I finally got around to using the free tickets to Cedar Point that I won from the K’nex Build-off competition. The weather forecast threatened rain but luckily it held off. We visited during Halloweekends in October last year and it...
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Holiday World Announces New Swing Ride for 2012
Surprise announcement today from Holiday World regarding replacing an old ride with a new one for the 2012 season: After providing 33 years of laughs and thrills, Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride will retire at the end of this season. The Everly...
Continue reading...Universal’s Motion Base Track Patent
We all know how much Universal Studios likes their motion based ride systems. Several attractions utilize some form of motion base technology including Men in Black: Alien Attack, The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman, and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey....
Continue reading...2011 Golden Ticket Award Results
In an awards show hosted today by Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, Amusement Today announced the winners of its prestigious 2011 Golden Ticket Awards, which are presented to the “Best of the Best” in the amusement industry. Calculated from an...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens announces Verbolten
This morning, Busch Gardens Williamsburg Park President Carl Lum, announced Verbolten, the newest roller coaster to the incredible line-up of coasters that the park already has. Verbolten will have multiple launches as well as surprises that can’t be found anywhere...
Continue reading...Interview with Timothy Swieter of Birket Engineering
We have another exciting interview feature for you this week. Timothy Swieter is a professional engineer with Birket Engineering and his resume includes several high profile projects including Universal Studio Singapore and Hong Kong Disneyland. Thanks Tim for taking the...
Continue reading...Vintage Park Photos: Disneyland 1985
This is the second installment of our vintage park photos series. Last week I shared some great shots of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom taken in 1979. This time we travel to the west coast and flash forward to 1985...
Continue reading...Vintage Park Photos: Walt Disney World 1979
This is the start of a new feature on Coaster101 called Vintage Park Photos! While digging through a bunch of my parents old photo albums I came across a number of old pictures from a bunch of different theme parks....
Continue reading...Zoombezi Bay’s Two New Waterslides
Zoombezi Bay, the waterpark located inside the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Columbus, Ohio, opened two new waterslides this year. Python Plunge is a master blaster slide with an uphill section and a double down. Big Boa Falls contains a...
Continue reading...Mammoth news for Holiday World
In case you missed it, today on their 65th Anniversary, President Dan Koch announced the largest single-ride investment in Holiday World’s park history. The World’s Longest Water Coaster will open in Splashin’ Safari next May, taking the record from their...
Continue reading...HersheyPark unveils SkyRush in 2012
Announcement week continues with the unveiling of HersheyPark’s new 2012 attraction, SkyRush, 200-foot tall roller coaster. This $25 million wing rider coaster, built by Intamin, will bring new thrills to the Comet Hollow area of the park. The ride will have...
Continue reading...Announcement Week – Day One Summary
This week is announcement week in the amusement park industry and we’ve had several exciting news items today already. Thorpe Park – The Swarm First up, Thorpe Park officially announced The Swarm today, a B&M Wing Rider coaster, similar to...
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