The final installment on our Disney-centric vacation series is all about the three days we spent aboard the Disney Dream (read our Art of Animation Tour here and our Magic Kingdom with a toddler rundown here). This is the second...
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Attraction Awards 2016: Vote
The time to vote for the 2016 Attraction Awards has arrived! We’ve tabulated your nominations and have selected ten nominees to represent each of this year’s six categories. See the official nominees below and vote today! UPDATE: The voting period has...
Continue reading...Inside the Under-Construction Motiongate Dubai
The Motiongate Dubai theme park, scheduled to open this October, is taking shape and is starting to look like a theme park. Last month, park officials released details about the Motiongate’s 27 rides and attractions. And now, they’re giving us an even...
Continue reading...Roller Coaster Wheel Material Science with Kate Kujawa
The ideal roller coaster experience is super-fast, super smooth and gets the rider’s adrenaline pumping. The roller coaster needs to be aerodynamic, durable, capable of holding a large load and pass all safety regulations. One important factor taken into consideration...
Continue reading...Review: Carowinds’ Taste of the Carolinas
I did a lot of different things at Carowinds in 2015, but one of my major regrets from last year was missing the park’s inaugural “Taste of the Carolinas” Food Festival. After rave reviews from last year’s event, I knew that I wasn’t...
Continue reading...Attraction Awards 2016: Nominate
Welcome to the 2016 Coaster101.com Attraction Awards! This is our ninth annual nonscientific, lighthearted polling of six random categories related to the parks and attractions of the amusement industry. As always, we first open the floor to your nominations before the...
Continue reading...RollerCoaster Tycoon World Early Access Released
After years of waiting, RCT fans can finally play RCT4 – the long in development RollerCoaster Tycoon World…even though it still is not yet finished. So yes, you can actually purchase, download, and start building coasters just be aware that this isn’t...
Continue reading...Rundown of a day at the Magic Kingdom
This is part two of our three part series on our Disney-centric vacation. Previously, I took you on a tour of the Art of Animation Resort. Today, I’ll be walking you through our day at the most magical place on...
Continue reading...New Revolution Review: Bring on the VR!
This morning I got a chance to head to Six Flags Magic Mountain for the media preview of the New Revolution VR roller coaster, developed with VR Coaster using using Samsung Gear VR headsets. I’ll admit that I was skeptical...
Continue reading...From The Small Screen to the Midway: Video Games and the Next Wave of Dark Rides
Something unique is happening in the world of North American amusement parks soon as regional parks start to open for the 2016 season. For the first time in North America, two major amusement parks are introducing rides that are themed to popular video games: “Plants...
Continue reading...Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare: 3Z Arena Media Day Report
When Carowinds hinted at a second attraction coming to the park in 2016 during the Carolina Harbor announcement last fall, (and then officially announced that the new attraction would be called Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare: 3Z Arena in October), people...
Continue reading...Carolina Harbor Hard Hat Tour Part Four – March 23, 2016
As part of the Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 3Z Arena Media Day, members of the media were invited to take a hard hat tour of Carolina Harbor. This is the fourth tour of Carolina Harbor that we’ve taken, and...
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