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During the 2019 season Hansa-Park in Germany will open Highlander, the highest and fastest Gyro Drop Tower in the world.
The new ride will have a height of 120 m (394 feet) and a speed of 120 km/h (75 mph). It will also be the first Funtime Gyro Drop Tower with tilting seats.
Highlander will be the centrepiece of a new themed area, Beautiful Britain, which will also include the theme park’s Schwarzkopf roller coaster Nessie.
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Tivoli celebrates 175 years on 15th August 2018 with the opening of new ride Tik Tak.
It has been manufactured by Dutch company Mondial and replaces the Spinning Top ride, which carried almost 14 million visitors during its 29 years in Tivoli.
As with all Tivoli rides, Tik Tak's design was created especially for the style-conscious theme park by their in-house design department.
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The new dive coaster Valkyria at Liseberg will open on Friday 10th August.
Work on one of Liseberg's largest, most expensive and most complicated attractions has been taking place since September 2016. The groundwork, which included an underground tunnel, has taken its time. Starting a few weeks ago, the ride has now been tested.
Valkyria will be the longest dive coaster in Europe.
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In honour of Woody Woodpecker's 20th Anniversary at PortAventura, the park has unveiled a new cosy house dedicated to the lovable character.
Woody Woodpecker has been making himself at home in his new house at PortAventura Park.
The brand new La Casa de Woody has been created by PortAventura World to commemorate 20 years of the character’s residency at the resort and is open for visitors to discover new features of the star’s private residence.
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Energylandia in Poland has announced that Europe's second tallest and fastest roller coaster will open on Saturday 14th July. The all-new ride is over 252ft tall, reaches a top speed of 142km/h and is called Hyperion.
Energylandia is located near the town of Zator, less than half an hour drive from Kraków.
The theme park opened as recently as 2014 and already includes 70 rides and attractions over 26 hectares. Current highlights include the launched coaster Formula and inverted coaster Mayan.
