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CEDAR POINT ANNOUNCES NEW FLOORLESS ROLLER COASTER FOR 2015!!!

Say goodbye to the Mantis and hello to the new floorless roller Coaster, Rougarou !  Cedar Point , The Roller Coaster Capital of the World!®, will introduce a dynamically new riding experience when it unleashes  Rougarou™  in the spring of 2015! Named after a terrifying werewolf-like creature in French folklore, Rougarou [ roo-guh-roo ] feeds on screams and lurks in and around the swampy lagoon at the center of the park, shared with other coasters like Iron Dragon and Top Thrill Dragster. Rougarou’s floorless trains will take riders on an epic journey at speeds reaching 60 mph as their feet dangle just inches above the track and the murky waters below. The trains will be manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, Monthey, Switzerland, the same team behind rides like Raptor and GateKeeper, and will transform the ride experience dramatically while utilizing the structure and track of the former Mantis roller coaster. The ride will begin with a climb to the top of the 145-foot-t