The IAAPA Foundation is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has granted scholarship funding for seven students attending the Rosen College of Hospitality Management who are following the Attractions Management track based on a career in the attractions...
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20 in 2020: Speed: The Ride
As the slogan goes, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” Unless you’re a roller coaster that would have turned 20 this year, and then we write about it on Coaster101.com. In this volume of “20 in 2020,” we’ll be...
Continue reading...Premier Rides Assists Park at OWA with Hurricane Cleanup
In the Muscogee Creek language, OWA means “Big Water,” and due to Hurricane Sally, the name of the Foley, Alabama amusement park took on a double meaning. The area between Mobile, Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida, took the brunt of the...
Continue reading...West Coast Racers Review – Get Ready To Race
This past weekend the long-awaited West Coast Racers opened for member and passholder previews at Six Flags Magic Mountain. We were lucky enough to get an invite from the park to come get a first ride on the new racing...
Continue reading...19 for ’99: Joker’s Jinx at Six Flags America
Welcome back to Coaster101.com’s “19 for ’99” series, where we’re taking a look at 19 of our favorite coasters who are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. This week, we’re headed just outside of the nation’s capital Washington D.C., where we...
Continue reading...19 for ’99: BuzzSaw Falls at Silver Dollar City
“You never even ‘Saw’ it coming!” and “The Wildest Ride in the Woods” were two of the frequently used taglines of Silver Dollar City’s BuzzSaw Falls, which was dubbed the world’s first “liquid” roller coaster. Welcome to another installment of...
Continue reading...Tigris Construction Tour at Busch Gardens Tampa
The construction of Tigris at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is well under way! Recently, the Tigris track was completed, and Coaster101 was invited for an exclusive behind-the-scenes construction tour of the Premier Rides Skyrocket II coaster. For background, SeaWorld Parks...
Continue reading...Six Flags Magic Mountain Adding Multi-Launch Racing Coaster West Coast Racers in 2019
At a ceremony Wednesday night, Six Flags Magic Mountain announced their new project for 2019: West Coast Racers. The ride will be a multi-launch racing coaster, and the parks 20th roller coaster. West Coast Racers is a Premier Rides designed...
Continue reading...Electric Eel Steel Construction Finished at SeaWorld San Diego
This week SeaWorld San Diego hit a major milestone for the construction of their new roller coaster, Electric Eel. The park completed the steel work on the ride, topping out what will become the tallest roller coaster in San Diego...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Yamaha Racing Coaster
Welcome back to our A-Z Coaster of the Week, where we highlight a roller coaster that corresponds with each letter of the alphabet. Did you know that there are only 9 roller coasters in history that begin with the letter...
Continue reading...SeaWorld San Diego Adding “Electric Eel” in 2018
The calendar just turned to 2017, and we already have our first official new attraction announcement for 2018 – Electric Eel at SeaWorld San Diego. Following the unprecedented opening of three new major attractions in 2017—Ocean Explorer, the new Orca Encounter...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Maximum RPM!
Welcome back to our weekly A-Z Coaster Series, where we highlight a coaster beginning with each letter of the alphabet. This week, our “M” coaster takes us to another “M,” Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and the now-shuttered Hard Rock Park/Freestyle...
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