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Valravn

**Valravn** is a steel roller coaster at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. Built and designed by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), it opened on May 7, 2016, as the tallest, fastest, and longest Dive Coaster model in the world, and the first in the Cedar Fair chain. Valravn is also the first of its kind to use vest-style over-the-shoulder restraints and the third Dive Coaster overall to open in the United States. The installation marked the hundredth roller coaster from B&M, which dates back to the company's founding in 1988.

Following on the heels of Rougarou, which opened at Cedar Point in 2015, Valravn also takes its name from cultural folklore. The ride's theme is based on a mythological bird from Danish folklore called the valravn, which means "raven of the slain".

## History

In January 2015, the Sandusky Register obtained a memo from Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) announcing the arrival of a record-breaking Dive Coaster at Cedar Point for the 2016 season. The memo stated that the ride may be installed on land formerly occupied by the Good Time Theatre, which was demolished a few months earlier. The park's spokesman, Bryan Edwards, later confirmed that the Dive Coaster was one of several possibilities the park was considering.

Site preparation began in late 2014, when the Dodgems and Calypso rides were relocated to the Wicked Twister midway section of the park. The Good Time Theatre and Turnpike Cars were demolished and removed as well in early 2015. In May 2015, interest in the new ride grew when Cedar Point trademarked the name Valravn, which in Danish folklore stands for a mythological bird known as the "raven of the slain", describing a raven that feasts on the dead bodies of those who perish in battle. In early August of the same year, images showing the layout of the new roller coaster and its logo appeared in the amusement park's smartphone app. Responding to the leak, Cedar Point temporarily disabled the app on Google Play and announced that details would be revealed on August 18, 2015. However, the park decided to postpone the announcement following an incident in which a park visitor was struck and killed when entering a restricted area underneath Raptor. Visitors began to report seeing pieces of new roller coaster track being stored on park property. On September 9, 2015, Cedar Point officially unveiled plans for Valravn.

The roller coaster is based on the Dive Coaster model developed by B&M and represents the company's hundredth roller coaster installation. Its trains will be the first on this model to use a "vest" style over-the-shoulder restraint system, similar to the design used on Cedar Point's GateKeeper and other B&M Wing Coasters. Each train consists of three cars, each of which has a single row holding eight passengers, for a total of 24 riders per train. Construction finished as Valravn's last piece of track was put in place on March 2, 2016. Video showing the ride being tested was released in early April 2016.
Invertigo

**Invertigo** is a shuttle roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. The Boomerang model was manufactured by Vekoma and originally opened on April 17, 1999.

## History

The first installation of an Invertigo roller coaster occurred at Liseberg in 1997. HangOver was originally scheduled to open in 1996 as a launched roller coaster, however, the technology at the time prevented this from occurring and forced the opening back by a year. On March 21, 1998, California's Great America opened a ride known simply as Invertigo. On April 17, 1999, Face/Off opened at Kings Island. It was originally themed after the 1997 Paramount Pictures film of the same name.

In 2008, Face/Off at Kings Island was renamed to Invertigo following the park's initiative to remove Paramount themes from the park after being sold to Cedar Fair two years prior.

On February 13, 2012, Kings Island posted a picture of Invertigo getting a new paint scheme on their Facebook page. The ride now has aqua track and royal blue supports, similar to Stinger at Dorney Park.
HangTime

**HangTime** is a steel roller coaster at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. The Infinity Coaster is manufactured by Gerstlauer on the former site of Boomerang and Riptide. As the first and only roller coaster on the West Coast to feature a drop greater than 90°, HangTime opened on May 18, 2018.

## Ride experience

After leaving the station you ascend a 150-foot vertical lift. After the lift you are halted before dropping into the 96° drop. The ride reaches speeds of up to 57 miles per hour (92 kilometres per hour), and includes a total of 5 inversions.
Volcano: The Blast Coaster

**Volcano: The Blast Coaster** (often shortened to **Volcano**) is a launched inverted roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Designed by Werner Stengel and built by Intamin, Volcano was the world's first inverted roller coaster to feature an linear induction motor (LIM) and is the only one of its kind that completes a full circuit. The roller coaster opened to the public on August 3, 1998. A portion of the ride is enclosed inside a man-made Volcano.

## History

Volcano was designed around a dormant attraction originally known as The Lost World, and later as Smurf Mountain. Declining popularity towards the end of the 1980s led to the removal of the mountain's last two rides in 1995 and cast doubt on the area's future. On July 22, 1997, Paramount Parks announced plans to revitalize the mountain by making it the future site of a new roller coaster.

In late 1997, when Volcano: The Blast Coaster was announced, LIM technology was still somewhat new and the ride had many bugs in the launch system. This issue wasn't new to the park, having encountered similar problems with the nearby Flight of Fear. Volcano had a soft opening on August 3, 1998 and the ride officially opened on August 15, 1998. During the 1998 season, the ride operated at half-capacity, with every other row loaded. In 1999, the bugs were fixed and Volcano was running at full capacity. In 2005 and 2010, Volcano's structure was given a fresh coat of paint.

## Ride experience

Volcano's layout simulates the path of a volcanic eruption. Upon boarding one of two trains at the base of the mountain, riders make a slow turn left out of the station. The train then moves into its first of two launch tracks, which accelerates the train to 70 miles per hour (110 km/h). After making a sweeping 200-degree turn behind the mountain, the train enters the second launch tunnel, followed by a vertical section ending in a "roll out" element. The "roll out", similar to a sidewinder, is a vertical section of track followed by a quarter loop to bring the train completely upside down, then a loose half-corkscrew. The highest point of the roll out is 155 feet (47 m) above ground level, making it the tallest inversion at Kings Dominion, taller than Dominator's 135-foot (41 m) vertical loop. After the roll-out, the train makes a sweeping turn around the mountain followed by a heartline roll in midair. The train makes another turnaround and passes through a second heartline roll, which is embedded into the side of the mountain. After another turnaround and a third heartline roll, the train makes a turning 80-foot (24 m) drop into the final brake run.
Iron Dragon

**Iron Dragon** is a steel suspended roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Built in 1987 by Arrow Dynamics, it is located in the Celebration Plaza section of the park.

## History

Before Iron Dragon’s 1987 debut, the Western Cruise (later known as Paddlewheel Excursions) boats circumnavigated the waters around this island. The popular boat ride’s station sat on the same part of the midway where Iron Dragon’s station rests today (In fact, observant Iron Dragon riders can still spot the docking cleats welded to the dock while climbing the stairs to the boarding station). The Monster circular ride used to call the land under Iron Dragon’s transfer track home. Monster closed on Labor Day weekend in 1986 so Iron Dragon construction could begin. Planning for Iron Dragon began in 1985, the same year the Frontier Lift cable car ride (similar to the Sky Ride found on Cedar Point’s main midway) opened for its final season.

In the early and mid-1990s, a "remote a boat" game was housed in the water under Iron Dragon's final helix element. This was removed in 1997.

## Ride experience

This type of roller coaster features cars that hang beneath the track by a chassis allowing them to swing side to side. Some parts of the ride are built on artificial lagoons, and the track takes riders into wooded areas and over water. Iron Dragon is one of two roller coasters at Cedar Point to utilize two separate lift hills, the other being Cedar Creek Mine Ride. Both hills are built side by side and head in opposite directions.

After departing the station, the ride turns to the right. After ascending the first lift, which travels partially underneath Rougarou's lift hill and first drop, the ride descends down the ride's first drop and then rises into a wide left turn. This leads into a right turn, followed by a slight turn to the left and another turn to the right. The ride descends as it continues right and climbs upward, entering a descending, 270-degree helix. The train then enters a brake run and second lift hill, which moves in the opposite direction as the first. The drop is not very steep, but twists side to side, first going left, then right, then left again. The ride then pulls up, transitioning from a left to a right turn. The next drop curves left slightly, followed by a right-hand turn and drop into a right-hand helix. Water nozzles that spray mist are positioned under the pretzel-shaped helix, although these do not always run. After exiting the helix, the ride dips and rises once more, turns left and then right, followed by the final brake run leading back into the station.
Flight of Fear

**Flight of Fear** (previously known as **The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear**) is an enclosed launched roller coaster at two Cedar Fair parks – Kings Dominion and Kings Island. Both locations opened in 1996 and were the world's first roller coasters to feature a linear induction motor (LIM) launch.

## History

Kings Dominion began teasing the new attraction in the summer of 1995 by cutting a "crop circle" in a nearby field which featured a UFO, the face of an alien and the letter "F" written in binary. Premier Rides and Paramount's Kings Dominion performed the first successful launch of the ride on April 11, 1996 at 5:33 p.m., proving that linear induction motors could be used to accelerate a roller coaster train using magnetic fields with enough force to complete a full circuit. The launch requires 3 megawatts of electric power, which caused frequent voltage sags to neighboring utility customers. Square D by Schneider Electric developed a complex solid-state capacitor bank to reduce the load on the electric utility.

Both ride locations held a media day on June 17, 1996 and opened to the public as The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear on June 18, 1996. When the rides opened, both had the fastest acceleration of any roller coaster in the world. The attraction was awarded top honors for Major Theme/Amusement Park Ride/Attraction and Technology Applied to Amusements at the November 1995 International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions trade show.

The ride was originally themed to the television show The Outer Limits, but due to the license for using the name and theming of The Outer Limits expiring, the ride's name changed to Flight of Fear at the start of the 2001 season.

The Kings Dominion location was closed for much of the 2006 season, only reopening on August 18, 2006 after the park was purchased by Cedar Fair. At Kings Island, the ride is located in the X-Base subsection of Coney Mall. For years it was the only ride on the east side of The Racer. With the addition of Firehawk in the 2007, the area took on a theme center on experimental flight and propulsion systems. During the 2007 season, the ride was equipped with on-board video cameras that recorded riders with the option to purchase the video at the ride exit. These cameras were removed at the end of the season.

Premier Rides built other LIM Catapult models from 1996 to 1999, including Joker's Jinx at Six Flags America, Poltergeist at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, and Crazy Cobra at Discoveryland. The two Flight of Fear rides are the only indoor versions. All share a similar layout and have the same technical specifications.
Hurler

**Hurler** is a wooden roller coaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. Built by International Coasters Inc., the ride opened to the public in 1994. An identical copy of the ride opened at Kings Dominion the same year, which was later converted into a steel roller coaster called Twisted Timbers in 2018.

## History

The Hurler installations opened at both parks in 1994. The coasters originally borrowed their theme from the 1992 Paramount motion picture Wayne's World, whose main characters frequently used the word "hurl." Paramount sold both parks in 2006, and new owner Cedar Fair retained the name but removed references to Wayne's World.

The Kings Dominion roller coaster was closed for part of the 2006 season to be re-tracked. In 2010, a new trim brake was installed immediately after the first hill prior to the season opening. Hurler closed again for part of the 2014 season for regular maintenance. In March 2016, Kings Dominion posted a notice on their website that Hurler would be closed for the season while undergoing extensive maintenance, and that it would likely reopen in 2017. However, in October 2016, Kings Dominion released a video on social media confirming the ride's permanent closure and teasing a new attraction in 2018.
GhostRider

**GhostRider** is a wooden roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It is located in the Ghost Town section of the park, south of the main entrance. It is the longest wooden coaster on the West Coast of the United States.

## History

The ride was formerly manufactured by the defunct Custom Coasters International. Construction on the attraction proceeded so quickly that the coaster was completed and opened nearly six months ahead of schedule. In August 1999, an unsecured piece of wood from the track was lifted by a passing train and thrown into the queue. Five people sustained minor injuries and the attraction was temporarily closed for inspection and retrofitting of the track.

On August 20, 2015, it was announced that GhostRider will be refurbished and restored for Ghost Town's 75th anniversary. The refurbishment, conducted by Great Coasters International, began on September 8, 2015, and was completed in June 2016. The refurbishment saw the overhaul of most of the track, the removal of the midcourse brake run, and the replacement of the PTC trains with GCI's Millennium Flyer trains. In September of 2018 the mid-course brake run was re-installed.
Canada's Wonderland

**Canada's Wonderland** is a 134-hectare (330-acre) theme park located in Vaughan, Ontario, a suburb approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Downtown Toronto. Opened in 1981 by the Taft Broadcasting Company and The Great-West Life Assurance Company as the first major theme park in Canada, it remains the country's largest. The park, currently owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, has been the most visited seasonal amusement park in North America for several consecutive years.As a seasonal park, Canada's Wonderland is open daily from May to September, with weekend openings in late April, October and early November. With seventeen roller coasters, Canada's Wonderland is ranked second in the world by number of roller coasters, after Six Flags Magic Mountain (19 coasters) and Cedar Point (17 coasters). The 134-hectare (330-acre) park includes a 8-hectare (20-acre) water park named **Splash Works**. The park holds Halloween Haunt, a Halloween-themed event, each fall, as well as special events throughout the season, including various food festivals, as well as "Celebration Canada", a month-long Canada Day festival, among others. Beginning in 2019, the park will launch WinterFest, a holiday-themed event that will extend the park's operating season to late December.

The park was known as **Paramount Canada's Wonderland** when it was owned by Paramount Parks from 1993 to 2006. Following Cedar Fair's purchase of the park in 2006, "Paramount" was dropped from the name. In 2017, it was the most visited seasonal amusement park in North America as well as the second most visited Cedar Fair amusement park, behind Knott's Berry Farm in California with an estimated 3.76 million visitors.
Yukon Striker

**Yukon Striker** is a steel Dive Coaster at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario which opened on May 3, 2019. At 68 metres (223 ft) tall, 1,105 metres (3,625 ft) long, and a ride speed of 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph), Yukon Striker is the world's tallest, longest, and fastest Dive Coaster, sharing its height record with Valravn at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. The roller coaster also holds the record for most inversions on a Dive Coaster and the longest drop at 75 metres (245 ft).

Upon completion Yukon Striker became the third tallest roller coaster in Canada, following Leviathan and Behemoth, two other roller coasters located at Canada's Wonderland. Yukon Striker is also the second fastest and steepest roller coaster in Canada with a 90° drop, following Leviathan.

## Ride experience

After departing the station, Yukon Striker turns 180 degrees to the right and then begins to ascend the 68-metre (223 ft) lift hill at an angle of 47 degrees. It then turns 90 degrees to the right and begins its drop sequence. Riders are hung over the 90-degree drop for around three seconds and then plunge straight down the 75 metres (245 ft) drop through Vortex's turnaround into an underwater tunnel, hitting a top speed of 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph). Exiting the tunnel, the train rises into a 164-foot (50 m) Immelmann loop. The inversion happens to be the second tallest inversion on a Dive Coaster, with Valravn at Cedar Point having a 50-metre (165 ft) Immelmann Loop. Following the Immelmann, the ride plunges down towards the ground again, crossing over Vortex once more, before entering a 40.5-metre (133 ft) zero-g roll. This is followed by a 29-metre (95 ft) vertical loop, which is the first on a Dive Coaster, then a second Immelmann and then a mid-course brake run directly above Timberwolf Falls. The car dives down another drop, not at 90-degrees, and enters an airtime hill. The ride then proceeds into a counterclockwise 360-degree helix and then enters the final brake run.
Valleyfair

**Valleyfair** is a 125-acre (51 ha) amusement park in Shakopee, Minnesota, United States. Owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, the park opened in 1976 and now features over 75 rides and attractions including eight roller coasters. Valleyfair also has a water park called Soak City which is included with the price of admission. Cedar Point and Valleyfair were the first two parks in the Cedar Fair chain (although Cedar Point Amusement Park originally opened in 1870) and a combination of the park names – "cedar" and "fair" – were used to name the company.
Firehawk

**Firehawk** is a flying roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. Manufactured by Vekoma, it originally opened as **X-Flight** at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure on May 26, 2001, billed as the Midwest's first and only flying roller coaster. Cedar Fair purchased Worlds of Adventure in 2004 and began efforts to downsize the park. X-Flight was relocated to Kings Island following the 2006 season, where it reopened as Firehawk on May 26, 2007.

## History

On January 22, 2007, green Vekoma track resembling the track of X-Flight was spotted at Kings Island, a Cedar Fair park in Mason, Ohio. On February 5, 2007, Kings Island officially announced Firehawk as the former X-Flight roller coaster from Geauga Lake. Construction was scheduled to begin later that month, and the opening was set for Memorial Day weekend later that year. X-Flight's neon green track and dark blue supports were re-painted red and steel gray, respectively. It was built in an area next to Flight of Fear, creating a new area named X-Base which connects to nearby area Coney Mall via a walkway under Racer's lift hill. Firehawk officially opened as scheduled on May 26, 2007. It was the first roller coaster to be introduced at the park since Cedar Fair purchased it from Paramount Parks in 2006. The first 2,500 riders received commemorative Firehawk T-shirts. On September 27, 2018, Kings Island announced that Firehawk would close permanently on October 28, 2018 and be removed from the park.
Coast Rider

**Coast Rider** is a steel wild mouse roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California.

## History

Coast Rider operates on the former site of Perilous Plunge. Perilous Plunge closed on September 3, 2012. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company filed a trademark for Coast Rider on October 22, 2012. Knott's Berry Farm officially announced Coast Rider and two other rides on November 1, 2012. The ride opened up along with the rest of the brand new boardwalk on May 25, 2013.

## Ride experience

The 52 foot ascent to the top of Coast Rider will have everyone clinging to the handrails for the ultimate family coaster experience. The adventure aboard the ride gives guests the feeling of riding the California coast, but once they reach the crest, it is a harrowing journey down the 1,339 feet of track filled with hairpin turns, twists and spins.

The design is an exact replica of the Apple Zapple roller coaster at Kings Dominion. The ride the same ride experience and layout, except reversed, to Legoland's Technic Test Track roller coaster.
Diamondback

**Diamondback** is a steel roller coaster designed by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, United States. The ride is located in Rivertown just behind International Street and the Eiffel Tower. When built in 2009, it was the first hypercoaster to feature a splashdown and the first B&M roller coaster at Kings Island. Diamondback was previously the biggest investment in Kings Island’s history at $22 million (ahead of The Crypt and Son of Beast, each of which cost $20 million) until surpassed in 2014 by Banshee, an investment of $24 million. The coaster has a 230 ft (70 m) lift hill with a 215 ft-drop, featuring 10 total drops and a top speed of about 80 mph (130 km/h). It is similar to Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland in statistics, layout, and seating.

## History

Construction of Diamondback began on October 11, 2007, with the removal of a tree. Swan Lake was drained and filled with concrete before opening day in 2008; this turned out to be the location for the splashdown element. Kings Island started teasing visitors during the Fourth of July weekend in 2008 with signs saying, "Ride sally ride" and "Steep incline ahead." Diamondback was announced on August 6, 2008 as the largest investment in Kings Island history. The ride was topped off with the 230 foot (70 m) lift hill on October 30. The last piece of track was installed on January 26, 2009. Diamondback started testing about a month later on February 26. Diamondback officially opened on April 18, 2009. The 1,000,000th rider was on July 20, 2009. On July 21, 2014, Diamondback gave its 10,000,000th ride. The rider, Mike Brogan, was given a Diamondback gift package including T-shirts, hats, keychains, coffee mugs, shotglasses, and a large sign proclaiming his ride.
Michigan's Adventure

**Michigan's Adventure** is a 250-acre (1.0 km2) amusement park located in Muskegon, Michigan that is owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. As the largest amusement park in the state, Michigan's Adventure has 53 rides and an outdoor water park, WildWater Adventure. The park is headlined by seven roller coasters, including Shivering Timbers, a basic wooden coaster, and a suspended looping coaster, Thunderhawk.
Top Thrill Dragster

**Top Thrill Dragster** is a steel accelerator roller coaster built by Intamin at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. It was the sixteenth roller coaster built at the park since the Blue Streak in 1964. When built in 2003, it was the first full circuit roller coaster to exceed 400 feet (120 m) in height, and was the tallest roller coaster in the world, before being surpassed by Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in May 2005. Top Thrill Dragster, along with Kingda Ka, are the only strata coasters in existence. It was the second hydraulically launched roller coaster built by Intamin, following Xcelerator at Knott's Berry Farm. The tagline for Top Thrill Dragster is "Race for the Sky".

## History

Planning for Top Thrill Dragster started around 2000 when Millennium Force opened. Footers started being poured during the winter of 2001/2002 then were covered up during the 2002 operating season. To construct the roller coaster, the park had to use a 480 feet (150 m) crane, one of only four in the United States. Vertical construction by Martin & Vleminckx started in fall 2002, months before the announcement. By October 2002, the roller coaster had reached 200 feet (61 m). The ride was announced on January 9, 2003 and the structure, built by Intamin's subcontractor Stakotra, was finished shortly after. It is tied with Millennium Force for being the two largest investments in Cedar Point history. The announcement revealed the park's goal to build "the tallest and fastest roller coaster on earth", reaching 420 feet (130 m) and accelerating up to 120 miles per hour (193 km/h) in 3.8 seconds. On March 10, 2003, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company filed a trademark for the name Top Thrill Dragster.

Top Thrill Dragster's media day was held on May 1, 2003 and the roller coaster officially opened to the public on May 4. It became the "tallest" and "fastest" roller coaster in the world overtaking both world records from Steel Dragon 2000 at Nagashima Spa Land that was just built three years earlier. It lost the title of being the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster when Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure opened in May 2005. Intamin designed both Kingda Ka and Top Thrill Dragster, and the two share a similar design and layout that differs primarily by the theme and the additional hill featured on Kingda Ka.
Mystic Timbers

**Mystic Timbers** is a wooden roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. Constructed by Great Coasters International, the roller coaster opened in the park's Rivertown section on April 15, 2017. Mystic Timbers is the park's fourth wooden coaster, and its opening allowed Kings Island to reclaim the title of having the most wooden roller coaster track of any amusement park in the world with 18,804 feet (5,731 m). During its marketing campaign, the ride's finale element in an enclosed shed was kept secret until the ride's debut. In the annual Golden Ticket Awards by *Amusement Today*, it was awarded "Best New Ride" in 2017.

## History

Kings Island officials began dropping hints during the 2016 operating season, which teased the possibility of a new, future attraction. In the park's Rivertown section, a construction wall was built displaying signs that stated, "Caution - Watch For Falling Trees". In June 2016, a set of plans labeled "Kings Island Project 2017" was submitted to the local planning board with designs for a new roller coaster. Until then, early speculation from enthusiasts believed that another possibility was a larger log flume ride to complement the nearby Race For Your Life Charlie Brown attraction. Later that month, media outlets in the area received a toy axe with an attached note hinting about activity in Rivertown. The following month, another clue surfaced, consisting of a blue toy pickup truck with a bundle of logs in the back. It contained a note stating that an official announcement would occur in the park on the evening of July 28, 2016.

On the night of the announcement, more than 1,000 park guests lined up two hours in advance to attend the evening event inside the park. It was revealed that the new attraction would be a roller coaster named Mystic Timbers. The new ride would mark the park's sixteenth roller coaster and fourth wooden roller coaster overall. Upon completion, Kings Island would reclaim the title of having the longest collection of wooden roller coaster track in the world at 18,804 feet (5,731 m), when combined with the other three wooden coasters in the park – The Beast, both tracks on The Racer, and Woodstock Express.

The ride's logo was unveiled as well, along with a simulated POV video of the ride. However, the simulation stopped short of revealing what happens when the train enters an enclosed shed near the end of the ride. Park officials indicated that the finale's details would not be revealed until opening day. The level of anticipation surrounding its debut put Mystic Timbers on USA Today's top nine list for most anticipated roller coasters of 2017. The attraction opened unofficially for the press on April 13, 2017, allowing roller coaster enthusiasts and members of the media to ride early.
Intimidator

*Not to be confused with Intimidator 305 at Kings Dominion*

**Intimidator** is a steel roller coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard at Carowinds. The roller coaster is located in the Celebration Plaza section of the park. Intimidator is the thirteenth roller coaster installed at Carowinds and is located near the entrance of the theme park. It is currently one of the tallest, fastest and longest roller coasters in the Southeast with a 232-foot (71 m) lift hill, a top speed of 75 mph (121 km/h) and a track length of 5,316 feet (1,620 m). It was announced on August 26, 2009 and opened March 27, 2010. The roller coaster's name comes from the nickname of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt.

## History

Construction on Intimidator began during the summer of 2009 with land clearing and footings being constructed. Track pieces first began to arrive at Carowinds on August 7, 2009. About 3 weeks later, Intimidator was officially announced on August 26, 2009 by Carowinds. Along with the announcement, Carowinds reached a licensing agreement with Dale Earnhardt, Inc. to utilize the Dale Earnhardt brand as part of the ride. One of Earnhardt's sons, Kerry Earnhardt, was on-hand for the press conference announcing the attraction and endorsed the ride on behalf of the family. The first supports and track for Intimidator were installed on September 1, 2009. The lift hill was erected on October 1, 2009 and was completed on October 13, 2009. In order to install the last lift piece, 3 cranes were required. Construction on the roller coaster layout continued through November and December with the final track piece installed on December 21, 2009. Construction on the station, mechanics, and landscaping of Intimidator took place during the months of January and February. On February 4, 2010, testing of Intimidator commenced with the new roller coaster officially opening to the public on March 27, 2010.

Seat belts were added to the ride in the spring of 2014 as a supplement to the original lap-bar restraint system.
Kings Island

**Kings Island** is a 364-acre (147 ha) amusement park located 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, the park first opened in 1972 by the Taft Broadcasting Company. It was part of a larger effort to move and expand Coney Island, a popular resort destination along the banks of the Ohio River that was prone to frequent flooding. After more than $300 million in capital investments, the park features over 100 attractions including fifteen roller coasters and a 33-acre (13 ha) water park. Throughout its history, Kings Island has appeared in popular sitcoms and received widespread recognition for its record-breaking attractions and events. One of the park's most well-known attractions, The Racer, is often credited with reviving worldwide interest in roller coasters during the 1970s. Others, such as The Beast and Banshee, have set several world records, some of which are still standing. The park has also suffered through times of negative publicity, particularly surrounding the early demise of roller coasters The Bat and Son of Beast.

Kings Island is divided into several themed sections and operates seasonally from early spring through the fall, partially reopening for Winterfest during the holiday season. In 2017, Kings Island was the second-most visited seasonal amusement park in the United States behind Cedar Point, with an estimated 3.47 million visitors. It was third overall for seasonal attendance in North America, which was led by Canada's Wonderland. In addition, Kings Island has won Golden Ticket Awards from Amusement Today for having the "Best Kids' Area" in the world for seventeen consecutive years (2001–2017) as well as “Best New Ride” in 2017 for Mystic Timbers.
Ricochet

**Ricochet** is a wild mouse roller coaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina that opened for the 2002 season.

## Ride experience

Riders exit the station before taking a sharp turn and up a 46 ft (14 m) chain lift. and taking turn followed by a small brake run and repeating that three times. Then, the riders go up a small hill and another brake run, take a sharp turn and go down the biggest drop of the ride. After that, the riders go up a hill before a brake run and 2 bunny hills, on the second bunny hill the on-ride photo is taken, and that is the conclusion of the ride.
Twisted Timbers

**Twisted Timbers**, formerly known as Hurler, is a steel roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC), the ride opened to the public on March 24, 2018. Following the closure of Hurler in 2015, RMC was hired to refurbish the aging roller coaster. It was converted from wood to steel utilizing the company's I-Box track technology, allowing for more aggressive elements including three overbanked turns, three inversions, and twenty airtime moments. Twisted Timbers is also faster than its predecessor, reaching a maximum speed of 54 mph (87 km/h).

## History

In 2016, Kings Dominion began to tease that Hurler, a roller coaster which had been closed since 2015, would reopen in 2018. The park also alluded to an upcoming renovation and conversion by Rocky Mountain Construction with the message, "There's really more coming." On August 16, 2017, Kings Dominion confirmed Hurler would reemerge as Twisted Timbers and open to the public in 2018. The official announcement came in a press release that featured promotional artwork for the ride as well as ride specifications.

The park scheduled a soft opening on March 22, 2018, for media and members of the enthusiast group American Coaster Enthusiasts, with a second soft opening scheduled the following day for season ticket holders. However, due to inclement weather on March 21, both planned soft openings were held on March 23. The grand opening to the public was held on March 24, 2018.
Tise

* Profile
* Status
* Traps
* Attacks
* Sprout Arts
* Skills
* Abilities

 CV
 Race
 Gender
 Height
 3 Sizes
 Birthday
 Place of Birth
 Hobbies
冥王に従ったのもその足音に惹かれたからだという。
弓矢の扱いに秀でており、遠く離れた目標を音もなく仕留めることができる。
 Likes
ラウラの尻尾をどうしても触りたいらしく、
目の前にラウラがいるとどうにも落ち着かなくなる。
 Dislikes
 **典型的な誇り高きエルフィンで弓の名手。**
**古の部族の出であるセシルのお目付役を自認している。**
**冥王にデレデレで、本人は慌てて否定するけどモロバレ系。**
**自分の部屋では服を着ずにくつろいでいることも。**

Traps are a type of field effect.
There are 3 types of traps.

* Very effective against bosses.
	+ Deals fixed damage against event bosses instead.

*Note*:

* It's possible for multiple instances of the same type of trap to be present at the same time.
	+ They will be triggered one by one.
* As traps are a field effect, they will disappear once the Wave ends.
Kings Dominion

**Kings Dominion** is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia, 20 miles (30 km) north of Richmond and 75 miles (120 km) south of Washington, D.C.. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, the 400-acre (1.6 km2) park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, and features over 60 rides, shows and attractions including 13 roller coasters and a 20-acre (81,000 m2) water park. Its name is derived from the name of its sister park, Kings Island, and the nickname for the state of Virginia, "Old Dominion".
Daughter to Dragons-Chapter Two

Valfrea is pleased to find her half-brother but is disappointed when she learns that he knows very little about why their father wanted to meet with her. They decide to retrace his footsteps together so try to figure out what was so important.

## Summary

About a day after activating the tracking beacon, Valfrea finds Rune in an ancient auldic ruin, collecting information and translations for his codex on deciphering the auldic language and runography. She finds him recording a tracing taken from a wall so he can translate it later. He is pleased to see her but surprised to find her alone and asks where their father is. She explains what she found at their meeting point and that she had hoped her might know what happened since he was the last to see him. Rune says that he hasn't seen their father for a few weeks now, but he knew that he was trying to get in contact with her. She asks if he knew what it was about and he explains that he believes it had to do with the prophecy and the elven cult but he doesn't know any more than that.

Disappointed that it appears Rune doesn't know any more than she does, she tells him of her plan to retrace his footsteps. He agrees that is the most logical place to start and states that he will be joining her. Normally she would reject any help as an unwelcome tagalong, but she welcomes her half-brother and is relieved that he seems just as worried as she. He requests a few hours to pack his belongings and tells her he knows of a good place to start: they visited a small imperial outpost when they were last together a few weeks ago. It was from there that they split up. Perhaps someone has seen something out of the ordinary, related either to Hakkon or the elven cult. He suggests that if they find one they might well find the other. Valfrea agrees and prepares herself for entering human settlements. From her bag, she pulls out about a dozen wooden amulets and bracelets, all carved with runes. These were crafted by Rune's mother from the wood of her goddess's sacred tree to glamour her, hiding her true appearance. She begins the task of placing each one in their specific points on her body and when she placed the last around her neck, she felt the glamour appear. Though she would always see herself in a reflection, she knew her glamoured appearance to be a plain, though tall, average looking woman with sun-tanned skin, dark brown, frizzy hair, brown eyes, and an overall completely forgettable appearance.

She begins planning the trip to the outpost while waiting for Rune. When he appears, he flinches when he looks at her and says that always gives him a headache when she wears those because he can see both her true appearance and the glamoured visage. She remarks that he dislikes wearing it, but she desires the ability to move throughout the world unheeded. They begin their journey back to the outpost and she catches him up on what has happened since they parted a few months ago when Hakkon called for him.

### Appearing Characters

* Valfrea Dragonheart
* Rune

### Characters Mentioned

* Hakkon Dragonheart
* Bayliniah
* Frea, Valfrea's alias
Rougarou

**Rougarou**, formerly known as Mantis, is a floorless roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. Designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard, the roller coaster originally opened in 1996 as a stand-up roller coaster called Mantis, which at the time was the tallest, fastest, and longest of its kind in the world. Cedar Point had planned to name the ride Banshee, but due to negative publicity following the announcement, the name was later changed to Mantis.

In September 2014, Cedar Point announced the pending closure of Mantis scheduled the following month. The park later revealed that Mantis wouldn't be removed but would be transformed into a floorless roller coaster design for the 2015 season. It reopened as Rougarou on May 9, 2015.

## History

On September 8, 1995, Cedar Point announced plans to build a new roller coaster, which would open as the tallest, fastest, and longest stand-up roller coaster in the world. The ride was to be named Banshee after the mythical wailing ghost in Irish folklore. In the days following the announcement, there was some negative reaction from the public regarding the term Banshee, which in the dictionary is described as a female spirit that warns of an impending family death. On November 14, 1995, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company filed a trademark for the name Mantis, which later became the ride's official name. As a result of the name change, its logo was also changed to resemble a mantis. The discarded name would later be reused for an inverted roller coaster that opened at Kings Island in 2014.

Construction on the new roller coaster began in the off season and was completed on January 9, 1996. More than 20% of the track was built over water. Cedar Point held a "Media Day" for Mantis on May 9, 1996, and the ride officially opened to the public on May 11, 1996.

On September 2, 2014, after weeks of leaking clues that a major announcement was forthcoming, Cedar Point released a statement that Mantis would close on October 19, 2014. According to the park, the roller coaster had given over 22 million rides since its debut. However, Cedar Point revealed on September 18, 2014, that Mantis wouldn't be removed, but instead would be converted into a floorless roller coaster complete with new trains, new colors, and a new theme. It reopened as Rougarou, the name of a legendary creature in French folklore that draws comparisons to the mythical werewolf, on May 9, 2015.
Elf

Elves are a humanoid race, though much taller than the average human with a slender build, pointed ears, and large, reflective eyes. Vastly outnumbered by humans, most elves prefer to live in isolated clans, within their ancestral deity's sacred lands. The clans are numerous and divided into whom their ancestral deity is, the Lesser Gods who saved them during the Schism when their precursors, the aulds, were nearly annihilated. Their appearances and abilities vary wildly based on whom their ancestral deity is.

## Clans

There are many Lesser Gods, or deities, that inhabit the earth that are contained to aspects of nature: forests, desert, tundra, ocean, etc. Some elves have left their clans to live among humans, though not common. Most humans can go their entire lives without seeing an elf, and many elves without seeing a human. The city elves are still classified by their ancestral clans and almost universally return home at some point.

Their clan names are of their deity and are connected with their given name. For example, Rune's mother would be Bayliniah, Forest Elf of Ilvernya to those outside of her clan. Most humans simplify it to Bayliniah of Ilvernya.

### Forest Clans

These include tropical rainforests, subtropical dry forests, and temperate forests.

* Ilvernya: Temperate forest deity. One of the few clans that has some regular interaction with humans, as Ilvernya's lands are not far from a major imperial city. The elves of this clan have tan to brown skin tones with light colored markings on their face, neck, and chest, brown to black hair, and bright green eyes. They live in a massive, intertwining city of trees. They are wholly vegetarian and pacifist.
* Marsalotan
* Overyus
* Nalvadar
* Rikosett

### Mountain Clans

These are divided into several groups: the steppes, alpine tundra, the peaks, and underground.

### Ocean Clans

These are the clans that live in saltwater.

### Lake and River Clans

These are the clans that live in freshwater.

* N'Tyreia: Lake deity.
Amerlatsan

Amerlatsan is the forgotten sister of Draknadar and Champion of the Aulds. She was one of the few to stand against Draknadar and the other Higher Gods laying with humans. Because of this, she is no longer remembered among the humans and few elves remember her either. This is due to her cult erasing her from history so that her plans could be enacted in the future.

She is a Higher God, like her brother Draknadar, but not as powerful due to being a latter-born child of the sun celestial, Drak'enal.
Demon

**Demon** is a multi-looping roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois and California's Great America in Santa Clara, California. Both coasters opened in 1976 as **Turn of the Century**, when each Great America park was owned by Marriott Corporation. Following the 1979 season, they were slightly modified and renamed Demon, which introduced a new theme.

## History

The Turn of the Century coasters opened with both Marriott's Great America parks in 1976 and were designed by Arrow Dynamics. Both were painted blue and were among some of the first roller coasters to feature a double corkscrew. They also featured two airtime hills after the first drop. The hills were well known for ejecting loose articles from the trains, such as hats, sunglasses and stuffed animals. The ride was custom-built for both parks.

After the 1979 season, Turn of the Century was heavily modified. The airtime hills after the first drop were removed and replaced with two back to back vertical loops and a lighted tunnel. Fake rock formations were built around the second loop and around the first half of the lift hill, with a third formation just before the corkscrews. The entire ride was painted black and was renamed Demon. In addition to the re-design, the theme was changed as well. Fog machines were placed in the tunnels, blood red colored water fell out of the rock formation by the corkscrews and a unique logo was unveiled. The original trains were also modified. A three-dimensional logo was attached to the front car of each train and flames were painted on the sides of the cars. In 1980 when the loops were added it became the 2nd 4 inversion roller coaster. The 1st was the Carolina Cyclone which opened 2 months earlier and is a very similar roller coaster

The storyline of the ride's transformation heard in the Demon soundtrack is that the park accidentally missed three payments on the roller coaster, and that a demon has repossessed the ride.
Knott’s Berry Farm

**Knott’s Berry Farm** is a 160-acre (65 ha) theme park located in Buena Park, California that is owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. In 2017, it was the tenth-most-visited theme park in North America. Knott's Berry Farm is also the most-visited theme park in the Cedar Fair chain. The park features 40 rides including roller coasters, family rides, and water rides, and it employs approximately 10,000 people.

The origin of the theme park dates back to 1920, when Walter Knott and his family began selling berry products at a roadside stand along State Route 39 in California. By the 1940s, a restaurant, several shops, and other attractions had been constructed on the property to entertain a growing number of visitors, including a replica ghost town. The site continued its transformation into a modern amusement park over the next two decades, and an admission charge was added in 1968. The park was sold to Cedar Fair in the late 1990s, and the family's food business was eventually acquired by The J. M. Smucker Company.