Morey’s Piers formally announced today plans to open Runaway Tram, a new family coaster, in the summer of 2019. Runaway Tram will stand 40 feet tall and will reach a top speed of about 29 mph during its 922-foot-long course....
This week, Hersheypark officially broke ground on its massive Chocolatetown expansion, which is scheduled to open in the summer of 2020. We’re only a few days into 2019, but construction is already starting on the $150 area, which will include...
Theme park and attraction operator Merlin Entertainments announced today plans to open the Legoland Korea resort by 2022 — among its offerings will be a theme park and resort hotel. Legoland Korea will be built on the island of Hajungdo...
Yesterday was the last day of Dollywood’s 2018 operating season (hooray for bonus days in January!). This means that our view of Wildwood Grove construction progress will be limited to what the park shares with us until it reopens for...
Parks are increasingly incorporating special events into their seasonal programming to drive attendance outside of the busy summer season. While Halloween events have been a staple of the theme park season for many years, recently parks have begun introducing winter...
To celebrate the arrival of 2019 along with a very exciting 2018 for the site, we’re giving away five Coaster101 prize packs, which will contain a variety of items such as: Coaster101 2019 roller coasters calendars (yes, there are a couple...
Is Elitch Gardens closing? The long-term future of Elitch Gardens is uncertain after Denver’s city council voted to approve a development and rezoning agreement that brings the massive “River Mile” project one step closer to fruition. Components of the 58-acre,...
Recently, I took a behind-the-scenes, lights-on tour of Dollywood’s Blazing Fury indoor roller coaster. Walking the track of this quirky ride has been near the top of my roller-coaster bucket list ever since I first rode it in 2001. Warning:...
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