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2. Silver Beach Amusement Park - Wikipedia

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   After the park was established, two of the earliest aviators, Augustus Moore Herring and Logan Archbold Vilas, used the beach to experiment with aircraft, the latter being the first person to fly across Lake Michigan when he flew from Silver Beach to Chicago. The first roller coaster, Chase through the Clouds, opened in 1905; it was replaced in ...

3. List of defunct amusement parks in the United States

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   The roller rink stayed open past the closing of Stanton Park into the 1950s. [59] [60] Summit Beach Park Akron: 1917–1959 Surf Cincinnati Cincinnati: 1984–2002 The Beach at Adventure Landing: Mason: 1985–2019 Vollmar's Park Perrysburg: 1900–2001 [61] Walbridge Park Toledo: 1895–1957 Wildwater Kingdom: Aurora: 2005–2016 White City ...

4. Michigan's Adventure - Wikipedia

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   Thunderhawk was the first new roller coaster in Michigan's Adventure since 1999. In 2010, Bumper Boats were added just north of Logger's Run, after previously operating at Valleyfair. In 2011, Michigan's Adventure introduced an attraction in the water park, Beach Party, featuring the world's first giant geyser, blasting water 90 feet (27 m ...

5. Shivering Timbers - Wikipedia

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   Shivering Timbers at RCDB. Shivering Timbers is a wooden roller coaster located at Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon County, Michigan. It was developed and built by Custom Coasters International. Opened in May 1998, Shivering Timbers debuted for the park's 32nd year in operation and was a success. Construction for the ride began in 1997.

6. John A. Miller - Wikipedia

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   Houston, Texas, U.S. Occupation. Roller coaster engineer. John A. Miller, born August John Mueller (1872 – June 24, 1941), was an American roller coaster designer and builder, inventor, and businessman. Miller patented over 100 key roller coaster components, [1] and is widely considered the "father of the modern high-speed roller coaster." [2]

7. The Comet (Six Flags Great Escape) - Wikipedia

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   The Comet at RCDB. The Comet is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor in Queensbury, New York, in the United States. Built from parts of the Crystal Beach Cyclone in 1948 at Crystal Beach, The Comet was resurrected and reopened by the Great Escape in 1994. Often rated one of the top roller coasters in ...

8. Silver Bullet (Knott's Berry Farm) - Wikipedia

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   Silver Bullet is a western -themed steel inverted roller coaster designed by Bolliger & Mabillard located at Knott's Berry Farm, an amusement park in Buena Park, California. The $16 million roller coaster was announced on December 1, 2003 and opened on December 7, 2004. A first rider auction was also held where people would bid on seats to be ...

9. Thunderhawk (Michigan's Adventure) - Wikipedia

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   Thunderhawk is an inverted roller coaster located at Michigan's Adventure amusement park in Muskegon, Michigan. Designed and built by Vekoma, the roller coaster originally debuted in 1998 as Serial Thriller at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio. It was renamed Thunderhawk in 2004 following Cedar Fair 's acquisition of the park.