Check out the latest video of the cantilevered roller coaster concept model. I completed some of the fine details for the main layout including the cross-ties, support columns, and cement footers. I also attempted to add a banked track section...
Continue reading...Interview with author Steve Alcorn
I recently read and reviewed the wonderful book Theme Park Design: Behind the Scenes with an Engineer, a great read full of fascinating tidbits about what actually goes on during the development of a themed ride. The book was great...
Continue reading...Herschend to manage Elitch Gardens and Darien Lake
Herschend Family Entertainment, the owners of both Dollywood and Silver Dollar City, will take over management of Elitch Gardens and Darien Lake beginning today, January 25, 2011. The company released the following press release: “January 25, 2011, Orlando, FL &...
Continue reading...Green Lantern rises
Construction of Green Lantern at Six Flags Great Adventure is moving along quickly. Work has already begun on the coaster’s 154 foot lift hill. The first piece of the lifthill track is put in place. “Workers remove crane harnesses after track...
Continue reading...Texas Giant makes first test run
The renovation of Texas Giant is nearing completion! Six Flags over Texas posted a video on their Facebook of a shortened train making a complete circuit. The park said: “Yesterday was a big day here at the park. We did the...
Continue reading...Scream Zone coaster names revealed
The newest Coney Island amusement park doesn’t open until April, but the names of its two coasters have already been revealed: Beach weather is still several months away, but Coney Island is already preparing for the addition of its newest amusement...
Continue reading...New Fantasyland plans include coaster
Disney has modified Magic Kingdom’s massive Fantasyland expansion to include a new one-of-a-kind mine coaster themed to Snow White’s Seven Dwarfs. Above is an overview of the area as it will appear when it opens (in phases) beginning in the fall...
Continue reading...Superman: Escape from Krypton POV
Six Flags Magic Mountain posted an on-ride video of Superman: Escape from Kryptron (formerly Superman: The Escape). The coaster’s reversed trains give an entirely different experience. It looks even more exciting backwards!
Continue reading...Ferrari World to be sold to government
The owners of the new Ferrari World theme park in Abu Dhabi are selling the park to the government, according to this report: Aldar Properties is to sell Ferrari World, its car-themed amusement park, to the government less than three months after...
Continue reading...Book Review: Theme Park Design
[Note: actual quotes from the book are in italics] I just finished reading Theme Park Design: Behind the Scenes with an Engineer by Steve Alcorn, a very smart book about designing theme park attractions. Have you ever looked at a...
Continue reading...Family Gerstlauer Shuttle coming to Germany
I’m a sucker for miniature shuttle and/or launched coasters, and this small Gerstlaur shuttle which is under construction at Freizeitpark Ruhpolding in Germany is no exception. The layout is somewhat like a miniature boomerang, sans inversions. I think this would be a...
Continue reading...Gwazi to reopen with Millennium Flyer trains
This should come as good news to anyone who has previously ridden Gwazi at Busch Gardens Tampa: Gwazi will reopen on January 22nd, 2011 with sleek new Millennium Flyer trains. Busch Gardens Tampa released the following press release: “In 1999,...
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