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A loop interacting with the lift is one of the features on the new Banshee roller coaster at Kings Island. Courtesy, Kings Island
A loop interacting with the lift is one of the features on the new Banshee roller coaster at Kings Island. Courtesy, Kings Island
Kings Island
Riders on Banshee will scream their way through seven inversions at speeds up to 68 mph.
Riders on Banshee will scream their way through seven inversions at speeds up to 68 mph.
Kings Island
The Glacier Skywalk, a glass-floored circular observation platform in the Canadian Rockies, juts out dramatically 918 feet above the valley floor.
The Glacier Skywalk, a glass-floored circular observation platform in the Canadian Rockies, juts out dramatically 918 feet above the valley floor.
Brewster Travel Canada
The glass-floored observation platform hovers 918 ft. above Sunwapta Valley and is the grand finale of the Glacier Skywalk interpretive experience.
The glass-floored observation platform hovers 918 ft. above Sunwapta Valley and is the grand finale of the Glacier Skywalk interpretive experience.
Brewster Travel Canada
While standing on the glass-floored walkway of the Skywalk, guests take in the stunning views of Sunwapta Valley and Sunwapta Falls below.
While standing on the glass-floored walkway of the Skywalk, guests take in the stunning views of Sunwapta Valley and Sunwapta Falls below.
Brewster Travel Canada
360 Chicago (formerly the John Hancock Building) transformed its iconic skyscraper observatory into TILT, a glass-enclosed viewing platform that leans eight tourists at a time 1,000 feet out over the city.
360 Chicago (formerly the John Hancock Building) transformed its iconic skyscraper observatory into TILT, a glass-enclosed viewing platform that leans eight tourists at a time 1,000 feet out over the city.
360 Chicago
The High Roller observation wheel is the focal point of The LINQ, an open-air shopping, dining and entertainment distric on the Las Vegas Strip.
The High Roller observation wheel is the focal point of The LINQ, an open-air shopping, dining and entertainment distric on the Las Vegas Strip.
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY
The High Roller tops out at 550 feet, making it the largest observation wheel in the world. The wheel structure boasts 7.3 million pounds of steel and 112 cables.
The High Roller tops out at 550 feet, making it the largest observation wheel in the world. The wheel structure boasts 7.3 million pounds of steel and 112 cables.
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY
The High Roller lights up each night at sunset with a dynamic program that includes changing colors and patterns.
The High Roller lights up each night at sunset with a dynamic program that includes changing colors and patterns.
Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY
Verrückt will be taller than Niagara Falls, riders will reach speeds of 65mph. Courtesy Schlitterbahn
Verrückt will be taller than Niagara Falls, riders will reach speeds of 65mph. Courtesy Schlitterbahn
Schlitterbahn
Verrückt will be the tallest, steepest, and fastest water slide in the world. Courtesy Schlitterbahn
Verrückt will be the tallest, steepest, and fastest water slide in the world. Courtesy Schlitterbahn
Schlitterbahn
Goliath will be the worldâ??s fastest wooden coaster with the tallest and steepest drop. Courtesy, Six Flags Great America
Goliath will be the worldâ??s fastest wooden coaster with the tallest and steepest drop. Courtesy, Six Flags Great America
Six Flags Great America
In addition to the tallest, fastest, and steepest wooden roller coaster, Goliath will feature two inversions. Courtesy, Six Flags Great America
In addition to the tallest, fastest, and steepest wooden roller coaster, Goliath will feature two inversions. Courtesy, Six Flags Great America
Six Flags Great America
Busch Gardens Tampaâ??s newest thrill ride Falconâ??s Fury, lets riders dive face down at 60mph on a 335-foot drop tower, North Americaâ??s tallest freestanding drop tower. Photo courtesy Busch Gardens
Busch Gardens Tampaâ??s newest thrill ride Falconâ??s Fury, lets riders dive face down at 60mph on a 335-foot drop tower, North Americaâ??s tallest freestanding drop tower. Photo courtesy Busch Gardens
Busch Gardens Tampa
Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom is scheduled to open this spring at New Jersey's Six Flags Great Adventure.
Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom is scheduled to open this spring at New Jersey's Six Flags Great Adventure.
Six Flags Great Adventure
Billed as the world's tallest drop tower that's part of a coaster, Zumanjaro takes riders to heights of 415 feet before dropping them back down at 90 mph.
Billed as the world's tallest drop tower that's part of a coaster, Zumanjaro takes riders to heights of 415 feet before dropping them back down at 90 mph.
Six Flags Great Adventure
Ihu's Breakaway Falls at Aquatica Orlando features three slides with breakaway trap doors plunging riders into 360-degree spirals.
Ihu's Breakaway Falls at Aquatica Orlando features three slides with breakaway trap doors plunging riders into 360-degree spirals.
Aquatica Orlando
Hurricane Harbor is the largest expansion in the history of Six Flags Over Georgia, and Tsunami Surge is its centerpiece attraction. The world's first zero-gravity slide sends riders down an enclosed five-story drop tunnel, whirls them around a 40-foot-wide bowl, followed by a zero-gravity surge to the top before plunging out of the bottom.
Hurricane Harbor is the largest expansion in the history of Six Flags Over Georgia, and Tsunami Surge is its centerpiece attraction. The world's first zero-gravity slide sends riders down an enclosed five-story drop tunnel, whirls them around a 40-foot-wide bowl, followed by a zero-gravity surge to the top before plunging out of the bottom.
Six Flags Over Georgia
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