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55:Charles Dinn
39:construction
25:Company type
1617:Senyo Kogyo
734:Netherlands
686:Cedar Point
681:Mean Streak
621:Thunder Run
554:Texas Giant
492:Dorney Park
457:Timber Wolf
432:Geauga Lake
1667:Categories
1542:Mack Rides
1502:Gerstlauer
942:2021-07-08
922:2009-05-26
902:2019-11-18
835:2014-05-29
783:References
777:Wild World
176:Wild World
93:Key people
1552:Maurer AG
1507:Giovanola
816:0896-7261
759:Kennywood
703:Converted
643:Operating
613:Operating
576:Converted
539:Converted
479:Operating
419:Operating
359:Operating
314:Operating
270:Operating
132:The Beast
1647:Zamperla
1368:June 12,
1342:June 12,
1316:June 12,
1290:June 12,
1264:June 12,
1238:June 12,
1212:June 12,
1186:June 12,
1160:June 12,
1134:June 12,
1108:June 12,
1082:June 12,
1056:June 12,
1030:June 12,
1004:June 12,
978:June 12,
852:(2002).
723:Efteling
651:Psyclone
591:Predator
487:Hercules
323:Wild One
195:Efteling
33:Industry
1562:Pinfari
1532:Intamin
740:Removed
718:Pegasus
673:Removed
509:Removed
449:Removed
382:Country
278:Phoenix
248:Wildcat
233:Country
191:Pegasus
152:Phoenix
122:History
60:Defunct
52:Founder
44:Founded
28:Private
1652:Zierer
1637:Vekoma
1537:Kumbak
868:
814:
388:Status
385:Opened
239:Status
236:Opened
106:was a
71:Closed
896:(PDF)
889:(PDF)
1627:TOGO
1370:2012
1344:2012
1318:2012
1292:2012
1266:2012
1240:2012
1214:2012
1188:2012
1162:2012
1136:2012
1110:2012
1084:2012
1058:2012
1032:2012
1006:2012
980:2012
866:ISBN
812:ISSN
737:1991
700:1991
670:1991
640:1990
610:1990
573:1990
536:1990
506:1989
476:1989
446:1988
416:1988
391:Ref
379:Park
376:Name
352:1986
307:1985
267:1927
242:Ref
230:Park
227:Name
182:and
68:Fate
63:1991
47:1983
862:143
193:at
170:'s
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