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TIME TRAVELER at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, is touted as the world's fastest, steepest and tallest spinning coaster with a 10-story, 90-degree vertical drop and three inversions -- the most ever on a spinning coaster. The ride's story encourages readers to "dream without boundaries." You can nominate a teacher in Missouri, Arkansas or Oklahoma who has inspired others to "Dream Big and Do Good.”

Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio is the first single-rail coaster to take riders down a 90-degree first drop with three inversions all on an in-line roller coaster train designed to make riders feel as if they are riding on a burst of air at the tip of WONDER WOMAN's Golden Lasso of Truth!

INFINITY FALLS at SeaWorld Orlando is the world's tallest river rapid ride with each raft twisting and turning through a jungle environment as you experience up to Class IV rapids as you are launched 40 feet into the river.

STEEL VENGEANCE at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, is the world's first "hyper-hybrid" roller coaster, combining a massive wooden structure with steel track, creating an unprecedented experience that includes a massive 200-foot drop, four inversions, a top speed of 74 mph and the most airtime on any roller coaster. Steel Vengeance breaks 10 roller coaster records.

BATTLE FOR EIRE at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Virginia, is a marriage of a motion-based theater simulator with state-of-the-art, 360-degree virtual reality headsets, creating a unique experience as riders join the fairy warrior Addie on an adventure through Ireland to rescue the Heart of Eire, which symbolizes the heart of Ireland. Riders should have a different experience each time they ride, being completely immersed in the story.

RAJA-THE WORLD's LARGEST KING COBRA at Noah’s Ark Waterpark in the Wisconsin Dells enables riders to race side-by-side on tubes from six stories up, along more than 335 feet of twists and turns at speeds up to 32 mph. The finale includes a sudden 37-foot plunge into the mouth of a massive king cobra. Raja(TM) is the largest of its kind and only the second to be installed in the United States.

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