From the majestic peaks of the Rocky Mountains to the sun-kissed shores of the Pacific Coast, the United States boasts a breathtaking tapestry of landscapes. What better way to experience the nation’s natural beauty and iconic cityscapes than from the...
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Top 10 Most-Missed Coasters from the 1970s
The 1970s were a pivotal time period for roller coasters. Designers pushed the envelope as steel became a more popular track material. Still, the classic wooden coaster remained a staple, with many opening across the country. According to RCDB, roughly...
Continue reading...Six Flags Magic Mountain Announces Wonder Woman Single-Rail Coaster for 2022
Six Flags Magic Mountain announced plans today for Wonder Woman Flight of Courage, which will become the tallest and longest single-rail coaster on the planet standing over 13 stories tall with more than 3,300 feet of track and reaching a...
Continue reading...10 Defunct Theme Park Steam Trains
Earlier this year we brought you a list of the best theme park steam trains still operating in America. But sadly there really weren’t that many to choose from as steam locomotives are becoming more and more scarce. The cost...
Continue reading...Six Flags Magic Mountain And Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Announce Reopening Date!
Both California Six Flags parks are jumping on re-opening as soon as possible. Six Flags Magic Mountain and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom announced today that they will reopen with rides on April 1. New guidelines from the state say that...
Continue reading...So When Will California Theme Parks Start Reopening? What We Know, and What We’re Guessing
Update: We’re adding the dates parks are opening as they announce them below, but also be sure to check our running list of re-opening dates for all US theme parks! Last week the state of California announced new guidance that...
Continue reading...Cruis’n the Park Car Show Coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain
As California theme parks remain closed, they keep finding new ways to bring in guests. This time Six Flags Magic Mountain is pairing up West Coast Customs — the famous car shop probably best known as the shop in Pimp...
Continue reading...20 in 2020: Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain
The next stop in our series of coasters celebrating their 20th anniversaries in 2020 takes us to Southern California. On February 11, 2000, the fastest, longest dropping closed circuit coaster in the world opened: Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain...
Continue reading...Enter To Win a West Coast Racers NanoCoaster!
Happy March, everybody! We’re now in the month when seasonal parks start to open, and we’re getting close to the opening of 2020’s new coasters. In honor of that, we’re giving away a prize from the first 2020 new coaster:...
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...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...
Continue reading...Coaster101’s Thoughts on Six Flags’ 2020 Announcements
Six Flags made their New For 2020 announcements last week. As always, the chain had something new for (almost) every park. The major news was the new custom RMC Raptor coaster coming to Six Flags Great Adventure, Jersey Devil Coaster....
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