The yet-to-be-named Great Coasters International coaster at Europa Park continues to rise. GCI has posted a few new photos of the construction progress on their Facebook:
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Dollywood Wild Eagle animation revealed
Dollywood has released incredible video animation of what riders will experience when their Wild Eagle wingcoaster opens in 2012: This animation excites us even more for riding Wild Eagle next year! The video was created by Mindplay Creative. Learn more...
Continue reading...Happy Halloween 2011!
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, but at the same time it marks the demise (for the most part) of the coaster season. As you enjoy the candy and frights that come with the season, we hope you have...
Continue reading...Snowtober Hits Knoebels
The freak “Snowtober” storm that hit parts of the northeast this weekend put a damper on several parks’ last operating weekend. Knoebels was hit by the unusual storm and posted photos of the aftermath to their Facebook:
Continue reading...Manta track arrives at SeaWorld San Diego
SeaWorld San Diego posted photos of Manta’s track arriving at the park yesterday. The family-sized Mack launched coaster is expected to open in 2012. Once the trackwork is complete work will begin filling in the ride’s lush environment. We’ll keep...
Continue reading...Another possible Spanish theme park
Lately, Spain seems to be the hot spot for theme park developments. The latest park to be considered will be located in Mallorca, an island located off the coast of Spain. The theme park is said to include a runaway...
Continue reading...The wingcoasters are rising
Two out of the three B&M wingcoasters under construction for the 2012 season are already making significant progress, and 2012 hasn’t even arrived yet. It won’t be long before the Wild Eagle trackwork at Dollywood is complete. The park’s construction...
Continue reading...Port Aventura building huge B&M megacoaster
PortAventura announced recently many had been guessing… a B&M megacoaster. The yet-to-be-named coaster will stand nearly 25 stories tall (249 feet), will feature a 256 foot drop, and will reach speeds of 83 mph. Although the coaster’s name hasn’t been officially...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America Fright Fest 2011
It has been six years since I last went to Six Flags Great America for Fright Fest. A lot has changed since 2005, so I looked forward to seeing how this Fright Fest compared: The day started out gloomy, but...
Continue reading...Great America Construction and Deconstruction
Six Flags Great America is building one roller coaster while simultaneously taking another one down. Needless to say, there’s a lot going on at the park: Thanks to the X-Flight construction site, you can now see clearly from Demon’s corkscrews all the way to...
Continue reading...Polar X-plorer coaster coming to Legoland Billund
Legoland Billund in Denmark will open a unique rollercoaster featuring a vertical drop element in May of 2012. The ride’s website states: “Take the goggles on, jump aboard the cool snowmobiles and go explore the wild polar animals and...
Continue reading...Europa Park’s wooden coaster construction
Great Coasters International is keeping those interested in the progress of Europa’s 2012 yet-to-be-named wooden coaster updated on their Facebook page. Vertical construction began in late August. Within a week the bottom of the unnamed coaster’s drop was beginning to...
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