originally posted on 2/21/2020
POSTED FEBRUARY 21
ACE takes a quick look at construction of some of the year’s most anticipated rides — and 2021!
Emperor
SeaWorld San Diego (San Diego, California)
Coaster Opening Date: TBD
Park Opening Date: Open daily
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Coaster Stats:
Manufacturer – Bolliger & Mabillard
Height – 153 feet
Length – 2,411 feet
Speed – 60 mph
Inversion – 3
Pantheon
Busch Gardens Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Coaster Opening Date: TBD
Park Opening Date: March 15, 2020
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Coaster Stats:
Manufacturer – Intamin Amusement Rides
Height – 178 feet
Length – 3,328 feet
Speed – 73 mph
And an early look for rides opening in 2021 …
TRON Lightcycle Run
Magic Kingdom (Lake Buena Vista, Florida)
Coaster Opening Date: 2021
Park Opening Date: Open daily
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Coaster Stats:
Statistics are not yet available for this ride.
(current code name) Blue Harvest
Gröna Lund (Stockholm, Sweden)
Coaster Opening Date: 2021
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Coaster Stats:
Manufacturer – Bolliger & Mabillard
Height – 111 feet
Length – 2,296 feet
Speed – 62 mph
The park has been working on this inverted coaster, which will feature an underground station during the past two off-seasons.
POSTED FEBRUARY 2
ORION
Kings Island (Mason, Ohio)
Coaster Opening Date: April 11, 2020
Park Opening Date: April 11, 2020
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Coaster Stats:
Manufacturer – Bolliger & Mabillard
Height – 287 feet with a 300-foot drop
Length – 5,321 feet
Speed – 91 mph
Icebreaker
SeaWorld Orlando (Orlando, Florida)
Coaster Opening Date: TBD
Park Opening Date: Open Daily
Photo: David Fake. View full-sized image.
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Photo: Chris Ozimek. View full-sized image.
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Coaster Stats:
Manufacturer – Premier Rides
Height – 93 feet
Length – 1,900 feet, with 2,750 feet of track traveled
Speed – 52 mph following a quadruple launch
IRON GWAZI
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (Tampa, Florida)
Coaster Opening Date: TBD
Park Opening Date: Open Daily
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Coaster Stats:
Manufacturer – Rocky Mountain Construction
Height – 206 feet
Length – 4,075 feet
Speed – 76 mph
Four inversions
CANDYMONIUM
Hersheypark (Hershey, Pennsylvania)
Coaster Opening Date: TBD
Park Opening Date: April 4, 2020
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Coaster Stats:
Manufacturer – Bolliger & Mabillard
Height – 210 feet
Length – 4,636 feet
Speed – 76 mph
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