Following the announced closure of Six Flags Magic Mountain’s “Green Lantern: First Flight,” there was a lot of speculation as to where the coaster would end up. It looks like we have our answer, as Six Flags is sending the...
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Rating Every Coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain
Two members of the Coaster101 team recently visited Six Flags Magic Mountain. For John, it was his first visit, while I (Eric) am a somewhat regular visitor (usually a few times a year). Together we’ve decided to rate every full-size...
Continue reading...Our Most Anticipated 2019 Roller Coasters Opening in North America
2018 was a great season for new roller coasters. But the season has come to an end and now we turn our attention on the new year and the new crop of roller coasters and thrill rides. Which ones are...
Continue reading...West Coast Park Holiday Roundup
With Halloween season now squarely in our rear-view mirrors, amusement parks throughout the country are starting to jump into their holiday season festivities. From overlays to shows to food, West Coast parks are all growing their celebrations this year. So,...
Continue reading...Our Thoughts on Six Flags’ New for 2019 Announcements
Six Flags recently announced all of their 2019 projects. The Coaster101 team got together to discuss our thoughts on the whole range of announcements, including what surprised us, what we’re most excited about, and what we think could come next....
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...What We Think About the 2018 Six Flags Announcements
A couple weeks ago the whole Coaster101 team got together to share our mostly positive thoughts about the 2018 Cedar Fair announcements (which included four pretty awesome looking coasters). Now it’s Six Flags’ turn, as they made new attraction announcements...
Continue reading...Six Flags New England & Six Flags Magic Mountain Adding Pendulum Attractions in 2018
Six Flags announced today that two of its parks would be adding pendulum attractions, including the world’s largest at Six Flags Magic Mountain. CraZanity At a record-breaking 17 stories in the air, CraZanity, manufactured by Zamperla, will reach speeds up...
Continue reading...How Sally Corp is Bringing Top End Dark Rides to Regional Parks – Interview with John Wood and Rich Hill
On July 12 (ie. tomorrow), Six Flags Magic Mountain is opening the latest of their “Justice League: Battle For Metropolis” 4-D interactive dark rides (EDIT: The ride is now open, tell us what you think!), the seventh in the park...
Continue reading...Six Flags Magic Mountain Justice League Opening Date Announced
After being quiet about their new attraction through the Spring, Six Flags Magic Mountain revealed on Twitter yesterday evening a July 12 opening date for Justice League: Battle for Metropolis. The ride is an updated version of the Justice League...
Continue reading...Galactic Attack VR Coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain and Discovery Kingdom
VR roller coaster overlays burst onto the scene last year in a big way, with every Six Flags park in North America adding (optional) Virtual Reality Samsung Gear headsets and VRCoaster experiences. Today Six Flags announced the next generation of...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week – Revolution
We’re sticking on the West Coast for this weeks A-Z Coaster of the week. For the letter “R”, we’re looking at a coaster that had one of the most important “firsts” in modern coaster history, Revolution at Six Flags Magic...
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