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1274:Storm Surge
1264:Flying Fish
1250:Thorpe Park
1123:Video games
1094:John Kramer
868:18 December
845:5 September
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461:Thorpe Park
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287:Eurofighter
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185:Coordinates
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1506:Categories
1372:The Jungle
1279:Tidal Wave
1168:Hello Zepp
1109:David Tapp
1086:Characters
745:References
688:The Smiler
616:razor wire
512:Steel Hawg
469:Gerstlauer
337:Inversions
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238:2009-03-14
195:51°24′09″N
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1363:The Swarm
1288:Lost City
601:dive loop
530:in 2016.
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480:franchise
385:franchise
306:lift hill
226:Operating
198:0°30′43″W
1491:Category
1461:See also
1319:Old Town
1295:Colossus
1207:Category
903:BBC News
649:Closures
597:air-time
524:freefall
346:Duration
265: –
177:Old Town
162:Location
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1347:Hyperia
1326:Samurai
1269:Stealth
1019:Saw III
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822:6 April
792:6 April
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702:Gallery
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490:History
486:media.
391:Website
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1305:Vortex
1075:Saw XI
1054:Jigsaw
1047:Saw 3D
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1026:Saw IV
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283:Model
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