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Tony Hawk's Big Spin: New Roller Coaster in Two Places

Dollywood isn't the only amusement park to get a new roller coaster. Here's another one. If the name Tony Hawk's Big Spin makes you feel dizzy, it's no wonder. This new roller coaster, made by Gerstlauer in Germany, is patterned after the moves of professional skateboarder Tony Hawk. Instead of zipping along on tracks where each time you ride you move in the same pattern of ups, downs and arounds, this roller coaster has cars that spin as if you're free-styling on a skateboard. None of the spins match each other so each time you ride, the experience is different.

The cars are also what make this ride unique. Each seat only four people who sit across from each other. Both Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio and Six Flags St. Louis have one of these new rides.

The question I want answered before I climb aboard is how sick does the spinning make you feel? Because people sit across from each other, getting sick could be a bit of a problem. Here's a link to the promotional video that gives a pretty good idea about what this ride is like. I'd get sick for sure. That's a lot of spinning.

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