I recently finished reading John Hildebtandt’s fantastic book, Always Cedar Point: A Memoir of the Midway. As John himself says, his book is not a history of Cedar Point nor a corporate history of the park, but rather his personal...
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19 for ’99: Bizarro at Six Flags Great Adventure
We’ve selected 19 of our favorite roller coasters that are celebrating their 20th anniversaries this year, and will profile them every other Thursday for the next several weeks. This week we’ll be taking a trip to Six Flags Great Adventure...
Continue reading...How Entech Innovative Engineering Can Build Just About Anything
Designing and building something that has never been constructed before? That’s what the team at Entech Innovative Engineering has done for 25 years on a startlingly wide range of unique projects in the themed entertainment industry. We recently caught up...
Continue reading...Introducing the 2019 Coaster101.com Park Mania Champion: Hersheypark
How Sweet it is..and by Sweet, of course we mean the Chocolate! We started with 68 parks. After more than 65,000 total votes cast, we’ve narrowed it down to the one winner of 2019’s edition of Park Mania: Hersheypark! Originally...
Continue reading...CONTEST: Enter to Win a Coaster101.com Copperhead Strike Prize Pack!
At Coaster101, we’ve had a great time covering Carowinds‘ newest roller coaster, Copperhead Strike, from teases, to announcement, to construction (and more construction, and more construction, and more construction, and more construction!) to actually getting to experience the Carolinas’ first double launch...
Continue reading...Examining The “Easter Eggs” of Carowinds’ Blue Ridge Junction
If you look at a calendar, you’ll see that Easter isn’t for a few more weeks, but it’s clear that Carowinds didn’t get the memo when constructing their all-new Blue Ridge Junction. The new seven acre area is full of...
Continue reading...Coaster101.com 2019 Park Mania: The Finals
It Started with 68. Now we’re down to 2. Here at Coaster101, while we love a good bracket pool, we decided to have some fun with the bracket system this year, and bring back our annual event, this year (in...
Continue reading...Book Review + Giveaway: Walt Disney World Hacks
As someone who is planning a trip to Walt Disney World trip, I have to admit that I’m a little intimidated. I haven’t visited a Disney park in nearly 10 years, and I know a lot has changed — new...
Continue reading...Creating Copperhead Strike’s Byrd Farm with Adam McIntyre of Weber Group, Inc.
One of the early hits of the 2019 season has been Copperhead Strike at Carowinds. Not only is it a great addition to the park from strictly a roller coaster point of view, the theming for the attraction is some...
Continue reading...Coaster101.com 2019 Park Mania: Semi-Finals
Dollywood or Cedar Point? Chocolate or Boysenberries? Here at Coaster101, while we love a good bracket pool, we decided to have some fun with the bracket system this year, and bring back our annual event, this year (in an effort...
Continue reading...The Art of a Roller Coaster Trick Shot with Harlem Globetrotter “Zeus” McClurkin
If you’ve been on the internet at any time over the past week, there’s a good chance you’ve seen the video below, which features a member of the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters sinking a basketball shot from the Orange Streak...
Continue reading...Notre Dame Student Groups Build LEGO KingDome
The Themed Entertainment Association and Lego Club student groups at Notre Dame recently collaborated on building a LEGO theme park. We’re big fans of theme parks and everything LEGO, so this event was right up our alley! Jake Plocher, whom...
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