Kings Island’s Banshee continues to grow in size. The park sent us the below pictures of the B&M inverted coaster’s 150-foot drop: “Construction of the 150-foot first drop on the new Banshee roller coaster at Kings Island is almost complete,”...
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Kings Island’s Banshee Lift Hill Rises
Kings Island’s B&M inverted coaster continues to grow seemingly each day. The park sent us a photo and video of the ride’s towering lift hill rising into the sky. © Kings Island “Workmen install column number seven for the 167-foot...
Continue reading...Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Testing at Magic Kingdom
Yesterday, Imagineers and Design & Engineering at Walt Diseny World’s Magic Kingdom marked a milestone in the construction of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train as the coaster completed its first complete test run. Last week, the coaster completed its first push/pull...
Continue reading...Six Flags St. Louis 2013 Update
The weather could not have been better for my trip to Six Flags St. Louis yesterday. The sky was clear and blue; and the temperatures were mild. I had not been to the park since April 2012, so I was...
Continue reading...World’s Largest Ferris Wheel Proposed for Japan
The “Nippon Moon” giant wheel may someday dominate the skies of Japan as the world’s tallest ferris wheel. Although the exact location and funding of the wheel are not secured, beautiful renderings of the monster wheel have spread across the...
Continue reading...Kings Island’s Banshee Rises
Construction crews at Kings Island are wasting no time in starting vertical construction on the park’s 2014 Bolliger & Mabillard coaster, Banshee. The park sent us the following two photos of the station-area track sections. From Kings Island: “The new...
Continue reading...Memphis Delta Fair 2013
In Memphis, Tennessee, the sixth-annual Delta Fair & Music Festival is underway amid temperatures reaching the upper nineties. Despite the heat, I spent a fun evening at the fair enjoying the one week each year in which one can ride...
Continue reading...Great Adventure Opening Tallest Drop Ride in 2014
Six Flags Great Adventure will shatter the world record for tallest drop ride with the addition of the 41-story Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom in 2014. Connected to the iconic Kingda Ka roller coaster—the 456-foot monster that ranks as the world’s...
Continue reading...Six Flags America Adding New Area, 2 Rides in 2014
Six Flags America announced a new Mardi Gras section of the park along with the addition of two exhilarating new rides. Ragin’ Cajun, a spinning, fast-track roller coaster, will be the theme park’s 9th roller coaster. Ragin’ Cajun will be...
Continue reading...Tsunami Soaker Opening at 2 Six Flags Parks in 2014
Both Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and Six Flags St. Louis will open Tsunami Soaker interactive water rides in 2014. Tsunami Soaker is similar to the classic teacup ride but with an exciting twist. Six passengers will board one of the...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America Wooden Coaster for 2014
Six Flags Great America will open Goliath—the tallest, fastest and steepest roller coaster in the world in 2014. “Six Flags Great America is known for introducing record-breaking and first-of-its-kind roller coasters,” said Hank Salemi, Six Flags Great America park president....
Continue reading...Crews Install First Piece of Banshee Track
Construction crews at Kings Island have installed the first piece of the Banshee inverted roller coaster which will open next year. © Kings Island “Construction crews have installed the first piece of track on the new Banshee roller coaster at...
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