Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin’? In the lane, snow is glistenin’. A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight, walkin’ in a WinterFest Wonderland. After its debut last year, WinterFest at Carowinds quickly became one of my favorite events/seasons to visit...
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Zamperla Donates Accessible Happy Swing to Give Kids The World
Zamperla, one of the world’s leading amusement ride manufacturers, has donated a new ride to Give Kids The World Village (GKTW), the Central Florida nonprofit that provides cost-free wish trips to critically ill children and their families. Zamperla presented...
Continue reading...Knott’s Berry Farm’s BigFoot Rapids to become Calico River Rapids in 2019
While a large portion of the amusement industry is at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando for all of the new product announcements this week, over on the west coast, Knott’s Berry Farm had an announcement of their own today: their...
Continue reading...Sally Corporation Announces Sesame Street Dark Ride for Port Aventura
Sally Corporation, the dark ride specialists of Jacksonville, FL, along with PortAventura World, the largest Mediterranean family destination resort, and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, announced a new dark ride for 2019. The new attraction will...
Continue reading...Dynamic Attractions Announces New “Dual Power” Coaster & Partnership with Chance Rides
For the last three years, Dynamic Attractions has captured the “Best New Product Concept” Brass Ring award at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando for their All-Terrain Dark Ride (2017), Motion Theater (2016), and SFX Coaster (2015). Today, they announced another...
Continue reading...KCL Engineering To Light Marquee Gerstlauer Coaster at Nickelodeon Universe
KCL Engineering created a new gold standard for roller coaster lighting with its first coaster lighting project, Monster at Adventureland, back in 2016. Over the past two years, KCL has continued to push the limits of coaster lighting, counting Hangtime...
Continue reading...Falcon’s Creative Group Announces New “Falcon’s Vision” Augmented Reality Technology
After finding success with Battle For Eire, North America’s first-ever Virtual-Reality attraction on a motion-base, Falcon’s Creative Group has announced their latest technological advance: Falcon’s Vision, a revolutionary augmented reality (AR) solution specifically designed for theme parks, attractions, and other special...
Continue reading...CoasterDynamix Announces A New Kickstarter For “The Sidewinder”
Two years ago, we interviewed Jack Rimer of CoasterDynamix about the history of their company, and then-recently launched Kickstarter project for the LEGO-Compatible Cyclone “Wooden” Coaster Model. After a successful Kickstarter Campaign, The Cyclone was funded and has received rave...
Continue reading...Cedar Fair 2019 Season Pass Options: Which Are Best For You?
We’re coming down to the end of the “regular” theme park season for 2018. While we still have another weekend of Halloween events and several dates of Winterfest to look forward to at multiple Cedar Fair parks, for many theme...
Continue reading...Copperhead Strike Taking Shape at Carowinds (and the Gliders’ Return!)
Since Granny’s Epic Secret at Carowinds was revealed to be Copperhead Strike on August 30, lots of eyes have been on the construction site adjacent to Carowinds’ County Fair, which will become Blue Ridge Junction in 2019. Today, Coaster101, along...
Continue reading...LEGOLAND Florida Announces Three New Rides for 2019
LEOGLAND Florida has announced three new attractions that will open at the park in 2019, all as part of the “The LEGO Movie World.” Guests will be able to fly aboard a Triple Decker Couch, ascend the heights of Cloud...
Continue reading...A Few Minutes With Graphic Designer Kristopher Werner
Earlier this year at the Twisted Timbers Media Day, we met graphic designer Kristopher Werner. In addition to his logo work with both Koaster Kids and Coaster Studios, Kris has also created some great Kings Island-inspired art with his “Coaster...
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