds of 76mph (122.3 km/h). Click the headline for more information
Read More...Steel Curtain debuts at Kennywood
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
Steel Curtain, the first amusement park ride to be themed to a NFL team, opened at Kennywood. The custom inverting coaster is the tallest coaster in Pennsylvania at 220 feet (67m), its 9 inversions are the most of any coaster in North America, and it holds the world record for highest inversion at 197 feet (60m). Click the headline for more information
Read More...Rollo Coaster, Idlewild & Soakzone, Pennsylvania, USA
A three-year-old boy suffered head trauma when he was ejected from the wooden coaster on the last curve and fell 12 feet (3.7m) to the ground. Source
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