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Would you dare ride the terrifying 21-storey ‘giga’ rollercoaster that reaches speeds of 91mph?

A NEW 'giga' rollercoaster that reaches speeds up to 91mph willl open in the US next year.

Orion will be one of just seven gigacoasters in the world.

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A brand new 'giga' rollercoaster is to next year in the USCredit: kings island

A gigacoaster is one that has a drop of at least 300 feet (91m) and up to 399 feet (122m).

And Orion features a 300ft drop on the first leg.

The sends passengers up a steep incline after leaving the station - before the huge drop.

Passengers then weave around the 5,321-feet track which has eight inclines throughout.

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According to , this was approximately $30 million (£24.6 million).

The theme park has broken records in the past after building the tallest, fastest and longest rollercoaster in 1979, called The Beast, as well as the first suspended rollercoaster The Bat in 1981 - the latter of which closed down three years later.

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It isn't the only exciting new ride to open next year.

The world's first 'launched watercoaster' called the Cheetah Chase is to open in the US at Holiday World and Splashin' Safari theme park.

A six-storey water slide called the Venus Vortex is to also open in Connecticut next year at Lake Compounce.

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