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CoasterForce's Own Wins SFOG Great American Scream Machine Coasterthon!
Submitted By: Hyde244
Published: March 8th 2010

Six Flags Over Georgia held a Coasterthon contest to kick off its 43rd season, having participants ride the Great American Scream Machine all day Saturday and all day Sunday.

After having ridden 152 times, CoasterForce's Allison Feldman won the contest, having her name drawn at random from the four remaining contestants who survived the enduring weekend.  "It was mostly just boring after a while," says Allison.  "The roughness wasn't too bad once I got used to it."

 

Allison has won an all-expenses paid trip for two to any Six Flags park in the U.S. of her choosing and a $250 gift card to Racetrac Gas Stations.  Allison plans to visit Six Flags Magic Mountain later this summer.

Congratulations Allison!

Hear about the Coasterthon contest from Allison on the CF Forums!

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Texas Giant to go hybrid.
Submitted By: SnooSnoo
Published: March 4th 2010

Six Flags over Texas released the design for the new look of Texas Giant today. The hybrid design should look something along the lines of Gemini at Cedar Point. 

Click here discuss it in the forums

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The Airtime Awards 2010 Final Vote-Off is now open!
Submitted By: Slayed
Published: February 21st 2010

Click over to the Airtime Awards for a brand new way of voting designed to get the most out of your valued opinions on the final nominees.

Anyone can vote, but with extra features for CF members.

Voting closes at 12pm on Wednesday 17th March, so stop reading this and get voting! 

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The Intimidator and I-305 Start Their Engines for Testing!
Submitted By: Hyde244
Published: February 18th 2010

The Intimidator and Intimidator 305 have begun their testing for the start of the 2010 Season!

Intimidator 305, Kings Dominion's 305 ft. Giga coaster, has trains on site and has begun its pull through to check for train clearance around the layout.  Click over to I305's official website for some glimpsing shots of the trains!

Discuss Intimidator 305 on the CF Forums!

Meanwhile Carowinds has been very busy with their Intimidator B&M Hyper coaster, reporting that all three trains were test running yesterday.  Mind you, there is less snow in North Carolina than Virginia .  You can watch a Youtube clip of Intimdator testing Here!

Discuss The Intimidator on the CF Forums!

 

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Chinese Take (yourbreath) away?
Submitted By: furie
Published: February 16th 2010

It's a busy day for China. Hot on the heels of their newly announced 4D coaster, we have this...

GCI (Great Coasters International) have announced their biggest project yet at Knight Valley, Shenzen, China.

The wooden coaster features a triple-down first drop and is the largest CGI coaster project to date. The stats?

Height:    147.0
Drop:    131.2
Top Speed:    61.2
Length:    4,817

Featuring two Millennium Flyer trains

"Great Coasters is proud to bring China its tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster! Built on the side of a large mountain, this new ride features an exciting triple-down first drop, station fly-through, station fly-by, and 80° of banking amidst the through-the-trees twisting layout. We are proud to partner with OCT on our biggest creation to date!"

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China to go 4D!
Submitted By: Ian
Published: February 16th 2010

S&S Worldwide, Inc. have announced that they are to build a "4th Dimension" coaster at Dinosaur Park in China!

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Thirteen Begins Test Runs
Submitted By: Hyde244
Published: February 16th 2010

Alton Towers' new psychoaster has begun testing.  Some glimpsing snap shots and a quick youtube video have been posted to the ride's official blog.

Discuss Thirteen on the CF Forums!

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All Things Money for Cedar Fair
Submitted By: Hyde244
Published: February 11th 2010

Two quick updates from Cedar Fair Entertainment Company.

Kings Island can breath a sigh of relief as a proposed tax on park admission and parking was rejected by the local Mason City Council.  The tax would have resulted in an additional $3 charged per $100 in admissions and $2 per season-long parking pass.  The proposed tax would have also applied to other local tourist venues, including The Beach Waterpark.

Cedar Fair stock holders have been a buzz with the announcement of Cedar Fair's $2.4 billion sale to Apollo Global Management, arguing that the $11.50 per stock buyout is too low.  Now Texas investment banker Geoffrey Raynor, owner of 17 percent of Cedar Fair stock, has announced that he will be voting down the Cedar Fair sale.  Mr. Raynor holds the largest portion of stock for a single voter, giving enough votes to reject the deal and call for a new sale in which stockholders will receive more money per share.

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Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom closed?
Submitted By: SnooSnoo
Published: February 5th 2010

The last chapter of Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom might have been told.

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CoasterForce Airtime Awards Return for 2010!
Submitted By: Hyde244
Published: February 4th 2010

After a year off, the Airtime Awards are back for 2010!

 Click over to the Airtime Awards section of the CF Forums to nominate your favorite rides, roller coasters, and parks for each of the world's three major amusement park regions.  Those attractions and parks that receive the most nominations will continue to the voting round.

Nominations will end February 15th, shortly followed by finalist voting.

 Happy Nominating!

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