USA: Playland’s Castaway Cove Announces New Roller Coaster

In cooperation with Playland’s Castaway Cove’s owner Scott Simpson, the US-based ride manufacturer S&S Worldwide has developed a new roller coaster for New Jersey’s amusement park. The Triple Launch Coaster “Gale Force” will be targeted to families and thrill-seekers and is expected to open in spring 2016. Equipped with a linear synchronous motor, the small-footprint coaster will offer two forward launches and one backward launch at up to 64 miles per hour (103 kilometers per hour). The all-new coaster concept additionally features some thrilling elements of the S&S El Loco coaster. “After 56 years on the Ocean City boardwalk, we have chosen S&S to build a compact thrilling coaster to entertain our visitors. Having enjoyed a long, successful experience with our S&S ‘Double Shot’ ride, we are adding the next level of attraction to the park. Our ‘Gale Force’ coaster will feature acceleration from beginning to end, providing non-stop excitement for the entire ride. We have spent three years with S&S in planning and design, in order to achieve a one-of-a-kind coaster that would utilize a small footprint. We are all very excited to open the ride next spring,” Simpson says. (eap)