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Snow at Six Flags Great America

There’s something mesmerizing about an amusement park covered in snow. Six Flags Great America recently shared on Facebook some beautiful pictures of the snow-covered park.   The park’s newest coaster, X-Flight isn’t immune to the snowfall.   Batman: The Ride is no...

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A Snowy Michigan’s Adventure

Michigan’s Adventure recently shared some beautiful photos of the park covered in snow. On Tuesday, the park, located in Muskegon, Michigan recorded a temperature of 5 degrees. In pictures posted today, the sun illuminated the fallen snow, but the temperature...

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A Snowy Outlaw Run

Gatekeeper isn’t the only coaster that’s enjoying some snow this week. Silver Dollar City recently shared some beautiful panoramic photos of the nearly complete Outlaw Run wooden coaster surrounded by snow. I imagine riding Outlaw Run now might offer an...

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How does weather affect coasters?

The Weather Channel recently posted an excellent article explaining how various weather conditions affect rollercoasters and how both coaster designers and amusement park management deal with weather. Below is a snippet of the article: “We talked to Great Coasters International,...

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