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999:Other rides
372:Replaced by
305:Replaced by
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176: /
151:Coordinates
1479:Categories
1464:Wild Kitty
1153:Wild Rider
1118:King Cobra
795:October 8,
766:October 8,
711:References
550:New Jersey
490:Inversions
282:1978-05-23
204:1978-05-23
164:74°26′37″W
161:40°08′09″N
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1429:Excalibur
1138:Shockwave
1113:Jumbo Jet
1093:Evolution
1011:Air Jumbo
955:Kingda Ka
950:The Joker
691:Accidents
392:Operating
260:Movietown
143:Movietown
101:June 2017
1454:Tomahawk
1214:Firebird
821:July 11,
816:NY Times
499:Duration
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1031:Skyride
930:El Toro
591:History
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508:G-force
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457:Height
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970:Nitro
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610:Nitro
481:Speed
425:Steel
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1237:Roar
849:2022
823:2020
797:2007
768:2007
737:2022
502:1:06
465:Drop
421:Type
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