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40. Robin Hood 4D (Paultons Park, UK)

Robin Hood 4D

Paultons Park's 4-D Cinema will screen Robin Hood 4D during 2014. The family adventure will follow Maid Marian as she falls for the reckless outlaw, and will boast moving chairs, wind, water and rumble effects.

39. Castaway Camp (LEGOLAND Windsor, UK)

Castaway Camp

Castaway Camp, a play area featuring a fortress and battle ships, will be the sole new addition to Pirate Shores, the renamed Pirates Landing area at LEGOLAND Windsor.

38. The Mayflower (Holiday World, USA)

Mayflower

Image © Holiday World

Holiday World has confirmed that its new attraction for the 2014 season will be a swinging ship ride dubbed the Mayflower, to be hosted in the park's Thanksgiving area.

The Mayflower will be situated next to The Voyage, the wooden roller coaster that regularly tops enthusiast polls. It will be named after the ship that transported 102 English Pilgrims to New England in 1620, in one of the most famous journeys in early American colonial history.

37.Ragin' Cajun (Six Flags America, USA)

Ragin' Cajun

Image © Six Flags

Six Flags America will introduce a new Mardi Gras-themed area for 2014. This will host Ragin' Cajun, a spinning roller coaster. The attraction is moving to the park from the similarly-themed Mardi Gras area at Six Flags Great Amrica, and is manufactured by Zamperla and Reverchon Industries.

36. French Quarter Flyers (Six Flags America, USA)

French Quarter Flyers

Image © Six Flags

Located close to Ragin Cajun' will be French Quarter Flyers, a flying scooters-style flat ride. The ride will feature eight "flying" cars, each with a stationary rear wing and a movable front wing. Riders will pilot their car, travelling at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour.

35. Duplo Valley (LEGOLAND Florida, USA)

Duplo Valley concept art

Expanding on the existing Duplo Village concept, LEGOLAND Florida's toddler-friendly area will be rethemed to become Duplo Valley in time to reopen in spring 2014. Boasting an indoor play area and a water pla area, it will be similar in concept to Duploville Playland, which opened at sister park LEGOLAND Windsor earlier this year.

The main attraction in Duplo Valley will be the Duplo Train, which will pass through scenery themed around the countryside. Nearby, a miniature tractor ride will enable toddlers to try their hand at plowing fields and searching for missing farm animals. The existing Duplo Barn, meanwhile, will be updated to add new play areas and a room packed with Duplo bricks. The new water play area will also feature a farmyard theme, and will include water jets and interactive elements, all surrounded by oversized models of animals.

34. El Loco (Adventuredome, USA)

El Loco

The Adventuredome indoor theme park at Las Vegas' Circus Circus resort has installed its first major ride for a while: El Loco. Fittingly, given its location, the ride features cars that are capable of performing extremely sharp turns, allowing a number of elements to be packed into a relatively compact 1,300-foot circuit. This includes a 90-degree drop, a doughtnut roll and an inverted drop, all accompanied by an on-board music soundtrack.

33. SteelHawk (Worlds of Fun, USA)

SteelHawk

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Similar to the WindSeeker rides at several other Cedar Fair parks, SteelHawk will see guests swinging in circles around a central tower in a vertigo-inducing variation on the classic "Chair-O-Plane" attraction. Riders will reach speeds of up to 30 miles per hour but will still have time to take in panoramic views of Worlds of Fun and beyond.

The ride previously operated Knott's Berry Farm under the WindSeeker name.

32. New England SkyScreamer (Six Flags New England, USA)

New England SkyScreamer

Six Flags New England is planning to install the world's tallest spinning tower ride for the 2014 season, with its version of SkyScreamer set to stand at some 400-feet-tall.

The new addition to the park will be near-identical to the SkyScreamers that have been installed at a number of Six Flags parks over the past two years, but will be significantly taller. It would also stand just two feet taller than the Funtime Star Flyer ride at Austria's Prater Park, which is currently the tallest ride of its type.

Like other versions of the ride, Six Flags New England's SkyScreamer will offer a vertigo-inducing variation on the traditional "Chair-O-Plane" ride experience. Guests will be seated in chairs that dangle from a circular gondola, which will spin as it rises to the top of the tower, offering views across the park and beyond.

31. The Dragon Zmey Gorynych (Sochi Park, Russia)

Dragon

Sochi Park was due to open in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics, but failed to make that deadline. Some areas did welcome guests during the Games, but the major roller coasters were not among them. Now due to open in July, The Dragon Zmey Gorynych will be a 124-feet-tall Mack launch coaster.

 
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