In my opinion, one thing that Busch Gardens Williamsburg does better than almost any other theme park is their wide range of tours. Not only are they affordable (especially for theme park pricing standards) but there are also a great...
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Finnegan’s Flyer Takes Flight at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Busch Gardens Williamsburg has been on a tear as of late, opening new attractions in each of the last few seasons. These include InvadR, the park’s first wooden coaster, in 2017, and Battle for Eire, the world’s first Virtual Reality...
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Are you a fan of Coaster101.com, but currently have no real way to show it other than by reading our articles and following us on social media? (Which we really appreciate, by the way!) Do you want to wear your...
Continue reading...Guest Blog: CPFoodBlog Takes on Yukon Striker
Though we didn’t make it to Canada’s Wonderland for the debut of the world’s fastest, tallest, and longest dive coaster, our friend Justin from CPFoodBlog and his wife were in attendance, and kind enough to share some of their thoughts...
Continue reading...Carowinds Offering Exclusive “Coaster Showdown” Opportunity To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Have you ever thought about what it would be like for you and 99 of your closest friends to have two full hours of ERT (Exclusive Ride Time) on two of Carowinds’ most exciting roller coasters, the Golden Ticket Award-winning...
Continue reading...The Tallest Roller Coaster in Each State
According to our friends at the Roller Coaster Database, there are more than 750 roller coasters operating across the 50 United States. If you’re a coaster enthusiast, you might be able to point out a few of the tallest roller...
Continue reading...From Tame To Thrilling: The Roller Coasters of Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Update: Originally written in 2019, this list has been updated to include DarKoaster, which opened in 2023. I consider Busch Gardens Williamsburg to be one of my “home away from home” parks. I try to make it to Busch Gardens...
Continue reading...Introducing the 2019 Coaster101.com Park Mania Champion: Hersheypark
How Sweet it is..and by Sweet, of course we mean the Chocolate! We started with 68 parks. After more than 65,000 total votes cast, we’ve narrowed it down to the one winner of 2019’s edition of Park Mania: Hersheypark! Originally...
Continue reading...CONTEST: Enter to Win a Coaster101.com Copperhead Strike Prize Pack!
At Coaster101, we’ve had a great time covering Carowinds‘ newest roller coaster, Copperhead Strike, from teases, to announcement, to construction (and more construction, and more construction, and more construction, and more construction!) to actually getting to experience the Carolinas’ first double launch...
Continue reading...Examining The “Easter Eggs” of Carowinds’ Blue Ridge Junction
If you look at a calendar, you’ll see that Easter isn’t for a few more weeks, but it’s clear that Carowinds didn’t get the memo when constructing their all-new Blue Ridge Junction. The new seven acre area is full of...
Continue reading...Coaster101.com 2019 Park Mania: The Finals
It Started with 68. Now we’re down to 2. Here at Coaster101, while we love a good bracket pool, we decided to have some fun with the bracket system this year, and bring back our annual event, this year (in...
Continue reading...Creating Copperhead Strike’s Byrd Farm with Adam McIntyre of Weber Group, Inc.
One of the early hits of the 2019 season has been Copperhead Strike at Carowinds. Not only is it a great addition to the park from strictly a roller coaster point of view, the theming for the attraction is some...
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