As summer winds to an end and the calendar marches into September, Theme Parks start gearing up for their annual Halloween events. To get you ready, we put together a run down of all the major Theme Park Halloween events...
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Three Six Flags Parks adding “Battle for Metropolis” in 2017
After the successes of Justice League: Battle for Metropolis attractions at Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags St. Louis in 2015, Six Flags added the attraction to Six Flags Great America and Six Flags Mexico this past season. Now,...
Continue reading...New Revolution Review: Bring on the VR!
This morning I got a chance to head to Six Flags Magic Mountain for the media preview of the New Revolution VR roller coaster, developed with VR Coaster using using Samsung Gear VR headsets. I’ll admit that I was skeptical...
Continue reading...Six Flags Magic Mountain Holiday in the Park 2015
Last week I was down in Southern California to take in Holiday In the Park at Six Flags Magic Mountain (as well as Knott’s Merry Farm, which you can read about here). This is only the second year of Holiday in...
Continue reading...3 Reasons Why Batman: The Ride will be Better than Green Lantern
Batman: The Ride will be opening at Six Flags Fiesta Texas this summer as the first 4D free fly coaster by S&S Sansei. The new coaster has been compared to the very similar looking Green Lantern at Six Flags Magic Mountain,...
Continue reading...Guest Photo Update: Twisted Colossus Construction
One of our readers, Keith, was at Six Flags Magic Mountain over the weekend, and took a bunch of photos of the Rocky Mountain conversion of Colossus to Twisted Colossus. Some Comments From Keith: -Clearly the issues associated...
Continue reading...Christmas Coastering in California
While large swaths of the country are already getting dumped on by snow, out here in California most of our amusement parks are lighting their Christmas trees and busting out the snow machines. In order to help convince those of...
Continue reading...Twisted Colossus construction photos from RMC
Rocky Mountain Construction, the coaster company famous for it’s re-works of classic wooden coasters into awesome hybrids, posted an album early this morning with some construction photos from their work on Twisted Colossus at Six Flags Magic Mountain. There are...
Continue reading...Halloween Season in California
With amusement park Halloween season almost (or already) upon us, I figured I’d provide a summary of the various Halloween special attractions and events at California’s major parks, and some links for more information on them. I’ll admit that I...
Continue reading...Portion of Six Flags Magic Mountain’s Colossus Catches Fire, Collapses
Firefighters were called to Six Flags Magic Mountain about 1:30 PM Pacific Time as Six Flags Magic Mountain’s Iconic “Colossus” Roller Coaster caught on fire, resulting in a collapse of the track at the crest of one of the coaster’s...
Continue reading...Six Flags Magic Mountain Colossus Closure Confirmed
The rumors of Six Flags Magic Mountain’s mammoth double coaster, Colossus, closing at the end of this year are indeed true. Six Flags hung banners in the park announcing the last day to ride will be August 16th. At this point...
Continue reading...Roller Coaster Design Trends and Technology
A reader recently asked me for my thoughts on how roller coaster design is changing. Specifically, he wanted to learn more about growing trends and new technology. I decided I would share my response with the rest of you and...
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