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Roller Coaster Arms Race Signals Park Boom Across U S
Amusement parks from California to Ohio ride a new wave of high speed steel coasters. Giants like Colossus and Gemini draw crowds as Arrow Development expands sales while experts cite competition sparked by Disneyland’s mid 1950s rise and growing thrill seeking.
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Los Angeles
Oldtimers
New York
Coney Island
West Virginia
Rebel Yell
Gary Kyriazi
Kyriazi
Ohio
Cedar Point
Arrow Development Co
Mountain View
Calif
Knott's Berry Farm
Anaheim
Arrow
Terry Brown
Brown
Robert Montgomery
San
Diego
Magic Mountain Park
Montgomery