Portal:Amusement parks/Did you know
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- ...that The Big Shot at the Stratosphere Las Vegas is the highest thrill ride in the world at 1,081 ft (329 m)?
- ...that some modern water slides feature uphill slopes?
- ...that Busch Gardens Europe features a replica of the Globe Theatre?
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Portal:Amusement parks/Did you know/1
- ...that Thorpe Park was officially opened by the late Lord Mountbatten?
Portal:Amusement parks/Did you know/2
- ...that The Big Shot at the Stratosphere Las Vegas is the highest thrill ride in the world at 1,081 ft (329 m)?
Portal:Amusement parks/Did you know/3
- ...that the Norwegian roller coaster Speed Monster features a unique loop around a pair of escalators?
Portal:Amusement parks/Did you know/4
- ...that Knott's Berry Farm was originally a pie stand and restaurant?
Portal:Amusement parks/Did you know/5
- ...that early roller coaster inversions were capable of breaking riders' necks?
Portal:Amusement parks/Did you know/6
- ...that some modern water slides feature uphill slopes?
Portal:Amusement parks/Did you know/7
- ...that the Matterhorn structure at Disneyland contains a small basketball court?
Portal:Amusement parks/Did you know/8
- ...that the first ever Ferris Wheel opened in 1893 and could carry up to 2,160 passengers?
Portal:Amusement parks/Did you know/9
- ... that Six Flags gets its name from the flags of Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the United States and the Confederate States of America?
Portal:Amusement parks/Did you know/10
- ...that sponsors of Seaworld, Southwest Airlines, promoted the chain by painting three aircraft to resemble killer whales?
Portal:Amusement parks/Did you know/11
- ...that Busch Gardens Europe features a replica of the Globe Theatre?
Portal:Amusement parks/Did you know/12
- ... that El Toro is the first wooden roller coaster to use a cable lift rather than a traditional a traditional chain?
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