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2. Banner Elk, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   37-03500 [3] GNIS feature ID. 2405208 [2] Website. www .townofbannerelk .org. Banner Elk is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,028 at the 2010 census. [4] Banner Elk is home to Lees–McRae College .

3. Land of Oz (theme park) - Wikipedia

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   Land of Oz. / 36.1853; -81.8804. The Land of Oz is a theme park based on L. Frank Baum 's Land of Oz books, located in the resort town of Beech Mountain, North Carolina, US. Carolina Caribbean Corporation opened it in 1970 under the guidance of Grover Robbins, who had been successful with Tweetsie Railroad.

4. GateKeeper (roller coaster) - Wikipedia

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   GateKeeper is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), it was the fifth Wing Coaster installation in the world. The ride opened on May 11, 2013, on the most successful opening weekend to date in the park's history. GateKeeper featured the highest inversion in the ...

5. Carowinds roller coaster shut down days after a crack ...

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   That made it the fifth-tallest roller coaster in the world and the tallest among coasters using a traditional chain lift hill. The coaster travels into both North Carolina and South Carolina.

6. History of the roller coaster - Wikipedia

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   History of the roller coaster. Coney Island Cyclone in Brooklyn was built in 1927 and refurbished in 1975. Roller coaster amusement rides have origins back to ice slides constructed in 18th-century Russia. Early technology featured sleds or wheeled carts that were sent down hills of snow reinforced by wooden supports.

7. Category:Roller coasters in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   V. Vortex (Carowinds) Categories: Amusement rides in North Carolina. Roller coasters in the United States by state. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.

8. Thunder Road (roller coaster) - Wikipedia

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   Thunder Road (roller coaster) / 35.1004; -80.9426. Thunder Road was a wooden roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park on the border between Fort Mill, South Carolina, and Charlotte, North Carolina. [1] Opened in 1976 and built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, the racing roller coaster cost $1.6 million to construct and featured two ...

9. Roller coaster - Wikipedia

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   Roller coaster. The Scenic Railway at Luna Park, Melbourne, is the world's second-oldest operating roller coaster, built in 1912. A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride employing a form of elevated railroad track that carries passengers on a train through tight turns, steep slopes, and other elements usually designed to produce a ...