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The 1999 season could very well go down in the history books as the year of "lets buy a bunch of quality capacity-eating rides for our park to fill in between the roller coasters."
To put it simply, not all of the new rides and attractions are roller coasters. From water rides and water slides to freefall and spinning rides, it's a good year for family attractions.
Here are a few samples:
Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, which has 13 roller coasters, also has 68 rides. This year, the park added one roller coaster and seven other new rides to its new Camp Snoopy area. Included in the six-acre expansion are five Zamperla rides: Red Baron, Crazy Bus, LolliSwing, Speedway and the Samba Balloon. A Tilt-A-Whirl will be coming from Sellner.
Hersheypark, Hershey, Pa., has created The Hersheypark Fair, an area where the old-time county fair is the theme. In addition to a family coaster, the area is also adding five rides, including a Chance Rides Chaos, a Moser Musik Express, and a Frog Hopper from S&S Sports Power.
Wild Adventures in Valdosta, Ga., kicked off a fiveyear, $50 million expansion program this year by investing $17 million in its offerings. In addition to its two new coasters, new rides include: an O.D. Hopkins shootthe-chute; Turtle Race and Crank Cars from Sellner; a junior flume ride, bumper cars, and Free Whale, from Moser; C.P Huntington Train, Wipeout, and Inverter, from Chance Rides; Barnstormer, Red Baron from Zamperla; Skycoaster from Thrilltime; and a Double Shot from S&S Sports Power.
Holidog's Fun Town is the new three-acre children's area at Holiday World, Santa Claus, Ind. The Howler is a family coaster from Zamperla, and it's joined by a three-story tall kids play area with 150 activities.
Blands Park, Tipton, Pa., is in the process of creating Tipton Rapids, the largest single-year expansion project in the history of the park. It will initially include two large towers with five NBGS slides.
The new Asia area of Disney's Animal Kingdom, at Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., opened earlier this spring ahead of schedule. Included in Asia is the Kali River Rapids Ride, a white water trip in 12-passenger rafts. Also in Asia is the Maharajah Jungle Trek,...