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U.K. Takes the Lead in the Roller Coaster Race with New "Psychoaster"

In the U.S., theme parks are always competing to offer visitors the most extreme experiences, with roller coasters that get bigger and scarier every year. But it looks like the Yanks will be bested by the Brits for the 2010 season, as a theme park and resort in Staffordshire, England is unveiling what it calls the world's first Psychoaster (not pictured). As The Sun explains, Alton Towers Resort, the U.K.'s largest theme park, is putting the finished touches on Thirteen, a roller coaster that combines physical and psychological fear to create an experience so intense, it will be restricted to riders between the ages of 16 and 55.

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