http://www.lifthill.com/ Theme parks and roller coasters. | Lifthill Copyright 2009 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:31:11 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.01 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Lifthillhttp://feedburner.google.com Take this with a hefty grain of salt: One of Theme Park Insider's "go-to Universal Orlando insiders" says there may be a soft opening of the Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit...
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