We still have to wait a few months until Silver Dollar City’s new-for-2018 Time Traveler spinning coaster welcomes its first riders, but the coaster has already begun testing. The park sent us a video showing one of the intricately themed...
Continue reading...mack
Silver Dollar City Adding Time Traveler in 2018
Silver Dollar City announced today that it will be adding Time Traveler, the world’s fastest (50.3 mph), steepest (90 degrees) and tallest (100 feet) spinning coaster. “Time Traveler speaks to the dreamer in each of us. This custom-designed coaster defies...
Continue reading...DC Rivals HyperCoaster Announced for Warner Bros. Movie World
Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast of Australia will later this year debut DC Rivals HyperCoaster, the tallest roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere. The roller coaster will stand 202 feet tall with a top speed of 71...
Continue reading...Star Trek: Operation Enterprise at Movie Park Germany Prepares for Launch
Star Trek: Operation Enterprise at Movie Park Germany is nearing completion, and the park is preparing for its spring 2017 debut. Over the past several weeks, the park has released several updates on the coaster’s progress. The Star Trek-themed Mack...
Continue reading...Blackpool Pleasure Beach Launched Steel Coaster in 2018
Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England has released stunning animation of its unnamed Mack steel launched roller coaster, which will open in 2018. Watch the animation below: The unnamed coaster, currently referred to as “Construction 2018,” will be the United Kingdom’s...
Continue reading...Star Trek Coaster Coming to Movie Park Germany in 2017
A Star Trek coaster is landing at Movie Park Germany — the theme park announced this week that a Star Trek-inspired launched steel roller coaster will open in 2017. The roller coaster, officially named Star Trek: Operation Enterprise, will be a Mack...
Continue reading...Walibi Belgium Opens Pulsar Insane Launched Water Ride
Walibi Belgium recently debuted Pulsar, Mack Rides’ first ever “Power Splash” model — a launched, shuttle-style water coaster unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Yes, a launched shuttle water coaster —a mouthful. And it operates two boats. But how does it...
Continue reading...Walibi Holland’s Crazy Lost Gravity Coaster Opens
Walibi Holland recently opened Lost Gravity by Mack Rides, a twisted coaster similar to Gerstlauer’s “Infinity Coaster” models (think Monster at Adventureland). The coaster stands 105 feet tall and reaches a top speed of 54 mph. It features two inversions:...
Continue reading...Carowinds Adding Vintage Flat Rides in 2017
We’re just 36 days away from the opening day of Carowinds‘ 2016 season — a season that promises to build on park’s successful 2015 campaign with the rebranding and expansion of Carowinds’ existing Boomerang Bay water park into “Carolina Harbor,” and...
Continue reading...Cobra’s Curse Layout Revealed
Busch Gardens Tampa provided additional details about the latest thrill ride project coming in 2016, including a detailed model revealed at the International Amusement Parks and Attractions show in Orlando. Cobra’s Curse is a family roller coaster with freely spinning ride...
Continue reading...Turbulence Testing at Adventureland
Adventureland (in Long Island, N.Y.) is preparing to open its spinning coaster, Turbulence. Mack, the maker of the coaster, recently shared a video of the coaster testing. Watch it below: I was surprised how quickly the 12-seat train zipped through...
Continue reading...Take a Ride on Liseberg’s Helix
If you’ve been longing for a long roller coaster ride, you may want to book a trip to Liseberg in Sweden. Tomorrow, April 26, 2014, the park will debut Helix, a 4,531-foot-long launched Mack coaster. Yes, a 4,531-foot-long launched coaster. The park...
Continue reading...
Recent Discussion