Amusement Today announced today the winners of the 15th-annual Golden Ticket Awards. The annual awards are presented to the “Best of the Best” within the amusement industry. This year’s awards were hosted at Dollywood, which just so happened to walk...
Continue reading...Six Flags Mexico Announces The Joker
Six Flags Mexico (located in Mexico City) will open The Joker, a Gerstlauer spinning coaster, in 2013. The coaster formerly operated as Pandemonium at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. The spinning coaster will sport a new color scheme as well as...
Continue reading...Roller Coaster Tycoon in Real Life
If you’ve ever played Roller Coaster Tycoon, you’ve probably wondered what it would be like to bring the game to life. The video below shows what Roller Coaster Tycoon might look like in real life. The video begins rather innocently,...
Continue reading...Miss Any Six Flags 2013 Announcements?
Announcement overload. August 30, 2012, was an exciting day for coaster enthusiasts. Six Flags announced 2013 plans for all of its parks on the same day. Needless to say, keeping up with all of those announcements can be overwhelming. Luckily,...
Continue reading...Canada’s Wonderland Trip Report
I’m going to write this Canada’s Wonderland review in the same style as Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback (MMQB) columns. Let me know if you like this format or not. Quick note, Wonderland is famous for their outstanding collection of...
Continue reading...Conneaut Lake Park Extends Season
This is certainly good news for a park that has had its ups and downs over the years! Conneaut Lake Park. Due to an increased number of guests, park owners have announced that the park will remain open on weekends...
Continue reading...Old Zippin Pippin Car Found
The original Zippin Pippin at the Libertyland amusement park in Memphis, Tennessee closed in 2005 and was subsequently sold at an auction for around $2,500 (yes, you read that correctly). The salvageable artifacts from the ride were sold to a...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America to igNIGHT in 2013
Six Flags Great America will premier a new nighttime spectacle in 2013 dubbed “igNIGHT – Grand Finale.” The park describes igNIGHT as “a mesmerizing and immersive nighttime spectacle bursting with energy, vivid colors, brilliant visual effects, lively performances, fascinating imagery,...
Continue reading...Sky Screamers for Six Flags over Texas and Georgia
Six Flags over Texas and Six Flags over Georgia will both add a Sky Screamer ride to the park in 2013, although the two differ significantly in size. Six Flags over Georgia’s Sky Screamer will stand at a height of...
Continue reading...Six Flags St. Louis Announces Boomerang
Six Flags St. Louis will open Boomerang in 2013. The coaster was formerly located at Six Flags over Texas. A press release from Six Flags St. Louis reads: “Next year when you visit Six Flags St. Louis you’ll be greeted by a...
Continue reading...Six Flags Fiesta Texas Announces Iron Rattler
Six Flags Fiesta Texas’ Rattler wooden roller coaster will be reborn as Iron Rattler in 2013, a hybrid wood and steel coaster featuring steep drops, over-banked turns, and 360-degree barrel roll. A press release from the park reads: “Six Flags...
Continue reading...Six Flags Magic Mountain Announces Full Throttle
Six Flags Magic Mountain will open Full Throttle in 2013, a multi-launch coaster featuring a 160-foot-tall loop. Six Flags Magic Mountain today announced another world-record addition to their coaster dynasty with Full Throttle, the world’s tallest and fastest looping coaster...
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