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Diamond and reopened on October 8, 2011.
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596:Zoom Phloom
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322:October 11,
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47:Coordinates
653:Categories
562:Dark rides
524:Doo Wopper
415:Operating:
363:"Knoebels"
348:2009-06-15
295:References
277:bald eagle
200:Inversions
60:76°30′24″W
57:40°52′47″N
627:Jumbo Jet
586:AtmosFEAR
468:Whirlwind
131:July 1961
88:Operating
631:Katapult
622:Jet Star
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283:See also
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605:Defunct
442:Twister
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256:History
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191:Height
161:Family
120:Status
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635:RC-48
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324:2011
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