History
The Italian Job: Stunt Track was announced by Paramount's Kings Island and Paramount Canada's Wonderland on August 12, 2004. It replaced the Lex Taxis antique car ride at Kings Island. The ride opened at Kings Island for previews on April 29, 2005 then held its grand opening on May 20. It opened at Canada's Wonderland on May 1, 2005. On October 12, 2005, Paramount's Kings Dominion announced they would be adding the a clone of Italian Job: Stunt Coaster but with a slightly different name, Italian Job: Turbo Coaster. It opened on May 27, 2006.
At the end of the 2007 season, all three Italian Job coasters were renamed to Backlot Stunt Coaster for the start of the 2008 season. This directly coincided with the sale of Paramount Parks to Cedar Fair. Special effects throughout the ride were modified to remove references to the movie and to generalize the theme. The MINI Coopers were removed in time for the 2010 season.
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