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John Stevenson
John Stevenson founded Coaster101 in 2005 and travels across the country visiting theme parks and riding roller coasters. In addition to blogging, he's a published author, having written a history book about his hometown amusement park, Libertyland, which was the home of Elvis Presley's favorite roller coaster. John currently lives in Nashville and considers Dollywood his "home away from home" park.
In a recent visit to Busch Gardens Tampa, I brought my drone with me and took photos of the theme park from above, providing me with views of the park I have never before seen. Below is a selection of...
Hersheypark today announced that Skyrush will open in 2024 with all-new seats and restraints that will offer riders “added comfort while experiencing the adrenaline rush they know and crave. The investment will also include a reimagined station with a new...
Phoenix Rising construction is picking up speed at Busch Gardens Tampa as the park’s new-for-2024 Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) family inverted coaster prepares to go vertical. Update: This afternoon, Busch Gardens Tampa shared on Facebook photos of a large light...
Kings Island reached an exciting milestone today when construction crews installed the first piece of track of the park’s new-for-2024 family roller coaster, Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers. Announced in August 2023, Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers is a Vekoma “Family Boomerang”...
Proposed theme parks with their beautiful renderings and exciting coaster lineups generate much excitement among amusement industry fans and locals living in the surrounding area. They bring with them the possibility of new roller coasters, attractions and tourism dollars for...
We’re keeping a running list of all the new-for-2025 roller coasters as they’re announced. Even though the 2024 season has yet to begin for many parks, we are already learning details about the roller coasters that are slated to open...
The Dolly Parton Museum — dubbed the Dolly Parton Experience — is scheduled to open this spring, and Dollywood has just released new renderings of the immersive, interactive exhibits. The Dolly Parton Experience will feature “interactive elements to make guests...
The historic Lakemont Park in Altoona, PA, announced yesterday that it will not operate its coasters and other rides for the 2024 season due to financial challenges. The 131-year-old amusement park shared the following announcement on its Facebook page: As...
Universal today revealed exciting new details about the Universal Epic Universe, the company’s new Orlando theme park that is slated to open in 2025. The news release details the five themed areas that will comprise the new-for-2025 Universal Epic Universe...
2024 is here, which means amusement park and theme park opening dates for the 2024 season are upon us. Parks across the US are posting their 2024 opening dates, so we’re compiling those dates and operating calendars into one list...
We’ve all experienced it — you reach the end of an amazing coaster that ended too soon. Maybe it still had enough momentum for one more element. Or it was simply so fun that you didn’t want it to end....
Unveiled yesterday, the proposed Libertyland USA theme park would anchor a sprawling resort in South Dakota alongside a retail/dining center, special event facility, resort hotel, RV campground and resort as well as a residential village. Storyland Studios, an experiential design...
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