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Popular Mechanics July 2008 Erin McCarthy	Building America's Most Extreme New Roller Coaster Fahrenheit will provide 2 solid minutes of corkscrews, barrel rolls and inversions. "That way every time you get on this ride," Kent Bachmann says, "you can have a different experience."
Wired July 2000 Scott Kirsner	Are You Experienced? From Anheuser-Busch's exclusive tropical paradise to VW's 3-D marketing brandland, the personalized theme park is here.
Fast Company May 2010 David Lidsky	Wheeeeee: The Business of Roller Coasters As theme parks open for the season, so do their marquee-attraction thrill rides. This year, 63 new roller coasters are expected to open around the world, including two vying to be the world's fastest. Buckle in as we roll through the numbers.
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The Motley Fool September 29, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Good Wood Keeping the turnstiles clicking is important for any park, naturally, but even more so for Cedar Fair, whose investors have grown used to a steady stream of fat distributions.
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Wired May 22, 2007 Adrienne So	Splashy Tech Spawns Water Rides Gnarly Enough for Coaster Snobs Here are six slides that will squeeze a scream out of even the most jaded coaster fans.
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Fast Company July 2004 Paul Lukas	Fast Talk: Summer Amusements It's family vacation time, and we asked the operators of five lower-key attractions how they've adapted to compete in the Spielbergian, conglomerate-driven entertainment universe.
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The Motley Fool July 11, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Riding the Market Roller Coaster Just as trying to get off a real roller coaster in the middle of the ride is obviously dangerous, trying to change your investments dramatically in the middle of a volatile period in the financial markets creates substantial risk.
The Motley Fool July 3, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	It's Just Not Fair Cedar Fair seals the deal with Paramount Parks in time for its seasonally potent third quarter. With shares of Six Flags and Cedar Fair trading on bad day off their 52-week lows, it's time to approach these players as attractive value ideas.
BusinessWeek May 17, 2004 Christopher Palmeri	Beyond The Triple Corkscrew This summer's new park rides rely on special effects as well as G-forces to produce thrills.
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