Cedar Point’s Valravn opens to the public this Saturday (May 7) and to ramp up the anticipation for the big debut, the park has released an on-ride POV video of the Bolliger & Mabillard dive coaster in action. Watch it for...
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Review: Storm Chaser Touches Down at Kentucky Kingdom
Two Coaster101 writers recently visited Kentucky Kingdom to preview the park’s newest roller coaster, Storm Chaser. The Rocky Mountain Construction coaster utilizes the support structure from the park’s former Twisted Twins, a dueling wooden coaster built by the now-defunct Custom Coasters...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens Williamsburg Animated InvadR POV
Busch Gardens Williamsburg today released an animated InvadR POV video which presents a detailed look at the park’s 2017 wooden roller coaster. Watch the InvadR POV below: While the Great Coasters International coaster won’t until next year, virtually riding the coaster...
Continue reading...On-Ride Video of Mako at SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando has unveiled on-ride video of its new-for-2016 Mako hyper roller coaster ahead of its scheduled June 10 opening. Watch the coaster in action below: The coaster was announced last May. The park equates the ride experience to the...
Continue reading...Lagoon’s Cannibal Testing with Riders
The wait is almost over — hopefully. Lagoon’s highly anticipated Cannibal coaster was seen today testing with human riders. Watch the video of some lucky people riding the coaster below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBk1pastoNg As of this posting, Lagoon’s website acknowledges the coaster’s...
Continue reading...Impulse Testing at Knoebels
Knoebels has been quietly building a Zierer steel looping “Extreme” coaster over the winter, and now you can virtually ride it for yourself before it opens this summer. The park shared the onride POV video of the coaster making one...
Continue reading...Amazing Aerial Footage of Lagoon’s Cannibal
Construction crews at Lagoon are hard at work building Cannibal, arguably one of the most bizarre roller coasters of the century, and recent drone footage illustrates the size and scope of the ride. Watch the video below: Cannibal stands 208 feet...
Continue reading...Coasters, Food and Beverages Don’t Mix
The approaching off season is a dull time for roller coaster enthusiasts. Soon, many parks across the country will be closing up for the winter season. And most of us, except for the lucky folks in California and Florida, will...
Continue reading...Flight of Fear With the Lights On
If you’ve ever wanted to see the intricate web of steel that is an indoor Premier “spaghetti bowl” coaster, look no further than this video shared by KICentral.com. The enclosed launched roller coaster debuted at Kings Island in 1996 as...
Continue reading...GateKeeper in Slow Motion
Aside from the on-ride photographs available for purchase after a coaster ride, seeing riders’ expressions for more than a split second is difficult. But photographer and cinematographer Joe Vaughn captured incredible slow-motion footage of Cedar Point’s GateKeeper wing coaster last...
Continue reading...Dollywood Unveils Full FireChaser Express Animation
After teasing us with snippets of video, Dollywood has officially released the full-length animation for FireChaser Express, their Gerstlauer family launched coaster that will open in 2014. Watch the entire video below: Below is an overview of the coaster’s entire...
Continue reading...Full Throttle Opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain
Six Flags Magic Mountain’s newest coaster, Full Throttle, opened this past weekend. The launched Premier coaster now holds the title as the world’s tallest and fastest looping roller coaster. Full Throttle riders face a zero-to-70 mph launch up and over...
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