Rope Drop: We're going vertical (opens in new tab)

By Robert Niles: In case you missed it last night, Six Flags Fiesta Texas announced its new ride for 2027 - . The San Antonio park is calling this Vekoma creation the "world's longest family launch coaster."My favorite TPI reader comment about the ride has been, "If I had a nickel for every time a launched family coaster had a swing launch through a barn with a werewolf in it...."Hah!Looking ahead, happy birthday today to The Netherlands' , the oldest surviving Busch Gardens, which first open...