Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit, the new coaster going in at Universal Studios Orlando is beginning to look pretty impressive. See for yourself: Photos by Adam Roth – Courtesy of www.themeparkreview.com What’s
A new blog that’s not about food or drinks! The amusement park visitor of today is vastly different than the visitor of yesteryear. Visitors, especially the younger generations, are expecting more
This is a continuation of my profit-maximizing an amusement park series in regard to soft drinks versus gate pricing. Soft drinks play an important role in amusement park economics. Soft drink
Welcome to the 2009 Coaster101.com Attraction Awards! The results are posted below. The results were very interesting, thanks to everybody who voted! This year we have five new categories: Behehoth – Canada’s Wonderland Hard
Another small park recently converted to Holiday World’s pricing formula. Magic Springs, in Arkansas, went to free drinks and sunscreen last year. They increased the gate by $7 (now $45.99
I’ve always heard alot about the Mr. Freeze at Six Flags St. Louis and Six Flags over Texas, but I’ve never given the two rides much thought until I took
Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, is a small family-owned and operated park with just four roller coasters. The park has been voted the “World’s Friendliest Park”
We got the chance to ask Bob Montgomery, the general manager of Wild Adventures, some questions about they plan to do with the park in the future: How is it working
Coaster101 member Johny Canon took a trip to Busch Gardens Europe to check out their annual Howl-o-Scream event. I think the European theme of the park is great for a creepy, dark setting. It
We took a trip up to Six Flags for the first time yesterday and I was really impressed with the entire park! It’s not a huge park but it has
Coaster101 recently visited the new Hard Rock Park and took some great photos of the park at sunset.
Before there was Six Flags Astroworld, there was just Astroworld. The park opened in 1968 and sadly closed in 2005. These pictures are from 1971. Several characters would roam the parks