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...
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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,...
Continue reading...The Cantilevered Coaster
In celebration of Coaster101’s birthday, I’d like to welcome you to another Coaster101 Special Feature. This time we talk with John Hogg, inventor of the totally amazing and unique cantilevered roller coaster concept. When I ride roller coasters today I...
Continue reading...Remembering Freedomland: Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of our Remembering Freedomland special feature. Today, we will be continuing our interview with Ben Rossi, a former entertainer of the now defunct park. If you missed Part 1 then be sure to read it here....
Continue reading...Remembering Freedomland: Part 1
Welcome to another Coaster101 Special Feature. Today, through the incredible experiences of one of its entertainers, we will be remembering Freedomland, a U.S. history inspired theme park in New York that existed from 1960 through 1964 . I had never...
Continue reading...Holiday World’s Plan B
Holiday World’s new Timberliner trains from the Gravity Group won’t be ready for riders on the Voyage this weekend or next. In order to deal with the capacity challenges presented by running just one of the original trains they’ve come...
Continue reading...Luna Park Reveals New Rides
Luna Park opens Memorial Day weekend with new rides and renewed promise that New York City officials hope signals the return of Coney Island to its glory days. Italian ride manufacturer Zamperla, which supplies theme park giants such as Disney,...
Continue reading...Disney Reduces Emissions
Disney has been doing their part to help the environment lately. We had an earlier article about Disney using LEDs. Now they are using cooking oil to power their trains and compressed natural gas fuel their trams. As part of...
Continue reading...Connect with Coaster101
I just wanted to take a second to remind you that there are several different ways to connect with Coaster101 to help keep you up-to-date with all of the latest happenings around the amusement park industry this summer. You can...
Continue reading...Book Review: Theme Park
[Note: actual quotes from the book are in italics and everything else is my own opinion] I just finished reading Theme Park by Scott A. Lukas, a very smart book about the amusement industry and the origins of the theme...
Continue reading...Q/A with GCI Intern Eamon Kelly
We have a special treat for you today here at Coaster101. We recently had the opportunity to talk to Eamon Kelly, currently an intern at Great Coasters International and a member of the Ohio State Theme Park Engineering Group. Originally...
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