May 8, 2024

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The longest mountain coaster in the U.S. just opened in New York

Thrillseekers, get ready to hearth up your adrenaline at a new cliffside mountain coaster now open up at Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Upstate New York.

The new mountain coaster is the longest just one in the nation, which implies you can get your coronary heart racing for extended. The experience will take a harrowing journey via the mountains, so you can anticipate astonishing views among the the trees as you zig-zag down.

The new attraction is also immersive, that includes a timing and audio program that enables participants to practical experience a journey approximately similar to that of an Olympic Bobsledder for the duration of the 1980 Olympic Wintertime Games in Lake Placid.

“The Cliffside Coaster is a one particular-of-a-sort attraction at the freshly reworked Mt. Van Hoevenberg,” claims Olympic Regional Development Authority President & CEO, Mike Pratt. “We are exceptionally energized to give our friends this exhilarating working experience. The coaster follows the alignment of the 1932 & 1980 Olympic Bobsled observe as it descends the mountain. The sights are remarkable, and the curves get your coronary heart pounding. Anyone will come to feel like they are worthy of a medal.”

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The coaster opened for its initial community trip this earlier Sunday and will be open up 12 months-round on weekends only (from 11am to 4pm). Tickets can be bought in advance in time-slots, and price $55 per driver (or $65 for a driver and passenger beneath the age of 12).

If you choose points of interest where by your ft dangle while you glide like you’re traveling, another exciting upgrade at the Lake Placid Olympic Web-sites is the Sky Flyer Zipline at the Olympic Ski Leaping Complex.

Governor Cuomo has fully commited almost $240 million in funding to help the state’s Olympic Regional Growth Authority infrastructure, reworking its facilities into 12 months-spherical attractions and substantial-scale world event locales to improve tourism and income to the Adirondacks.

Pack your bags for a weekend in Lake Placid, and raise those people hands higher in the air as you whip through the longest mountain coaster that at this time exists in the states.

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