With Halloween less than a week away, Six Flags Great America’s Fright Fest 2016 is approaching its final weekend. I visited the park on Saturday to check out the scares the park has cooked up for its 25th annual iteration of the...
Continue reading...How Minecraft Roller Coaster Tricks are Applied in Real Theme Parks
I had a blast attending and presenting at Minefaire, a massive Minecraft inspired fan experience. You can read more about what there is to see and do at Minefaire here. So what does this have to do with coasters and...
Continue reading...Joker Construction at Six Flags Great America
While vertical construction hasn’t yet begun on Six Flags Great America’s new-for-2017 Joker 4D roller coaster, the land clearing and ride shuffling is well underway. Joker will stand 120 feet tall and will feature five cars seating two pairs of...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Fury 325
Welcome back to another addition of A-Z Coaster of the week, where we examine a coaster corresponding with each letter of the alphabet. This week, we’re headed to where the Carolinas come together, Carowinds, and taking a look at the...
Continue reading...Minefaire and Roller Coasters
I recently had the opportunity and privilege of participating in a panel about roller coaster design at Minefaire, a massive Minecraft inspired fan experience. Held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA, Minefaire included entertainment, gameplay, and educational...
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...Review: A Trip To SCarowinds 2016
Since the announcement of a new maze and scare zone, and getting to experience both first hand, I have been excited to get back to Carowinds and experience the 2016 edition of their SCarowinds Halloween Haunt event. After my first visit to...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Expedition Everest
Welcome back to another installment in our “A-Z Coaster of the Week” series, where each week we feature a different coaster starting with a different letter of the alphabet. This week, we head down to the Theme Park Capital of...
Continue reading...Legoland Florida Opening Ninjago World, Dark Ride in January 2017
On the cusp of its five-year anniversary, Legoland Florida Resort announced this week that it will debut its new Ninjago World area — complete with an immersive 4D dark ride — in January 2017. Ninjago (pronounced Nin-Jah-Go) World, inspired by the Lego...
Continue reading...Amazing Photos of a Nearly Complete Motiongate Dubai Theme Park
Motiongate Dubai won’t officially open until December, but we’re getting a closer glimpse at the theme park as finishing touches are added to the 27 movie-themed rides and attractions, including five roller coasters. The movie theme park will also feature 15 cinematic “live...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Disaster Transport
Welcome back to another installment in our “A-Z Coaster of the Week” series, where each week we feature a different coaster starting with a different letter of the alphabet. This week, we head to America’s Roller Coast for our “D”...
Continue reading...Lake Winnie’s WinnepeSPOOKah 2016
Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park — Lake Winnie for short — is celebrating Halloween with its annual Lake WinnepeSPOOKah event. Time for some Lake WinnepeSPOOKah! @LakeWinnie #Spookah pic.twitter.com/4cApljXzsq — Coaster101.com (@Coaster101) October 8, 2016 I visited the park on Saturday. I was initially worried...
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