Story Land to Build Roar-o-Saurus Wooden Coaster

Story Land in Glen, N.H., will open Roar-o-Saurus, a family-friendly Gravity Group wooden roller coaster, in 2014.

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The coaster will stand 40 feet tall, sending riders down a first drop of 38.5 feet. It will contain 1,242 feet of track and feature “12 unique airtime moments.”

Story Land reports that Roar-o-Saurus is “designed and built for Story Land’s unique natural setting by the Gravity Group” and that it’s “the only wooden roller coaster of its kind in northern New England.”

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The coaster, of course, will be built in the dinosaur-themed section of the park.

Take a virtual ride on Roar-o-Saurus below:

“This unique wooden coaster will provide children of all ages the experience and memory of riding their first ‘big’ coaster with Mom or Dad, or vice versa,” says Story Land’s General Manager Eric Dziedzic. “Our niche in the theme park industry has always been young families with children 2-12. Our new coaster will expand that demographic slightly and add to the family memories created here in the Land Where Fantasy Lives.”

Watch the Roar-o-Saurus fly-around video below:

Roar-o-Saurus will join the park’s Polar Coaster, which opened in 1987.

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Roar-o-Saurus’ front car made its debut at this week’s IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Fla. The train has a personality of its own: “Roar-O-Saurus, with a colorful train of 12 passengers is led by Story Land’s newest family member, ‘Rory,’ the little Dino with the big roar!”

The coaster will have a 42” height requirement.

Visit Story Land’s Roar-o-Saurus website to learn more.

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