New for 1998 A complete list of all new roller coasters for 1998 *relocated |
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| Name | Park | Type | Inversions | Height | Length |
Arrow Dynamics |
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| Mad Mouse | Myrtle Beach Pavilion (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) | Steel, Wild Mouse | 0 | - | - |
B&M |
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| Oblivion | Alton Towers (Staffordshire, England) | Steel, Dive Machine | 0 | 54.9m (180') | 373m (1223.7') |
| Great Bear | Hersheypark (Hershey, Pennsylvania) | Steel, Inverted | 4 | 27.4m (90') | 853.4m (2800') |
| Riddler's Revenge | Six Flags Magic Mountain (Valencia, California) | Steel, Stand-Up | 6 | 47.5m (156') | 1332m (4370') |
Chance Rides |
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| Joust | Dutch Wonderland (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) | Steel, Junior | 0 | - | - |
Custom Coasters International |
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| Excalibur | Funtown USA (Saco, Maine) | Wood | 0 | 30.5m (100') | 823.0m (2700') |
| Ghostrider | Knott's Berry Farm (Buena Park, California) | Wood | 0 | 36m (118') | 1381.7m (4533') |
| Rampage | Visionland (Bessemer, Alabama) | Wood | 0 | 36.6m (120') | 1066.8m (3500') |
| Shivering Timbers | Michigan's Adventure (Muskegon, Michigan) | Wood, Single Out and Back | 0 | 38.1m (125') | 1585.0m (5200') |
| Twisted Sisters | Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom (Louisville, Kentucky) | Wood, Dueling | 0 | 21.9m (72') | 1640.1m (5381') |
Great Coasters International |
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| Roar | Adventure World (Largo, Maryland) | Wood | 0 | 27.4m (90') | 974.5m (3200') |
Intamin |
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| *Alpine Bobsled | Great Escape (Lake George, New York) | Bobsled | 0 | 19.5m (64') | 454.2m (1490') |
| Linear Gale | Korakuen (Tokyo, Japan) | Steel, Impulse Coaster | 0 | 50m (164') | 175m (574.1') |
| Volcano: The Blast Coaster | Paramount King's Dominion (Doswell, Virginia) | Steel, Inverted, LIM | 4 | 47.2m (155') | 840.3m (2757') |
| Monte Makaya | Terra Encantada (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) | Steel, Looping | 8 | 36m (118') | 790m (2591') |
Mack |
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| Speedy Bob | Bobbejaanland (Kasterlee, Belgium) | Wild Mouse, Dual Track | 0 | - | - |
| Journey to Atlantis | Sea World of Florida (Orlando, Florida) | Steel, Water Coaster | 0 | - | - |
Maurer Söhne |
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| Rattlesnake | Chessington World of Adventures (Chessington, England) | Steel, Wild Mouse | 0 | 15.2m (50') | 365.8m (1200') |
| Wild Mouse | Lagoon (Farmington, Utah) | Steel, Wild Mouse | 0 | 15.2m (50') | 365.8m (1200') |
Miler |
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| Marvel Mania | Visionland (Bessemer, Alabama) | Steel, Junior | 0 | - | - |
| Rolling Thunder | Riverside Park (Agawam, Massachusetts) | Steel, Junior | 0 | - | - |
Morgan |
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| Mamba | Worlds of Fun (Kansas City, Missouri) | Steel, Hyper | 0 | 62.5m (205') | 17-6.9m (5600') |
Okamoto |
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| Super Camel Coaster | Tedori Fish Land (Ishikawa, Japan) | Steel | 0 | - | - |
Pinfari |
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| Gator Express | Southend Pier (Essex, England) | Steel, Looping | 1 | - | - |
| (Unnamed) | Strathclyde County Park (Strathclyde, Scotland) | Steel, Looping | 3 | 750m (2460') | 24m (79') |
Premier |
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| Batman and Robin: The Chiller | Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, New Jersey) | Steel, Shuttle, LIM, Dual Track | 2 and 3 | 61.0m (200') | 346.6m (1137') and 374.6m (1229') |
| Mr. Freeze | Six FLags St. Louis (Eureka, Missouri) | Steel, Shuttle, LIM | 1 | 66.4m (218') | 396.2m (1300') |
| Mr. Freeze | Six Flags over Texas (Arlington, Texas) | Steel, Shuttle, LIM | 1 | 66.4m (218') | 396.2m (1300') |
| Mad Cobra | Suzuka Circuit Motopia (Suzuka, Japan) | Steel, LIM | 4 | 23.4m (78') | 811.5m (2705) |
Reverchon |
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| Crazy Mouse | South Pier (Blackpool, England) | Steel, Spinning | 0 | 14.9m (49') | 419.7m (1377') |
Schwarzkopf |
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| *Taz's Texas Tornado | Six Flags Astroworld (Houston, Texas) | Steel, Looping | 4 | 33.6m (112') | 984m (3280') |
Solo-Coaster |
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| Sky Trak | Granada Studios Tour (Manchester, England) | Flyer, Lie-Down | 0 | 15.2m (50') | - |
Top Fun |
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| Typhoon | Santa's Village (Dundee, Illinois) | Steel, Junior | 1 | 19.2m (63') | - |
Vekoma |
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| Blue Tornado | Gardaland (Verona, Italy) | Steel, SLC | 5 | 31.1m (102') | 662m (2172') |
| *Kong | Marine World (Vallejo, California) | Steel, SLC | 5 | 31.1m (102') | 662m (2172') |
| Serial Thriller | Geuga Lake (Aurora, Ohio) | Steel, SLC | 5 | 31.1m (102') | 662m (2172') |
| Boomerang: Coast to Coaster | Marine World (Vallejo, California) | Steel, Boomerang | 3 | 38.1m (125') | 266.7m (875') |
| Boomerang: Coast to Coaster | Six Flags Darien Lake (Darien Center, New York) | Steel, Boomerang | 3 | 38.1m (125') | 266.7m (875') |
| Boomerang | Playcenter (São Paulo, Brazil) | Steel, Boomerang | 3 | 38.1m (125') | 266.7m (875') |
| Boomerang | Wild Adventures (Valdosta, Georgia) | Steel, Boomerang | 3 | 38.1m (125') | 266.7m (875') |
| Vogel Rok | Eftling (Kaatsheuvel, The Netherlands) | Steel, Indoor, Family | 0 | - | - |
| Spacely's Sprocket Rockets | Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, Illinois) | Steel, Junior | 0 | 10.1m (33') | - |
| Tami Tami | Port Aventura (Tarragona, Spain) | Steel, Junior | 0 | 8.4m (28') | 203.7m (679') |
| Vapor Trail | Sesame Place (Langhorn, Pennsylvania) | Steel, Junior | 0 | 13.1m (43') | 396.2m (1300') |
| Doo Wopper | Morey's Piers (Wildwood, New Jersey) | Steel, Wild Mouse | 0 | - | - |
Wisdom Industries |
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| Miner Mike | Gillian's Wonderland Pier (Ocean City, New Jersey) | Steel, Junior | 0 | - | - |
| Orient Express | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (Santa Cruz, California) | Steel, Family | 0 | - | - |
Zamperla |
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| Piuí | Terra Encantada (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) | Steel, Mine Train | 0 | 8m (26.2') | 120m (393.7') |
| Tiny Toot | Silverwood (Athol, Idaho) | Steel, Junior | 0 | - | - |
(Unknown) |
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| Pakal | Mirabilandia (Ravenna, Italy) | Steel, Wild Mouse | 0 | - | - |
Compiled by James Kay
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