Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico • 69

1 in ii 1 i if i i i ii .1 i 1 'i COVER' STORY venue fnia, October 11, 2002 VH 19 GtenmainaiD l. i rv a 0' Ml 1 1 'ii ct Vw sYv. i. vj jl if IT r- 1 .1 ') I Tj fsuoh, Ln the tack you 4 '-t jciL," U.i-chvood said. "The crd Jdie yiA Hie coaster's design lots of aggressive curves and dips was dictated by' the site.

CLTs sits on 15 acres already jammed with rides, and there is no room for beccuse the. amusement park has been engulfed by strip malls in the 33 years since it v. opened near San Mateo NE and Interstate 25. So the Rattler had to be squeezed into a compact space; its entire half-mile- Jong track covers just one -acre. Coasterfans say fcis mdies for a more exciting ride.

This coaster is i GKEAT Hie way this -wraps around the park and envelops the other rides makes it very unique wrote someone called- DigJohnWC on www.the-meparkcritic.om, a Web site where people post reviews of rides and amusement parks. BigJohnWC rode the 1 Rattler opening weekend and rated it a perfect 10. Justina McDonald sec- onded the rave. That -rocked," she squealed at the end of the ride, her checks flashed with excitement ar.d her hair blown into a bird's nesL Tm 03 she bn, headed for the end of the line and -another cn iiio F-tller. 1 A LV, 5 s-4 Ui -in.

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