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  Olympia Looping Debuts as the World's Largest Transportable Roller Coaster at Oktoberfest

  Theresienwiese, 80336 München, GermanyR. Barth und Sohn Schaustellerbetriebe

  

  Starts 09/17/1989CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE37.0 years agoCoasterpedia^[3] and Wikipedia^[4] both date the Olympia Looping's Oktoberfest^[2] debut to 17 September 1989.

  The 34-meter, five-loop Olympia Looping premiered at Munich's Oktoberfest on 17 September 1989, becoming the largest portable roller coaster ever built and the only one with five inversions.

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• Architecture09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Six Flags Qiddiya City Opens Three Years Behind Its First Date

  Qiddiya City, Riyadh Province, Saudi ArabiaQiddiya Investment Company

  

  Starts 12/31/2025DELAYED4 years late40% CONFIDENCE266 days agoWikipedia^[1] records that "On November 16, 2025, it was announced that Six Flags Qiddiya City would officially open on December 31, 2025."

  The first Six Flags park in Asia opened outside Riyadh with 28 attractions across six themed areas, among them Falcons Flight, billed as the world's tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster. Qiddiya Investment Company awarded a $1 billion construction contract to Almabani General Contractors and Bouygues Batiment International in December 2021.

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  So. Fox Opens in Atlanta

  1017, North Highland Avenue Northeast, Linwood, Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, 30306, United StatesSo. Fox

  

  Starts 07/31/2026ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE54 days agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as July 2026, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.^[1]

  Chef Myles Moody (Eleven Madison Park, Aska) and sommelier Rachael Pack open a seasonal Southern restaurant in a former Atlanta burger joint.

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  Gustave Eiffel’s Company Completes the Eiffel Tower

  Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, Paris, FranceCompagnie des Établissements Eiffel

  

  Starts 03/31/1889CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE137.5 years agoHistory.com^[3] and the Eiffel Tower’s own history page date the structure’s completion and dedication ceremony to 31 March 1889.

  Gustave Eiffel’s engineering firm finished the Eiffel Tower in Paris after just over two years of construction, built as the entrance arch for the 1889 Exposition Universelle. The 300-metre iron lattice tower was the tallest man-made structure in the world at the time.

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  Titusz Opens in Lawrenceville

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  Starts 04/30/2026ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE146 days agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as April 2026, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.^[1]

  Chef Csilla Thackray opens a bright Austro-Hungarian restaurant on Butler Street, named for her great-grandfather and inspired by her Hungarian grandmother.

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  Frankfurt's Omniturm, an Early Swing-Use Skyscraper, Opens

  Omniturm, Große Gallusstraße, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyTishman Speyer

  

  Starts 12/21/2019CONFIRMED81% CONFIDENCE6.8 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: the tower "was completed and inaugurated in 2019," with reporting placing that milestone in winter of that year.

  Tishman Speyer's Omniturm opened in Frankfurt as Germany's first true mixed-use high-rise, with separate lobbies letting offices and apartments share the same elevator core without ever mixing.

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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Sands Macao Opens, Ending Stanley Ho's Gambling Monopoly

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  Starts 05/18/2004CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE22.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: the company "opened the $265 million Sands Macau in May 2004," ending "Mr Ho's 42-year monopoly over the industry."

  The $265M Sands Macao opened as the city's first Las Vegas-style resort, ending Stanley Ho's 42-year gambling monopoly and starting Macau's transformation into the world's densest gaming hub.

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  Passage Opens at the Inn at Langley

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  Starts 06/30/2026ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE85 days agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as June 2026, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.^[1]

  Johnny Spero, who won a Michelin star at Reverie in Washington, opens a seafood tasting menu at the Inn at Langley on Whidbey Island.

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  Creepies Opens in Chicago

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  Starts 08/31/2025ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as August 2025, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.^[1]

  David and Anna Posey open a French bistro with a Chicago accent on West Randolph Street, run day to day by chef de cuisine Tayler Ploshehanski.

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  Tokyo Skytree Opens to the Public

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  Starts 05/22/2012CONFIRMED72% CONFIDENCE14.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Tokyo Skytree was completed on Leap Day, 29 February 2012, with the tower opening to the public on 22 May 2012".

  Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest tower at the time and an earthquake-engineering showcase, opened to visitors in Sumida, Tokyo.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Mall of America Opens as the Largest Shopping Mall in the US

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  Starts 08/11/1992CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE34.1 years agoBritannica^[3] and multiple 'this day in history' retrospectives confirm the Mall of America opened to the public on August 11, 1992.

  Developer Triple Five Group opened the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, debuting 330 stores and an indoor amusement park inside the largest shopping mall in the United States.

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  Disneyland Opens in Anaheim

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  Starts 07/17/1955CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE71.2 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Disneyland opens | July 17, 1955."

  Walt Disney's $17 million theme park, built on former orange groves in Anaheim after a chaotic construction rush, opened to press and invited guests as Disneyland.

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