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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The newest roller coaster at California's Great America, Gold Striker, will now include the world's longest covered initial descent tunnel on a wooden coaster. Adding intrigue to the record setting feature, Gold Striker's 174-foot tunnel will be enclosed by wood on both sides, corrugated metal on top and in-fill underneath the tracks, to replicate a true gold mine feel. The only visible light on Gold Striker's initial...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- California's Great America will open the tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in Northern California in the spring of 2013. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tallest-and-fastest-wooden-roller-coaster-in-northern-california-to-open-at-californias-great-america-in-2013-167768525.html High-speed twists, turns, drops, station fly-by and the Old West...