Before Mount Olympus of the Wisconsin Dells was, well, Mount Olympus it was known as Big Chief Karts and Coasters. When I visited, the park consisted of a bunch of go kart tracks and the newly opened Cyclops wooden roller...
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Texas Giant to Break Records
Six Flags Over Texas has begun a $10 million renovation that will transform the Giant into a wood-steel hybrid with the steepest drop in the world (79 degrees) and the steepest banking on a wooden coaster (95 degrees). The ride...
Continue reading...K’nex Coaster Models
As a mechanical engineer and a roller coaster enthusiast, I have always wanted to design or build roller coasters. While I may never get the chance to work on a real one, I have built several coasters out of K’nex...
Continue reading...Winter Withdrawal
For coaster enthusiasts, living in the Midwest has its ups and downs (no pun intended). During the coaster riding season, from April to November, we are in “coaster heaven.” Indiana Beach, Holiday World, Kings Island, Cedar Point, Michigan’s Adventure and...
Continue reading...My 2009 Theme Park Statistics
While I was walking around Universal Studios Florida back in November, I noticed there were quite a lot of restaurants and shops, especially compared to the number of rides. I started wondering “what is the ride to shop ratio? How...
Continue reading...Holiday World Benefits from Kentucky Kingdom Closure
Though the closing of Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom is a very sad event, one park may be poised to reap the benefits of this unfortunate closure. SANTA CLAUS, Ind. — Word that Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville is closing brought a...
Continue reading...Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Closes
In a shocking bit of news today, Six Flags announced that, effective immediately, Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom will operate no more. Several of the rides will be relocated but the park will be closed, never to reopen. For awhile it...
Continue reading...Track Arrives at Kennywood
Track for the new Sky Rocket roller coaster has finally begun to arrive at Kennywood, courtesy of KPConnection. The track is a brilliant blue color which will contrast nicely with the silver and red cars. The question now is when...
Continue reading...Legoland California Pictures
With the recent announcement of Legoland Florida I thought it would be a good time to look back at some pictures I took from Legoland California in 2006. Most of these pictures are of “Miniland,” a giant display of Lego...
Continue reading...Cypress Gardens to become Legoland
According to this article Merlin Entertainment will announce Thursday that the company plans to open a Legoland amusement park at the old Cypress Gardens site. This was discovered in an e-mail sent to a county commissioner. Merlin, the world’s second-largest...
Continue reading...Create your own track record
Many coaster enthusiasts, including myself, like to keep track of all of the roller coasters they have ridden. Some websites allow you to do this, but you have to adhere to their rules and format. I decided to make my...
Continue reading...A ‘Lost’ Disney Attraction?
From Yahoo TV: Spoiler alert: “Lost” may find a happy ending after all, at Disneyland. That is, if some hardcore fans of both the happiest place on earth and the weirdest show on TV have anything to say about it....
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