With spectacular thrill rides debuting around the world, summer 2013 is set to be a noisy season for roller coasters.

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And theme parks around the world are spending billions of dollars hoping that the thrill of robots can entice tourists.

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The main destination for thrill ride junkies is The Adventuredome at Circus Circus, which features the world's only indoor double-loop, double-corkscrew roller coaster, The Canyon Blaster (shown).

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The thrill-ride expert says that during the recent recession, theme parks around the world went into maintenance-only modes in order to reduce operating costs.

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Ferrari World, an enormous, family-friendly theme park on Yas Island, offers thrill rides that imitate the g-forces of Ferrari racing, and Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi just opened in January with epic waterslides and wave pools.

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