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Funland Amusement Park

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Funland at Santa Cruz Beach is California's oldest running amusement park. The feature wooden roller coaster, the Giant Dipper, was designed in 1924 to give riders a thrilling feel of a classic California earthquake.

The Aqualoop at Blue Bayou

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Just as wild as the nearby gators, Blue Bayou waterpark offers slides that will make your heart stop. The Aqualoop presents a set of terrifying intertwined slides that race downward and through a wide loop that some don't finish.

The Redwood Forests

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The redwood forests are the last stronghold of the world's tallest trees.

SeaWorld's Kraken

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Going 65 mph, SeaWorld's Kraken covers 4,177 feet in just over two minutes.

High Line Park

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Manhattan's High Line Park is built on an abandoned elevated railway.

Say Hello to Mr. Freeze

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Visit Six Flags St. Louis and ride an insane, electromagnetic rollercoaster.

Wildwood Thrills in New Jersey

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Located on the southern tip of New Jersey, the Wildwood boardwalk features three acres of rides that include one of the tallest Ferris wheels on the Eastern Seaboard and a dizzying wooden coaster that blasts riders at over 55 mph.

Bombs Away in the Bomb Bay

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Wet 'n Wild's Bomb Bay is so extreme, half the folks who go up chicken out.

Riding Rapids on Whitewater

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Nestled near Charlotte, NC, the US Whitewater Center thrills all visitors with true-to-life river courses in a controlled environment. Various rapids and drops guarantee an interesting and wet ride for all.

The New Slip 'n' Slam

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The new Slip 'n' Slam: 100 feet of slide, a 9-foot ramp, four kiddie pools.

Reaching the Summit at Calypso

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Summit Tower has no elevator, but the ride down is worth the climb.

New Jersey's Dizzying Nitro

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The Nitro coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey soars to heights of 230 feet and hits G-forces as high as 4.2-- all without ever going upside down. Get a taste of the thrill and terror this extreme ride gives.

Bruticus Maximus

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Lose your mind (and maybe your bikini top) on Wavehouse's Bruticus Maximus.

Hitting More Than the Links

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A woman loses control of a golf cart twice, during a family outing in San Diego.

Surviving Sunset Falls

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A family watches helplessly as their brother slips into Sunset Falls.

Skyrush in Hershey Park

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Check out the newest of Hersheypark's extreme coasters, Skyrush.

The Boss of Six Flags

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The Boss wooden coaster has 4 adrenaline-pumping drops and a 570-degree helix.

Maverick's Mad Ride

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Just when you think the ride's over, Maverick hits 70 mph in three seconds.