In a surprising move, Jeff Pike, Chris Gray, and Evan Souliere have announced they have the left the renown wood coaster builder Great Coasters International to join with Bill Wydra in forming a new company, called Skyline Attractions. They issued a press...
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Hurler at Carowinds Receiving Off-Season Repair
Great Coasters International (GCI) recently shared some interesting photos of the coaster company’s off-season work on Carowind’s Hurler wooden coaster. The coaster opened in 1994, along with its sister coaster of the same name and design at Kings Dominion. “The...
Continue reading...White Lightning Construction Thunders Ahead
Work on the White Lightning wooden coaster at Fun Spot Action Park in Orlando, Florida continues. Great Coasters International (GCI) shared some beautiful photos of the coaster’s progress on the company’s Facebook page. The coaster is 2,000 feet long and...
Continue reading...IAAPA 2011: GCI Big Fun concept
Great Coasters International is showing off a compact coaster concept named “Big Fun” at IAAPA 2011. Below you’ll find video animation of the concept. GCI has a model of the coaster on display at IAAPA. This would fit perfectly at...
Continue reading...Europa Park’s wooden coaster construction
Great Coasters International is keeping those interested in the progress of Europa’s 2012 yet-to-be-named wooden coaster updated on their Facebook page. Vertical construction began in late August. Within a week the bottom of the unnamed coaster’s drop was beginning to...
Continue reading...Mountain Flyer POV
Great Coasters International just unveiled a front-seat video of Mountain Flyer, their new-for-2011 wooden roller coaster at Knight Valley in Shenzhen, China. Built on the side of a mountain, it’s their tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster to date. I...
Continue reading...GCI’s Knight Valley Construction Photo
The guys at Great Coasters International recently posted a construction photo from their massive Knight Valley wooden coaster project. The unnamed terrain coaster will stand 147 feet tall stretch an unheard of 4871 feet long. Click here to follow GCI on...
Continue reading...Q/A with GCI Intern Eamon Kelly
We have a special treat for you today here at Coaster101. We recently had the opportunity to talk to Eamon Kelly, currently an intern at Great Coasters International and a member of the Ohio State Theme Park Engineering Group. Originally...
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