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4 Interesting Facts About Canada’s Wonderland Backlot Stunt Coaster

<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;03&sol;160626-Canadas-Wonderland-Backlot-Stunt-Coaster&period;jpg"><img src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;03&sol;160626-Canadas-Wonderland-Backlot-Stunt-Coaster&period;jpg" alt&equals;"160626 Canada&&num;039&semi;s Wonderland Backlot Stunt Coaster" width&equals;"1366" height&equals;"488" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13898" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Canada&&num;8217&semi;s Wonderland Backlot Stunt Track roller coaster opened in 2005&comma; then owned by Paramount Parks&comma; and originally called the Italian Job Stunt Track as a high speed MINI Cooper S stunt car ride&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Here are 4 interesting facts from when the ride was first introduced&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>1&rpar; Multiple LIM &lpar;Linear Induction Motor&rpar; launch the circuit coaster with several Boost Zones throughout the ride&comma; where the train will be propelled by a LIM jump&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>2&rpar; The exterior fiberglass for each vehicle was themed as a 75&percnt; scale MINI Cooper S&comma; approved by MINI&period; The original cars featured real MINI Cooper headlights and tail lights&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>3&rpar; The original MINI cars were outfitted with subwoofers and tactile transducers couple to each seat for an enhanced audio experience&period; Audio features were activated by magnets to which the on-board inductive sensors responded at various points in the ride experience&period; Each car featured a power slide effect&comma; simulating fishtailing through turns to intensify track curves and driving sequences&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>4&rpar; The launch system has the equivalent power of 1&comma;500 horsepower&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sadly&comma; the majority of the creative technology that made the Italian Job Stunt Track unique was stripped out when the ride was converted to Backlot Stunt Coaster&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>&ast; If you liked this post&comma; join other readers who have signed up to for our <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;cpfoodblog&period;com&sol;newsletter&sol;">free Newsletter<&sol;a>&&num;8230&semi;because then you will never miss another update&excl;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--&NewLine;https&colon;&sol;&sol;web&period;archive&period;org&sol;web&sol;20050612131811&sol;http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;canadas-wonderland&period;com&sol;special&sol;italianJob&sol;index&period;cfm&NewLine;--><&sol;p>&NewLine;

Justin

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