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In its last two seasons, the ride suffered from excessive downtime, and during its last season, Vonkaputous operated for only two months out of six months long season. Due to a technical trouble, Vonkaputous closed on 10 August 2017 and remained standing but not operating for the rest of the season.
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Vonkaputous was built in a mostly empty section of the amusement park, and only a small track ride called Hokkus Pokkus was relocated to make space for the new ride. Vonkaputous was built during the off-season 2000–2001 and opened on 12 May 2001, two weeks behind schedule. Total cost of the project
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Like its counterpart in the US, Vonkaputous was repeatedly plagued with technical difficulties during its lifetime. For many years it was possible to operate the ride with only one car, despite having originally designed to have up to three cars running at the same time. This was mainly because of
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