With August already upon us, it’s hard to believe that the summer season will soon be giving way to fall and parks’ Halloween festivities. I decided to visit Six Flags Great America for a mid-season checkup before the park goes...
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Trip Report: Goliath, Fog and Coasters After Dark
Working mere yards from Six Flags Great America means that the temptation to make a dash to the park after work always exists — especially when the park is open daily. This was also “Coasters After Dark,” meaning that the park...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America May 2014 Update
Six Flags Great America opened for weekend-only operations earlier in the month, and last weekend I traveled to the park to see — besides Goliath — what all had changed since I last visited in June of 2013. One of the most...
Continue reading...Dollywood Exceeds Expectations
Nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains lies Dollywood, Pigeon Forge’s most visited attraction. Unlike the many overpriced tourist-traps in the area, Dollywood exceeds expectations and blows its visitors away with their kind service and family atmosphere. They really...
Continue reading...Six Flags St. Louis 2013 Update
The weather could not have been better for my trip to Six Flags St. Louis yesterday. The sky was clear and blue; and the temperatures were mild. I had not been to the park since April 2012, so I was...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America 2012 Update
I went to Six Flags Great America today to see how the park was doing this season outside the addition of X-Flight. Since X-Flight was not operating today, I was forced to traverse through other areas of the park. The...
Continue reading...Europa Park’s wooden coaster construction
Great Coasters International is keeping those interested in the progress of Europa’s 2012 yet-to-be-named wooden coaster updated on their Facebook page. Vertical construction began in late August. Within a week the bottom of the unnamed coaster’s drop was beginning to...
Continue reading...Wild Eagle lift topping
Wild Eagle is growing with each passing day. On Friday, October 7, 2011 the ride’s lift hill was topped off. The crest of the lift hill is attached to a crane to begin its ascent. It’s almost there! There’s no doubt that...
Continue reading...Universal Orlando Trip Report July 2011
Coaster101 visited the Universal Orlando Resort from July 5th through the 9th. This was my first time staying onsite at one of Universal’s three hotels. Though pricey and not as nice as the four diamond rating would suggest, it was...
Continue reading...Legoland Florida is progressing nicely
Legoland Florida’s opening date is 100 days away, but the park is making great progress already: “Look how far we’ve come! With just 100 days until Grand Opening on October 15, LEGOLAND® Florida has released a new batch of photographs...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America 2011 Update
Every summer I take a trip to Six Flags Great America. Although I live in Memphis, Tennessee, Great America is more my “home park” than any other park. I spent four days at the park during my visit this year,...
Continue reading...Robocoaster CAD Model
I created a Kuka robo coaster model in CATIA. I used the car from my cantilevered roller coaster simulations to save time. The track is created using three sketches with laws (one overhead, one side profile, and one for banking)....
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