After over a decade in development, The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is poised to open it’s largest expansion in zoo history, the Heart of Africa. Coaster101 got a sneak peak of the new region before it opens to the general...
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Six Flags Great America May 2014 Update
Six Flags Great America opened for weekend-only operations earlier in the month, and last weekend I traveled to the park to see — besides Goliath — what all had changed since I last visited in June of 2013. One of the most...
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...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...
Continue reading...Trip Report: Busch Gardens Tampa
On January 21, I made my first trip to Busch Gardens Tampa in roughly 15 years. I don’t remember the exact date I was last there, but if I recall correctly, Gwazi had just opened, and it was before I...
Continue reading...Silver Dollar City Trip Report July 2013
Last Saturday, I visited Silver Dollar City after attending the Outlaw Run “Drop in the Dark” event the previous night. Interestingly enough, I was last at the park (during the day) exactly ten years earlier. I knew that the park...
Continue reading...Sneak Peak! Canada’s Wonderland Opening Tomorrow. Stormy Leviathan Photos!
Who’s excited for the summer? No school, no Canadian snow, and no more waiting for theme parks to open! Here in Toronto, the weather is sunny and perfect for tomorrow’s opening day at Canada’s Wonderland, and I am stoked and...
Continue reading...Trip Report: Six Flags over Georgia’s Fright Fest 2010
A group of us took a trip down to Austell, Georgia yesterday to visit Six Flags over Georgia and see how their Fright Fest compared to last year’s trip. Fortunately, unlike last year, the temperature was warm and the skies were...
Continue reading...Trip Report: Six Flags St. Louis
I travelled north yesterday to Eureka, Missouri to visit Six Flags St. Louis. Overall, the day was enjoyable. But I guess I’m spoiled by Six Flags Great America, the staff, customer service, cleanliness, etc., just doesn’t seem up to par....
Continue reading...Universal Orlando Trip Report
As you may have read, Coaster101 recently returned from a trip to Florida where we visited Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure Theme Parks. Here are a few pictures from the parks along with some of my random thoughts about...
Continue reading...A Recap of My 2009 Season
This was surely one of my biggest surprise seasons of all time. In February I was looking at visiting two parks at the most but by the end of October I’ve been to a total of four parks and one...
Continue reading...Trip Report: Indiana Beach
Coaster101 forum member “DropZone99” takes on a tour through a tour of Indiana Beach in… you guessed it: Indiana. This park features rides like Steel Hawg, Cornball Express, and Hoosier Hurricane.
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