A host of new roller coasters, a 12-acre town lifted straight out of the animated "Cars" movies and an elaborate "Transformers" 3-D simulator ride are among the new theme park attractions scheduled to open across the country this year.
Disney California Adventure is opening Cars Land, including a race-course ride and two other new attractions. Universal Studios Hollywood is debuting a Transformers ride, and Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., will open the first phase of the new Fantasyland with new attractions, including a dark ride based on the Little Mermaid character.
SeaWorld Orlando will have a new sea turtle attraction, including a first-of-its-kind 360-degree domed theater showing a 3-D movie about the endangered creatures. Legoland, which opened in October in central Florida, is renovating and reopening a water park at the site.
New roller coasters opening include the Manta at SeaWorld San Diego, which will simulate underwater flight; and Superman-themed launch coasters at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif., and Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif. Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Ill., introduces a new coaster called X-Flight.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg unveils a half-mile-long coaster called Verbolten, and Hersheypark in Hershey, Pa., introduces a 200-foot-tall coaster called Skyrush, which will reach speeds of 75 mph. Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., will offer the 210-foot-tall Wild Eagle.
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