Alton Towers have recently submitted plans to upgrade the ‘Old MacDonald’s Farmyard’ area in time for the 2014 season. Even though there will not be any new rides, it is once again good to see UK parks investing in existing...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday 006
It’s time for week 6 of Mystery Coaster Monday! Try to correctly guess the edited photo for a chance to win a Coaster101 Prize Pack! We are keeping track of correct answers and the person with the most at the...
Continue reading...Golden Ticket 2013 Winners
Amusement Today revealed the recipients of the 2013 Golden Ticket Awards yesterday at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. While the list of winners contains many familiar names, some new-for-2013 attractions were recognized. The entire park and ride winner list is copied...
Continue reading...Holiday World 2014 Plans Announced
Holiday World announced their plans for the 2014 season today. The $8 million dollars worth of improvements include a swinging ship ride named Mayflower. “Since 2006, when we expanded Holiday World to include a Thanksgiving-themed section, we’ve received hundreds of...
Continue reading...2013 Golden Ticket Awards LIVE
It’s that time of year again! The 2013 Golden Ticket Awards presented by Amusement Today will be held today and tomorrow at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Each year awards are presented to the “best of the best” in all categories...
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...Mystery Coaster Monday 005
Here we are into week five of “Mystery Coaster Monday!” Try and correctly guess the coaster in the edited picture. We’re keeping track of who guesses correctly and the person that guess the most correct answers at the end of...
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...Worlds of Fun Announces SteelHawk
Worlds of Fun announced the addition of a 301 foot swing ride called SteelHawk. From the press release: Approximately 100ft taller than Rip Cord, Mamba, and Detonator riders will experience a sense of exhilaration which will mimic the feeling of...
Continue reading...Wonder Mountain’s Guardian at Canada’s Wonderland in 2014
Wonder Mountain’s Guardian is the new interactive dark ride announced for Canada’s Wonderland. For more than 30 years, a familiar darkness has surrounded Wonder Mountain at Canada’s Wonderland. Guests and employees alike have suspected a dark mythical presence hidden within...
Continue reading...European Parks 2013 and 2014 Update
There are so many BIG park upgrades taking place around the world in 2013/14, none more so than the recently announced plans for changes to many of Six Flags parks in North America. Here is an update to take a...
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