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Space Mountain turns 50: Dark Disney coaster lights the way
ORLANDO, Fla. — Space Mountain, the roller coaster that launched Walt Disney World into a new era, turns 50 years old this month. The ride, a key part of Magic Kingdom’s first major expansion ...
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Smokey and the Bandit II blew up Atlanta’s most famous roller coaster
A highlight from 1916 to 1974 was a wooden roller coaster called the Greyhound, but after attendance dwindled, the condemned coaster was spectacularly exploded in the final scene of the 1980 ...
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Roller coaster roll call: Lining up Central Florida’s thrill rides
If Space Mountain were a person ... and present them chronologically by opening date. We used the online Roller Coaster Database as our primary source for these dates, and we stuck to the thrill ...