After years of development and construction, Pandora: The World of Avatar at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom is finally scheduled to open this summer, and Disney is beginning to preview the theme park land’s high-tech attraction and thematic offerings. Watch...
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Fun Spot America Announces Looping Wooden Coaster for 2017
Fun Spot America amusement park (the Kissimmee, Florida, location), has announced plans to build an inverting wooden roller coaster. The Gravity Group coaster is expected to open summer 2017. Fun Spot America Wooden Coaster 2017 Stats Track length: 2256 feet Lift...
Continue reading...Ride and Relax in a Hot Tub Roller Coaster at the Spamusement Park
A hot tub roller coaster at a spa-themed amusement park? In one of the most bizarre roller coaster and amusement park proposals I’ve seen in my life (and I’ve seen a lot), a Japanese resort town is proposing a spa amusement park....
Continue reading...See the Incredible 2016 Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo
Last Thursday night (11/17) we got a preview of Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo and this year it’s bigger and better than ever, with new attractions and traditional favorites. “Wildlights is a fantastic time to visit the Zoo because you get...
Continue reading...Skyline Attractions Announces Skywarp at IAAPA 2016
IAAPA Attractions Expo 2016 kicks off this week in Orlando, and one company has already announced exciting plans for a new ride. Skyline Attractions’ Skywarp “coaster” is touted to incorporate “modern technology with big structure, major thrills, speed, inversions, interaction...
Continue reading...Theme Park Under Construction in Coastal Alabama
Land is already moving in Foley, Alabama, in preparation for “Owa,” a 520-acre entertainment, shopping and dining resort that will feature a theme park. It’s scheduled to open in the summer of 2017. The development’s name, Owa, means “big water” in...
Continue reading...Big Dipper at Geauga Lake Demolished
Big Dipper has stood over the now abandoned Geauga Lake amusement park since 1925. But that reign ended yesterday as crews began bulldozing the historic wooden roller coaster. The coaster had remained largely untouched since 2007 when Geauga Lake ceased operations. Following...
Continue reading...Blackpool Pleasure Beach Launched Steel Coaster in 2018
Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England has released stunning animation of its unnamed Mack steel launched roller coaster, which will open in 2018. Watch the animation below: The unnamed coaster, currently referred to as “Construction 2018,” will be the United Kingdom’s...
Continue reading...A Fully Automated, Home Built, Steel Wild Mouse Coaster
We were really impressed by the amount of time and thinking that Paul Gregg puts into his backyard roller coasters in order to make sure they’re safe to operate. But he’s not the only backyard imagineer creating amazing projects. Another...
Continue reading...Skyline Attractions Teases Skywarp Attraction Concept
Skywarp, a new ride concept from Skyline Attractions, takes the circular “Larson Loop” flat ride to another level — and doubles it. According to the ride animation below, Skywarp would feature two separate “trains” that traverse the pretzel-loop style track layout. The two trains would...
Continue reading...Attractiepark Slagharen Building Gold Rush Infinity Coaster
Attractiepark Slagharen in the Netherlands announced this week that the park will open Gold Rush, a Gerstlauer launched Infinity Coaster, in 2017. Themed after the California Gold Rush of the 1800s, Gold Rush will stand nearly 102 feet tall and will...
Continue reading...12 Reasons Why Marineland is Equally Awesome and Disappointing
Marineland of Niagara Falls, Canada is one of the most unique, bizarre, and polarizing amusement parks in North America. Opened in 1961 by John Holer with just three sea lions, Marineland now boasts sixteen rides, including two roller coasters, and...
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