The Island in Pigeon Forge is a relatively new retail and entertainment center located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Situated on an “island” in the middle of the Little Pigeon River, The Island is like a mini newer, nicer, and cleaner...
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Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster Review
One of the newest attractions in the Pigeon Forge area is the Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster, the longest ride of its type in the US. Personally, it’s only the second alpine coaster I’ve rode after the one in Park City,...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Quantum Leap, Sochi Park Adventure
Привет из России! Our “Q” Coaster comes to you from Sochi Park Adventureland, aka the “Russian Disneyland” or “Putin-world,” in Sochi, Russia as we highlight the Vekoma “Giant Inverted Boomerang” coaster, Quantum Leap. Though the coaster has not opened to the...
Continue reading...Attraction Awards 2014: Results
The results are in! Below you’ll find this year’s winners and honorable mentions. Congratulations to all of the nominees, and special thanks to those who nominated and voted. Best New-for-2013 Attraction Outlaw Run (Silver Dollar City) © Silver Dollar City...
Continue reading...FireChaser Express is fun for the whole family
Last month Dollywood opened FireChaser, a dual-launch family coaster, and Coaster101 recently got to experience the awesome new addition. The Gerstlauer built coaster occupies the site of the former Adventure Mountain climbing attraction and even reuses some of the thematic elements....
Continue reading...Banshee Opens to Rave Reviews
After months of anticipation, Banshee was unveiled to the coaster world. This world record-breaking B&M had a lot of hype to live up to. Coaster101 writers Nick and Kyle were at Media Day to see how the new coaster measured...
Continue reading...Interview: “The Dark Side of Disney” Creators Philip B. Swift and Leonard Kinsey
Originally released in 2011, Leonard Kinsey’s book, “The Dark Side of Disney,” provided a unique alternative to the typical Walt Disney World guidebook. Instead of giving you attraction summaries or telling you to visit Toy Story: Midway Mania early in the day, Kinsey talks...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Predator
This week’s A-Z Coaster of the Week takes us to a former Six Flags park, now known as Darien Lake. Predator opened in 1990 as the largest wooden roller coaster in the state of New York and was built by...
Continue reading...Attraction Awards 2014: Vote
It’s time to vote for the 2014 Attraction Awards! You nominated your favorite parks and attractions from across the globe, and below are the official ballots. Remember, this a fun, non-scientific web polling. Please vote only once. The voting period will...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: OzIris
The A-Z Coaster of the Week is OzIris, the last B&M inverted roller coaster to open (before Banshee does later this week). OzIris debuted at Parc Asteriz (located in France) in 2012 and features five inversions including two zero-g rolls,...
Continue reading...Attraction Awards 2014: Nominate
It’s time once again for the Coaster101 Attraction Awards — our nonscientific, lighthearted polling of six random categories related to the amusement industry. We need your help nominating the attractions and parks for each category. Use the form at the bottom...
Continue reading...Trip Report: Carowinds
The weather was going to be perfect on Saturday April 5, and I had a great deal on tickets from LivingSocial, so I decided I would make the two hour drive west to Carowinds. For those of you who don’t...
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