The A-Z Coaster of the Week for the letter F is…Fahrenheit at HersheyPark! A few stats: Park: HersheyPark Opened: 2008 Length: 2,700 ft. Height: 121 ft. Speed: 58 mph Inversions: 6 Manufacturer: Intamin Fahrenheit...
Earlier, John shared one of his best memories from 2012 so I thought I also would take some to reflect on the year and look forward to what’s coming. I was fortunate enough to visit...
Crews at the severely damaged Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey are removing damaged attractions so that the pier can hopefully reopen in time for the 2013 summer season. The Casino Pier owners are...
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment plans to trade publicly and has filed the preliminary paperwork necessary for an initial public offering (IPO), according to the Orlando Sentinel. The Blackstone Group, which purchased the company in 2009,...
When Joel at The Coaster Critic asked me to take part in the “best ride experience of 2012” series, I thought for a while before deciding. My stellar 2012 coaster season included riding both of the new U.S. wing...
“Merry Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight!” From the entire Coaster101 team, we would like to wish all of our readers celebrating today a very merry Christmas. We hope this year has been...
This week we travel to the sunny state of Florida for the “E” coaster of the week: Expedition Everest. Opened in 2006 at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom theme park, Expedition Everest quickly became an...
Six Flags Fiesta Texas construction crews are progressing quickly with Rattler’s conversion into the wood-steel Iron Rattler hybrid. The park shared some incredible panoramic shots of the construction site on the Six Flags Fiesta Texas Facebook...
One of the primary reasons for making our trip to Disney World in December (besides checking out New Fantasyland) was to see some of the holiday celebrations and events. It’s an especially enchanting time of...
Kings Island, only having a wooden coaster that was over the 200-foot mark that didn’t quite please the public, wanted a true hyper-coaster built and in 2009, it came and it was a hit. Having a height...
Disneyland announced on Wednesday via the Disney Parks blog that Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will close in early January of 2013 for a lengthy rehab. The coaster will reopen in the Fall of 2013. ©...
Cedar Point’s under-construction GateKeeper wing coaster seems to grow significantly with each passing day. The park recently shared this beautiful panoramic shot showing GateKeeper’s new prominence in the Cedar Point skyline. The park also tweeted the...
