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Leviathan Complete

Leviathan at Canada’s Wonderland has been completed, as seen in a video uploaded to the park’s Facebook page. Below are some photos of Leviathan’s nearly-completed track. The bright blue track almost blends perfectly with the clear sky in some of...

Feb 8, 2012 by John Stevenson Photos 0

Shambhala’s Lift Hill Almost Complete

PortAventura’s Shambhala is grows with each passing week. Bloggercoaster has posted some great shots of the coaster’s mammoth lift hill. Shambhala’s color scheme is very interesting. It certainly blends into the background more than Dragon Khan. There’s so much steel....

Jan 31, 2012 by John Stevenson Features 0

Shambhala Rises at PortAventura

The Shambhala coaster under construction at PortAventura is progressing quite nicely. The 250-foot-tall mega coaster is a product of Bolliger and Mabillard. The ride’s logo has been revealed. It looks very fitting to the overall theme of the coaster. A...

Swarm trains unveiled

Thorpe Park posted the following photos of Swarm’s sleek trains. The attention to detail on the trains is extraordinary! You need a camera with panoramic capabilities to capture the entire width of these trains. Those seats look very comfortable. I’m...

Jan 10, 2012 by John Stevenson News Photos 0

Leviathan Construction Progress

Canada’s Wonderland’s Leviathan coaster doesn’t open until the Spring, but considerable construction progress has already been made on the world’s first B&M giga-coaster: In the above photo a crane lifts a large track section into place. The structure of the...

Dec 15, 2011 by John Stevenson Photos 0

Shambhala pieces arrive at PortAventura

Our friends at Bloggercoaster have posted photos showing the arrival of the first pieces of Shambhala, the PortAventura B&M mega coaster which is due to open next year. In the photo above, a crane is seen moving a small, dark...

Nov 24, 2011 by John Stevenson Photos 1

Port Aventura building huge B&M megacoaster

PortAventura announced recently many had been guessing… a B&M megacoaster. The yet-to-be-named coaster will stand nearly 25 stories tall (249 feet), will feature a 256 foot drop, and will reach speeds of 83 mph. Although the coaster’s name hasn’t been officially...

Oct 22, 2011 by John Stevenson News 0

Wild Eagle Loop Complete

Construction on Dollywood’s new wing rider coaster, Wild Eagle, is progressing at an astounding rate. The 135 foot first drop and towering vertical loop have already been completed! Check out the pictures of the loop sent in by Dollywood below...

Oct 13, 2011 by Nick Weisenberger Photos 2

Wild Eagle rises

Construction on Wild Eagle, North America’s first wing coaster is well underway as documented by Dollywood: The above video documents the progress being made on the ride, as well as a bit about the background of Wild Eagle. The video...

Oct 6, 2011 by John Stevenson Photos Videos 0

X-Flight track arrives

Shiny red sections of X-Flight track have arrived at the doorsteps of Six Flags Great America. The coaster is over half a year away from opening, but the park is already preparing for vertical construction to begin. Only three pieces of track...

Oct 5, 2011 by John Stevenson News Photos 0

PortAventura 2012 Construction Update

Our friends at Bloggercoaster shared great photos of the early construction work for PortAventura’s rumored 2012 coaster: Workers have already begun preparing the land for the new coaster. Construction is moving quickly as workers dig the holes necessary for the...

Sep 23, 2011 by John Stevenson Photos 0

Six Flags Great America preparing for 2012

They aren’t wasting any time! Six Flags Great America has already begun the necessary ground prep work for its 2012 coaster, X-Flight: Before too long a shiny red B&M wingrider will be flying through these parts! These mounds of broken-up...

Sep 17, 2011 by John Stevenson Photos 0