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821:Rockin' Tug
796:Power Surge
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786:Paratrooper
641:Double Shot
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611:Caterpillar
596:Bumper cars
232:Geauga Lake
106:Hiram Maxim
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1276:Mack Rides
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941:Tumble Bug
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886:Super Star
881:Super Shot
871:Space Shot
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646:Enterprise
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581:Breakdance
488:Literature
465:Daily News
388:Daily News
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337:– for the
247:Wild Mouse
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691:Gravitron
686:Fun Slide
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60:Biography
1515:Category
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1391:Sonacase
961:The Whip
921:Top Scan
866:Skydiver
836:Round Up
776:Old Mill
741:Madhouse
721:Kamikaze
676:Freefall
606:Carousel
556:Ali Baba
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1216:Intamin
1166:Funtime
966:Wipeout
956:Waltzer
931:Tornado
911:Teacups
801:Rainbow
781:Orbiter
771:Octopus
756:Monster
701:Hayride
681:Frisbee
321:Cyclone
303:Cyclone
272:Patents
228:Villain
177:Cyclone
151:Cyclone
1461:Zierer
1421:Vekoma
1261:Kumbak
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936:Troika
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