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	<title>The Coaster Critic&#039;s Blog &#187; family rides</title>
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		<title>Space Mountain @ Disney World &#124; Roller Coaster Reviews</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/06/space-mountain-disney-world-roller-coaster-reviews.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aric Davis is a working writer, body piercer, and the author of From Ashes Rise. He rarely updates his website, www.aricdavis.com, but plans to someday. When not writing, Aric can be found riding rollercoasters, playing hockey, listening to punk rock and knocking holes in people. If you&#8217;re at a park in the Midwest and see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avalanche @ Kings Dominion &#124; Coaster Reviews</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2009/12/avalanche-kings-dominion-coaster-reviews.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2009/12/avalanche-kings-dominion-coaster-reviews.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avalanche @ Kings Dominion &#124; Coaster Reviews
The Avalanche at Kings Dominion is located in the Congo area (oddly enough) at Kings Dominion next to Volcano mountain. It&#8217;s a fun family coaster and one of the few bobsled roller coasters around. Bobsled coasters feature chutes or half pipes without fixed tracks like most roller coasters. This allows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disaster Transport @ Cedar Point &#124; Coaster Reviews</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2009/12/disaster-transport-cedar-point-coaster-reviews.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2009/12/disaster-transport-cedar-point-coaster-reviews.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disaster Transport: Not a Complete Disaster Even with Dated Theming &#38; A Short Ride
Disaster Transport is an indoor bobsled coaster at Cedar Point. It&#8217;s one of the parks few, if not only, large indoor rides. It opened as Avalanche Run in 1985. Then, in 1990, it was transformed to an indoor attraction and renamed Disaster [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Flags Great America to Get Little Dipper in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2009/11/six-flags-great-america-to-get-little-dipper-in-2010.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2009/11/six-flags-great-america-to-get-little-dipper-in-2010.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Roller Coaster News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six Flags Great America Makes Little Dipper Its 14th Roller Coaster
Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, IL) is saving Little Dipper, a historic wooden roller coaster from nearby Kiddieland Amusement Park. Kiddieland operated in the Melrose Park area for 80 years until it closed earlier this year. Little Dipper is a Herbert Schmeck designed pint-sized woodie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Busch Gardens Opens New Roller Coaster &amp; Sesame Street Forest</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2009/04/busch-gardens-new-roller-coaster-sesame-forest.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2009/04/busch-gardens-new-roller-coaster-sesame-forest.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CoasterCrew attended Busch Gardens Europe&#8217;s recent media day which was all about the park&#8217;s new Sesame Street Forest of Fun. The new section includes a number of new rides for the little ones. The centerpiece is the park&#8217;s sixth roller coaster, Grover&#8217;s Alpine Express. I&#8217;m sure many little Virginian&#8217;s will get their first taste [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Bobsled Roller Coaster?</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2008/07/what-is-bobsled-coaster.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2008/07/what-is-bobsled-coaster.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is a Bobsled Roller Coaster?Bobsled roller coasters feature trackless chutes that are essentially a pipe with the top half removed. The half pipes do not have fixed tracks so the bobsleigh-like cars move freely on the tracks as if they were sliding on ice like in a real bobsled course. Today, most bobsled coasters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slippery When Wet Review &#124; Hard Rock Park</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2008/05/slippery-when-wet-hard-rock-park.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2008/05/slippery-when-wet-hard-rock-park.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 02:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slippery When Wet at Hard Rock Park &#124; Coaster ReviewsIn the heart of Hard Rock Park lies one the park&#8217;s few attractions that incorporate water. Slippery When Wet (likely named after the Bon Jovi album) is a suspended coaster designed by Premier Rides. It is similar to Carowinds Flying Super Saturator and Hersheypark&#8217;s Roller Soaker. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simpsons Ride &#124; Universal Studios Florida</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2008/05/simpsons-ride-universal-studios-florida.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2008/05/simpsons-ride-universal-studios-florida.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 12:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simpsons Ride Opens at Universal Studios Florida
Last week, the new Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios Florida opened. Island of Adventure Central has coverage of the grand opening. Universal went all out for the event. Visitors adorned blue Marge Simpson wigs handed out by the park. And Krusty the Clow was on hand to lead an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World&#8217;s First People-Powered Roller Coaster</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2008/04/worlds-first-people-powered-roller.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2008/04/worlds-first-people-powered-roller.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People-Powered Green Dragon &#124; Greenest Roller Coaster on EarthHappy Earth Day! Today, I thought I&#8217;d write about the most eco-friendly roller coaster. Not only is it good for the environment, it even gives the riders some exercise. The aptly named Green Dragon located at the UK amusement park Greenwood Forest was the world&#8217;s first people-powered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tony Hawk&#8217;s Big Spin &#124; Six Flags Over Texas</title>
		<link>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2008/04/tony-hawks-big-spin-six-flags-texas.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2008/04/tony-hawks-big-spin-six-flags-texas.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Coaster Critic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tony Hawk&#8217;s Big Spin Opening at Six Flags Over TexasLast year, Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags St. Louis built two of these. They must have been successful because Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom will debut another Tony Hawk coaster this season. These are basically wild mouse coasters with more [...]]]></description>
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