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	<title>The Coaster Critic&#039;s Blog &#187; The Coaster Critic</title>
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		<title>Coaster Stock 2010 Recap Pt. 1: Morning ERT &amp; My Intro to Flyers</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/coaster-stock-2010-recap-pt-1-morning-ert-my-intro-to-flyers.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Trip Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carowinds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flat rides]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[For Coaster Geeks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Coaster Stock Part 1: Morning ERT
Carowinds&#8217; roller coaster enthusiast event Coaster Stock kicked off with morning ERT (exclusive ride time). Hours before the park was open to the public, we had Afterburn, Woodstock Gliders, Lucy’s Crabby Cabbie &#38; Flying Ace Aerial Chase all to ourselves. Are you wondering why three of the four rides are located [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amusement Park Tips for Overweight Guests</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/amusement-park-tips-for-overweight-guests.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/amusement-park-tips-for-overweight-guests.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Theme Park Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to WebMD the percent of Americans who are obese has now reached 26%. And, the percent who are either obese or overweight is now at an alarming 63%. This trend means that more and more guests will be too large to be safely seated on some theme park attractions. If restraints like lap bars [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSNBC&#8217;s 10 Gut-Churning Attractions</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/msnbcs-10-gut-churning-attractions.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/msnbcs-10-gut-churning-attractions.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Editorials & Rants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[busch gardens williamsburg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cedar point]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knotts berry farms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seaworld]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[six flags great adventure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[MSNBC.com&#8217;s 10 Gut-Churning Attractions &#8211; Amusement Park Rides For the Emetically Immune
Recently, I was interviewed by MSNBC.com for an article about extreme thrill rides and roller coasters. I came up with a list, but the writer only chose a few of them. He also chose a few rides from Robb Alvey of Theme Park Review [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most Wanted Roller Coasters: Expedition GeForce &#8211; World&#8217;s Best Coaster?</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/most-wanted-roller-coasters-expedition-geforce-worlds-best-coaster.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/most-wanted-roller-coasters-expedition-geforce-worlds-best-coaster.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Most Wanted Roller Coasters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intamin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international coasters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[six flags new england]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This edition of Most Wanted Roller Coasters takes us to Germany for  the roller coaster some believe to be the Best in the World. Holiday Park&#8217;s Expedition GeForce has been battling it out with the United State&#8217;s Bizarro at Six Flags New England ( formerly Superman: Ride of Steel) for years.
In the past five [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New B&amp;M Concept Will Debut on X-Raptor at Gardaland in 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/new-bm-concept-will-debut-on-x-raptor-at-gardaland-in-2011.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/new-bm-concept-will-debut-on-x-raptor-at-gardaland-in-2011.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Roller Coaster News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2011 coasters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bolliger and mabillard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been talk for years about a new Bolliger &#38; Mabillard roller coaster type. Last week, the rumors about the ride&#8217;s design were confirmed as Italian theme park Gardaland released an image of their 2011 roller coaster X-Raptor.


Gardaland is pleased to introduce a spectacular new attraction in 2011:
X-Raptor &#8211; the most extreme roller coasters, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roller Coaster For Sale: Still No Buyers for the Big Dipper</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/roller-coaster-for-sale-still-no-buyers-for-the-big-dipper.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/roller-coaster-for-sale-still-no-buyers-for-the-big-dipper.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Roller Coaster News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theme Park News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geauga lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[knoebels]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Big Dipper is the sole survivor of the now defunct Geauga Lake Amusement Park in North Eastern Ohio. In 2007, Cedar Fair closed the amusement park while keeping the adjacent water park, Wildwater Kingdom, open. Several of the park&#8217;s largest roller coasters found new homes and others were scrapped. Thunderhawk migrated to Michigan&#8217;s Adventure, Head [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woman Dies After Fall From Roller Coaster</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/woman-dies-after-fall-from-roller-coaster.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/woman-dies-after-fall-from-roller-coaster.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Theme Park News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roller coaster accidents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend, a woman fell from a roller coaster called Xtreme at Dixie Landin&#8217; Family Theme Park in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Before the accident, 21-year old Lindsay Zeno was seen trying to pull her restraint down as she was riding.  Soon after, she fell 30 feet to the ground. Local government officials checked out the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swamp Fox @ Family Kingdom &#124; Roller Coaster Reviews</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/swamp-fox-family-kingdom-coaster-reviews.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/swamp-fox-family-kingdom-coaster-reviews.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Roller Coaster Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecoastercritic.com/?p=4177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I remember reading somewhere that during the first Golden Age of Roller Coasters the most dangerous roller coasters were the most popular. When a roller coaster got a reputation of sending riders to the hospital the queues overflowed. Guests would line up for a hours to brave the ride. I witnessed a modern day microcosm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 3 Arrow Design Failures</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/top-3-arrow-design-failures.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/top-3-arrow-design-failures.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top 3 Thursdays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arrow coasters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guest posts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For this week&#8217;s Top 3 Thursday, Aric Davis takes a look at Arrow&#8217;s three biggest design failures. Prepare for an entertaining history lesson.
Give just about any historical subject a long look in the rearview mirror, and you’re going to see some ugliness.  Some things are worse than others of course, but for every VHS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bert the Conqueror Episode Recaps</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/bert-the-conqueror-episode-recaps.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/07/bert-the-conqueror-episode-recaps.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Exclusive Features!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bert the Conqueror is a new show on the Travel Channel where comedian Bert Kreischer faces all kinds of extreme challenges from crazy home-grown thrills and local traditions to modern thrill machines at the Nation&#8217;s largest and smallest amusement parks. We enthusiasts get a taste of roller coasters every summer on a cable channel or [...]]]></description>
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