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A NEW ride is set to open later this year as part of a new leisure attraction currently being constructed in the UK.'s first "alpine coaster" is being finished at the Midlothian Snowsports Centre in the Pentland Hills Regional Park, which sits in Hillend, a small Hamlet not far from Edinburgh.are rides that use both the natural elevation of the land and gravity to take riders down the side of a steep hill or mountain.

When it is finished, the track will be 3215ft in length, and will have its own 550ft vertical drop, as well as a helix, a type of turn on aHowever, despite it looking almost finished, Midlothian Council is yet to announce an opening date for the new attraction. "We have not released an opening date yet, with several aspects of the ride still to be completed before this is announced."The council is also in the process of building what it describes as "a year-round, family-orientated, multi-activity leisure attraction" to expand on what is currently on offer.There's also tubing, which the centre's website claims is "an exhilarating slide down the hill and fun for all the family".

Included in its attractions are the tallest standing indoor slide in the UK, as well as a full indoor laser tag arena, interactive trampolines and zip wires.

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