With Fury 325 and a new Slingshot attraction rising above the Carowinds horizon, not to mention a calendar full of new and exciting events for this season, Carowinds needed someone to cover all these momentous occasions. Enter Chris Cullen, who...
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Q&A With Matt Eckert, President and CEO of Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari
This offseason, Coaster101 wants to take you behind the scenes of the theme park industry and talk to some key personnel at various parks around the country, not only to find out a little more about their respective parks, but about them...
Continue reading...Disney California Adventure Retiring Luigi’s Flying Tires
After less than three years of operation, the Luigi’s Flying Tires ride at Disney California Adventure will be retired on February 16. In 2016, another tire-themed auto attraction will open in its place. The Disney Parks Blog reports: At the...
Continue reading...Kings Dominion to Rebrand Waterworks as “Soak City” in 2015
Originally opened as “Hurricane Reef” in 1992, Kings Dominion’s in-park water park “Waterworks” will be receiving a face lift, new attractions and a new name for 2015. Now named Soak City, the water park at Kings Dominion will feature many of...
Continue reading...Disney Parks Revealing Star Wars Plans This Year
It was only a matter of time, Star Wars junkies. Disney will reportedly announce later this year “ambitious” plans for new Star Wars attractions at Disney parks around the world. Disney CEO Bob Iger recently revealed in an interview that we...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Scavenger Hunt Giveaway
Welcome to the inaugural Coaster101 Scavenger Hunt giveaway! Each Tuesday during February, we’ll present three clues to a previous Coaster101 special feature. This could be an interview, an in-depth article, trip report, etc. You’ll be tasked with finding the Coaster101...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday #120!
It’s time for the last Mystery Coaster Monday of the season! We’re keeping track of who guesses correctly and the person that guess the most correct answers at the end of the feature will win a Coaster101 Prize Pack! How...
Continue reading...Fury 325 Construction Update 1/30/15
On Friday, Carowinds placed the final piece of track into place for Fury 325. We had the opportunity to take a hard hat tour of the Fury 325 site yesterday, and took some photos. Be sure to check out part...
Continue reading...Construction Update: Carowinds’ New Entrance and Slingshot
There is a lot going on at Carowinds this offseason. Not only are they building the world’s tallest, fastest, and longest Giga coaster, but they are also constructing a brand new entrance plaza as well as a Slingshot attraction. As...
Continue reading...The Coaster at Goats On The Roof
Recently, there has been a surge of Alpine coasters being built in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and the next to open will be The Coaster at Goats on the Roof. Last year, the Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster opened in Pigeon Forge...
Continue reading...Carowinds Releases “Amazing” 2015 Event Schedule
We have been following a lot of the happenings at Carowinds for 2015 here at Coaster101. Not only is the park redoing their entire entrance and building the tallest, fastest and longest Giga Coaster in the world with Fury 325, but today,...
Continue reading...Walt Disney World’s “Keys To The Kingdom” Tour Review
For the last several years, I have been on a quest for knowledge about Walt Disney World. I honestly can’t get enough of it. I’ve read everything I can get my hands on, and I still feel that there is more...
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