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07th May 2016

VIDEO: The world’s tallest and fastest dive rollercoaster opens this weekend and it looks terrifying

Conor Heneghan

New underpants please.

Some of you reading probably wouldn’t go near a rollercoaster for love nor money, but for the thrill-seekers among you, there’s a new item to add to the bucket list.

A new rollercoaster named Valravn (a supernatural raven in Danish folklore, apparently) opens in Cedar Point in Ohio this weekend; the tallest, longest and fastest dive rollercoaster in the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=90&v=ZEWkK0WJZjc

Clip via Cedar Point

After they’ve taken in the wonderful views of Lake Erie for about five seconds from the coaster’s highest point, those brave enough to take a ride on it will plunge 214 feet at 90 degrees and reach speeds of 75 miles per hour before coming to a stop approximately three minutes later.

Clip via MLive

Watching it is enough to give us the shivers, never mind actually experiencing it in real-life.

Would you be mad enough to give it a go?

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