At first glace you wouldn’t believe that The Gravity Group, the design team responsible for creating a number of spectacular wooden coasters, and the creative minds behind The Polar Express, the 2004 film based on the popular children’s book of the...
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Guess That Coaster: December 2011
It’s time once again for the monthly installment of “Guess That Coaster!” Below is the mystery coaster for this month: Use the comment section below to send us your best guesses. You can also tweet at us: @Coaster101
Continue reading...Wild Adventures is Repainting
Ever since Herschend Family Entertainment bought Wild Adventures in 2007, many improvements have been made to the park, and that trend doesn’t seem to be stopping. The park recently posted photos to its Facebook of two of the park’s roller...
Continue reading...Kennywood: Zamperla Giant Discovery
Kennywood announced via Facebook that the park will add Black Widow, a Zamperla Giant Discovery attraction in 2012, presumably replacing Pitt Fall which is currently being dismantled. You can see a stock video from Zamperla of the Giant Discovery model...
Continue reading...Leviathan Construction Progress
Canada’s Wonderland’s Leviathan coaster doesn’t open until the Spring, but considerable construction progress has already been made on the world’s first B&M giga-coaster: In the above photo a crane lifts a large track section into place. The structure of the...
Continue reading...Shambhala is Rising, Dragon Khan Repainted
PortAventura’s massive B&M mega-coaster, Shambhala is quickly rising, with grey supports already in place: These supports seem to be for some of the lower-to-the-ground areas of the coaster. Construction of a transfer track and storage area is underway as well....
Continue reading...Street View: Inside Hersheypark
In this “Street View” installment, we take a look inside of Hersheypark using Google Map’s “Street View” feature. Hersheypark opened in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1907 and has experienced a tremendous amount of growth and success since then. Just outside the...
Continue reading...Apocalypse New Train Paint & Track Onsite
The trains of Apocalypse: The Last Stand at Six Flags America (formerly known as Iron Wolf at Six Flags Great America) have been repainted and are looking quite spiffy. Six Flags America posted the below photo on their Facebook page:...
Continue reading...Harry Potter is coming to Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood announced yesterday to bring The Wizarding World of Harry Potter to the west coast. Although elaborate details were not released, we do know that the Forbidden Journey attraction will be incorporated into the Hollywood “Wizarding World.” Read...
Continue reading...California’s Great America not sold
Cedar Fair isn’t selling California’s Great America, after all! We’ll see down the road whether or not this is a good move: “SANDUSKY, OHIO, December 6, 2011 –Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (NYSE: FUN), a leader in regional amusement parks, water parks...
Continue reading...Universal Closing Famous Jaws Attraction
Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida made the following announcement of the iconic Jaws closure via Facebook today: “Hey fans, we want you to be the first to know… JAWS! and the Amity area will officially close on January 2 to...
Continue reading...More X-Flight track arrives
More and more pieces of X-Flight are arriving at Six Flags Great America. The following photos were posted on the park’s Facebook page: Numerous pieces are now onsite at the park. That’s a lot of track! These are the driving...
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