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Because Florida: Don’t ring in the new year with gunfire
Read full article: Because Florida: Don’t ring in the new year with gunfireHe headed for the amusement park’s first aid center after his wife noticed blood soaking his shirt. It seems like every year a new round of reports trickle in about people injured or killed by celebratory gunfire. The same CDC report found the majority of celebratory gunfire injuries are to the chest, head or shoulders. “It could come down on an object, a person or it could come down on you and injure you or even kill you. Since it’s illegal, you could also face criminal charges even if you don’t hit anyone.
Tallest, fastest, steepest! New coasters coming to Florida theme parks
Read full article: Tallest, fastest, steepest! New coasters coming to Florida theme parksTAMPA, Fla. - Things are about to get wilder at Florida theme parks as two new roller coasters will hit the state in 2020. Busch Gardens in Tampa announced the new Iron Gwazi coaster Thursday, which the park says will be the tallest, fastest and steepest hybrid roller coaster in the world. The Iron Gwazi is a rebirth of the park's original wooden roller coaster that closed in 2015. Iron Gwazi is the evolution of a classic wooden coaster into a modern icon, said Stewart Clark, president of Busch Gardens. Busch Gardens' water park, Adventure Island, will also debut its own attraction called Solar Vortex.