This offseason, Coaster101 wants to take you behind the scenes of the theme park industry and talk to some key personnel at various parks around the country, not only to find out a little more about their respective parks, but about them...
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Thunderbird Track Completed at Holiday World
Holiday World’s new-for-2015 Thunderbird wing coaster is complete. Yesterday, the final piece of the 3,035-foot-long track was put into place. “Thunderbird track piece #77, ready to fly,” the park revealed in a Facebook post. The piece placed appears to be...
Continue reading...IAAPA Expo 2014 Highlights, Part One
This week, more than 27,000 amusement industry professionals and fanatics gathered in Orlando for the annual International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Expo. Great view of the #IAE14 show floor from atop the Themeing and Animatronics Industries display...
Continue reading...Holiday World Blanketed with Early Snow
Winter hasn’t officially arrived, but much of the United States is facing below-average temperatures and earlier-than-usual snowfall. Earlier in the week, Holiday World and its coasters were coated in a layer of snow, and the park fortunately took full advantage...
Continue reading...Thunderbird Continues to Hatch at Holiday World
The off season has begun, but luckily parks like Holiday World are keeping us in the coaster spirit by sharing amazing photographs of their new-for-2015 coasters under construction. Holiday World’s Thunderbird — B&M’s first launched wing coaster — is already well...
Continue reading...Thunderbird’s Vertical Loop Completed
Holiday World’s Thunderbird wing coaster continues to grow with each passing day. Last week, the B&M wing coaster’s highest point, the Immelmann inversion, was completed. And now, it’s the vertical loop’s turn. The 11-ton section of the vertical loop prepares...
Continue reading...Holiday World’s Thunderbird Topped Off
Construction crews at Holiday World are wasting no time in erecting the Bolliger & Mabillard launched wing coaster. A few days ago, crews hoisted the top piece of the coaster’s Immelmann inversion into place. The pinnacle moment was also captured...
Continue reading...Thunderbird Track Arrives at Holiday World
Is it 2015 yet? As coaster enthusiasts anxiously await other parks to announce their 2015 plans, track for Holiday World’s recently announced Thunderbird launched wing coaster is already arriving at the park. The park tweeted the arrival of the first sections...
Continue reading...Holiday World Announces Thunderbird Launched B&M Wing Coaster for 2015
After 66 days of teasing, hints and speculation, Holiday World has finally revealed the 2015 project years in the making: Thunderbird, a launched Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) wing coaster. Thunderbird features a 0-60mph launch in 3.5 seconds — very rare for a...
Continue reading...5 things we know about Holiday World 2015
It’s no secret Holiday World is building something BIG for 2015. They’ve even gone so far as to make a special website counting down the days until the official announcement that supposedly has been riddled with clues. We’re two-thirds of...
Continue reading...Holiday World Begins Countdown to 2015 Announcement
Even though the 2014 season is only a few weeks underway for most parks, Holiday World began its countdown to 2015 today with the launch of the “66 Days at Sea” countdown website. “Each day, a new journal entry will...
Continue reading...Koch Family Buys Alabama’s Splash Adventure
Members of the Koch Family (of Holiday World fame) unexpectedly announced today their purchase of Alabama’s Splash Adventure Waterpark with plans to reopen it and the dry park for the 2014 season. The news release states: “The Koch family has...
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