Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) builds some amazing roller coasters. Outlaw Run. Goliath at Six Flags Great America. And those are just their “built from scratch” coasters. The company has turned dying wooden roller coasters into the amazing hybrid coasters we now...
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Q&A with Future Coaster Designer Noah Roth
There’s a good chance you may someday ride a roller coaster designed by Noah Roth. A few weeks ago, I came across an amazing No Limits 2 creation: a fantasy RMC makeover of Mean Streak at Cedar Point: I tracked...
Continue reading...Interview with Carowinds “Thrill Caster” Chris Cullen
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...
Continue reading...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...How to make a Great Coaster – Q&A with Adam House of Great Coasters International, Inc.
I’ve long been a fan of Great Coasters International Inc. (GCII), known for their twisting, fast, wooden coasters. I considered myself incredibly lucky when they built Gold Striker in 2013 at California’s Great America, one of my local parks, and that...
Continue reading...Rocky Mountain Construction Facebook Q&A
Rocky Mountain Construction is designing and building the hottest new roller coasters these days. They’ve produced the incredible Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City and Goliath at Six Flags Great America. They’re a small, family owned business that’s always been very...
Continue reading...An Interview With Author Sam Gennawey
In our 2014 Gift Guide for Coaster Enthusiasts, one of the books listed was Universal vs. Disney: The Unofficial Guide to American Theme Parks’ Greatest Rivalry, by author Sam Gennawey. Mr. Gennawey took some time to answer some questions we...
Continue reading...Q&A With Mike Fehnel, GM and VP of Carowinds
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...Visit Santa’s Workshop, a Groundbreaking Theme Park
Tucked into the rolling landscape of Adirondack Park in upstate New York, Santa’s Workshop may not appear to be the most pioneering theme park in the world. But this family friendly, Santa-themed park is anything but average. Upon its opening in...
Continue reading...Q&A With Devin Olson, Theme Park Documentarian
Devin Olson has always loved the theme park industry. The founder and former owner of COASTER-net.com, Olson and his media company, Devin Olson Media, now produce the “From Dreams to Screams” roller coaster documentary series, with his next installment focusing...
Continue reading...Small Park Showcase: Bay Beach Amusement Park
Welcome to the second installment of our Small Park Showcase article series, which highlights the lesser known “hidden treasure” amusement parks that coaster lovers may overlook. Today, we’re covering Bay Beach Amusement Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The amusement park, located on...
Continue reading...TWINterns: An Interview with Dollywood Interns Evan and Landon Sherwood
Recently Coaster101 traveled to Dollywood, and sat down with summer interns Evan and Landon Sherwood, who are rising seniors at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Evan and Landon took some time out of their busy schedules to talk to...
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