Break out those cameras, it’s time to enter your best coaster photos in Coaster101’s annual roller coaster photo contest! We have three categories to enter this year: original, edited and Instagram. See below for more information on entry categories and contest...
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Should You Eat Before Riding a Roller Coaster?
Before you head out for a day at your favorite amusement park, you may find yourself asking: “Should I eat before riding a coaster?” For some, the phrase “losing your lunch” is synonymous with “roller coaster ride.” Getting sick on a ride...
Continue reading...Secrets Behind Frozen Ever After
Epcot’s new Frozen Ever After attraction opened to huge lines this week. According to the Twitterverse, the line was over five hours long within an hour of opening. 09:41 am and it is 300 minutes for #frozeneverafter @TouringPlans pic.twitter.com/T1avD2Ldc5 —...
Continue reading...The Art of On-ride Video with Upstop Media’s Scott Schaffer
It’s amazing how many different ways there are to get involved in the amusement park industry. Everyone from engineers to marketers to art designers to videographers can play a role in the industry. And we love meeting the people in each...
Continue reading...Lightning Rod Review: Dollywood Launched Wooden Coaster
I passed through the Dollywood turnstiles 15 minutes before the park’s scheduled 10 a.m. opening. My hands were already sweating — partially due to the soupy, humid air and partially due to the prospect of finally riding Lightning Rod. After...
Continue reading...Take a 360-degree Virtual Tour of Motiongate Dubai
The under-construction Motiongate Dubai theme park is quickly becoming one of my most anticipated amusement industry projects of 2016. While the theme park isn’t due to open until later this year, a 360-degree “virtual reality” tour of the park was...
Continue reading...Mako Pass Member Event At SeaWorld Orlando
Orlando Gets Its First Hyper Coaster Known as the “Theme Park Capital of the World”, Central Florida has its pick of world class coasters, from loopers, to launched coasters, to flying coasters. However, as an avid coaster enthusiast having been...
Continue reading...Win a Carolina Harbor Prize Pack! (And Tickets to Experience it First Hand!)
Recently, Carowinds opened their brand-new Carolina Harbor water park expansion. It’s going to be the perfect place to beat the heat this summer. But did you know that Carowinds’ water park was originally a separate ticketed attraction that was owned independently from...
Continue reading...Flying Visit to Walibi Holland
We managed to get the opportunity to get to Walibi Holland to experience their new for 2016 multi element steel coaster from Mack rides, Lost Gravity. Bringing their coaster tally to seven, this was already a good park for large...
Continue reading...Tokyo DisneySea Review and Report – Part 2
Astute Twitter followers of Coaster101 noticed that last month I visited Tokyo DisneySea, widely regarded as one of the best theme parks in the world. After getting back from Japan and digging through loads of photos, I’ve finally got a...
Continue reading...Epic K’NEX Coaster Modeling with Brandon Bombei
Brandon Bombei is a high school student from Tampa Bay Florida who has been building incredible K’nex roller coaster models for more than twelve years. This aspiring roller coaster engineer not only builds epic coaster models, he also takes them on the...
Continue reading...Dorney Park Trip Report – June 3, 2016
After two Six Flags parks in two states in two days, (Day One: Six Flags America, Day Two: Six Flags Great Adventure) it was time for a change of pace and scenery. Day Three of my road trip took me...
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