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"For the 2017 Fright Fest® season, Six Flags New England will be scarier than ever before. Guests will experience the all-NEW CarnEvil as they wander through a twisted area full of freak-show fantasy. Guests will encounter unforgiving clowns, jokesters, and sideshow wonders who all live for the thrill of FEAR. The stars of the carnival have broken loose from under the big top and will have guests screaming in sheer terror as they taunt and torture their newest “spectators”. Gu ests may have to close their eyes when approaching CarnEvil as they witness the extreme stunt show Creep Show FreakShow with crazier circus stunts than ever before. Fright Fest® visitors will also not want to miss out the all-NEW “Final Freak Out” taking place each evening as Mayor Slayer unlashes the wrath of dozens of scareacters as a final SCREAM of the night. With over 20 chilling attractions and over 250 petrifying characters, guests will scream for their lives as the park hosts more FEAR than

This past Monday, September 4th, was the final day of operations for one of the most innovative attractions ever built. The Iconic Dragon Challenge, formerly Dueling Dragons, located at Universal's Islands of Adventure, had provided thrills since 1999.  source unknown When the ride opened in 1999, it was one of the original rides for the park. The attraction consisted of two Bolliger and Mabillard which shared one large ride areas. Themed to two dragons, the ride had 3 action sections in which the trains came very close together for the most amazing near miss effect. This include the iconic dueling loops in the photo above, where riders feet came within 18 inches of each other! Other near miss elements included an airtime hill over a zero g roll, and a pair of interlocking corkscrews. The dueling aspect was perfected with an innovative weighing system, which weighed both trains to determine the lift speed necessary for the ride to meet up properly. The ride was mad