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1373:Space Diver
1363:Accelerator
1153:Pirates 4-D
1122:Ghost Train
975:Storm Surge
965:Flying Fish
951:Thorpe Park
897:Dragon Khan
819:4 September
711:Cobra Roll
666:Ian Habgood
588:Thorpe Park
582:is a steel
396:£13,500,000
364: /
339:Coordinates
320:Thorpe Park
310:Thorpe Park
1742:Categories
1727:Xcelerator
1522:Demon Drop
1450:Rapid Ride
1430:Gyro tower
1425:Gyro Swing
1415:Giant Drop
1405:Flume Ride
1337:Wing Rider
1312:Surf Rider
1282:Mine train
1272:LSM Launch
1073:The Jungle
980:Tidal Wave
912:The Smiler
858:SurreyLive
787:References
727:Corkscrew
719:Corkscrew
695:Inversion
685:Inversions
637:The Smiler
616:inversions
539:Restraints
496:Inversions
349:51°24′12″N
207:newspapers
116:newspapers
41:improve it
1697:La Vibora
1667:Swiss Bob
1632:Sky Whirl
1627:Shockwave
1622:Possessed
1592:Kingda Ka
1420:Gyro Drop
1317:Suspended
1287:MotorBike
1262:Hot Racer
1101:Detonator
1064:The Swarm
989:Lost City
662:Atlantean
628:Guangzhou
457:lift hill
380:Operating
352:0°30′47″W
331:Lost City
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1672:Thirteen
1612:Pantheon
1602:Maverick
1517:Colossus
1512:Colossos
1507:The Claw
1481:Freefall
1384:Stand-up
1307:Spinning
1192:Category
1162:See also
1020:Old Town
996:Colossus
774:The ride
580:Colossus
505:Duration
426:Designer
316:Location
302:Colossus
300:View of
280:Colossus
1647:Stealth
1637:Skyrush
1617:Pegasus
1587:Jupiter
1532:El Toro
1368:Bobsled
1347:ZacSpin
1267:Impulse
1234:Intamin
1148:Slammer
1048:Hyperia
1027:Samurai
970:Stealth
708:2 and 3
649:Intamin
600:Intamin
596:England
514:G-force
420:Intamin
221:scholar
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1577:Insane
1400:Bounty
1342:Wooden
1131:Former
1011:Zodiac
1006:Vortex
612:Brazil
592:Surrey
531:Trains
479:Length
463:Height
455:Chain
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632:China
487:Speed
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410:Steel
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214:books
137:JSTOR
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1277:Mega
1257:Giga
1001:Rush
865:2022
821:2007
508:1:32
471:Drop
406:Type
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