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What’s the Best Arrow Looper Left?

With Vortex at King’s Island officially retired last month, I’ve been thinking about Arrow looping coasters. These days they’re generally regarded as pretty rough, and the popularity of the older coasters has dwindled. As they age it also gets harder...

Nov 5, 2019 by Eric Wooley Features 0

A-Z Coaster of the Week: Wildfire

This week’s A-Z Coaster takes us to Wildfire at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. Opened in 2001, Wildfire is one of only five B&M sit-down looping roller coaster models in the world. At a cost of $14 million, Wildfire...

Jun 9, 2014 by John Stevenson Features 0

Outlaw Run in the Dark Review

Last weekend, I attended Silver Dollar City’s Outlaw Run “Drop in the Dark” event. There, around 50 coaster enthusiasts were some of the first to ride the park’s new Rocky Mountain Construction wooden coaster in the dark. In true...

Hades 360 Testing Videos

Hades 360 at Mt. Olympus officially opens today. The park released an onride and offride video of Hades 360 maneuvering through its new corkscrew inversion. Watch the videos below: Onride video: Offride video: Hades 360 originally opened as “Hades” in...

May 25, 2013 by John Stevenson Videos 0

Mount Olympus Takes Hades 360

Mount Olympus announced today at the IAAPA Attractions Expo that Hades will become “Hades 360” in 2012 with the addition of a “360 degree upside down loop and a 135 degree over-banked turn.” The park released the following information about...

Nov 13, 2012 by John Stevenson News 1