The Zippin Pippin Roller Coaster Construction blog is following the construction of the relocated ride very closely and has been making regular photo updates. For the last couple of weeks we’ve seen the foundation work for some of the straight...
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Busch Gardens Launches New Teaser Campaign
The Busch Gardens team continues to pour its heart into teasing us for 2011: “TAMPA, Fla. (September 16, 2010) – Amidst the latest round of internet rumors as to what Busch Gardens Tampa Bay may be building in Crown Colony Plaza,...
Continue reading...Cantilevered Coaster Update
Here’s the latest video in the development of the cantilevered roller coaster model. You can really see the full range of motion, though it probably is exaggerated a bit. One of the strengths of this design is its ability to...
Continue reading...Six Flags Over Georgia Announces New Coaster
A new Gerstlauer Euro Fighter will open at Six Flags Over Georgia in 2011. Dare Devil Dive’s mission begins as you’re pulled straight up to the sky on a special vertical chain lift, then slowly roll to the top of...
Continue reading...Designing a Virtual Roller Coaster
Eamon Kelly, whom you may remember from our earlier interview, has been writing programs with Matlab and AutoCAD in order to create a virtual roller coaster model. The work is still in the early stages but the eventual goal is...
Continue reading...Catia Coaster Model
Well, it looks like I’m not the only one designing roller coasters in CATIA. Yunus Alapan, a student at Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey, submitted some photos of a roller coaster he created with CATIA V5. I know from...
Continue reading...New Gravity Group Coaster for Grona Lund
2011 is shaping up to be a very busy year for the Gravity Group. Projects announced so far: Zippin Pippin relocation, Quassy family coaster, and a dueling coaster for Happy Valley in China. Today, the Gravity Group announced they will...
Continue reading...Cantilevered Coaster Simulations
Our first story on the cantilevered coaster we interviewed the John Hogg, the inventor of this totally unique coaster concept. This interview inspired me to create a 3D computer model of the ride and I unveiled some screen shots in...
Continue reading...Cantilevered Coaster Concept Model
I found this paragraph in the Cantilever Coaster article to be really interesting to me: I’ve tried creating virtual models several times using the help of friends who are proficient in different 3D software systems. Unfortunately by its nature the...
Continue reading...More Updates from Kennywood, Video Included
Sky Rocket launched at Kennywood last week and Coaster101 was there. Embedded below is some video I shot during the day of the event. This aren’t the best quality but here are a few pictures form Kennywood after the debut...
Continue reading...Sky Rocket Launches at Kennywood
Airtime while upside down?! Monday, June 28th was media day for Sky Rocket at Kennywood and Coaster101 was invited to attend. The clouds were threatening rain but, thankfully, it held off for the duration of the event. After some opening...
Continue reading...Holiday World Trip Report
I was going to post this earlier but then tragedy struck the park and it just didn’t feel right so I held off on it until now. I visited Holiday World the day before president Will Koch passed away. First,...
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