After a successful 2015 season, Carowinds made two huge announcements this fall for the 2016 Season; a rebranding and expansion of their current “Boomerang Bay” Water Park into Carolina Harbor, as well as the transformation of the park’s former Action Theater into...
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Mystery Coaster Monday #215
It’s time again for Mystery Coaster Monday! Welcome to the 15th edition of our Mystery Coaster Monday series, our weekly guess-that-coaster game. How to Play To enter, simply post your guess below in the comment section. You can also tweet...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday #214
Just six weeks left. Anyone gone 13/13 yet? Try to correctly guess the coaster in the edited picture. We’re keeping track of who guesses correctly and the person that gets the most correct answers at the end of the feature will...
Continue reading...An Interview with Josh Reichlin of Made to Thrill
Recently, I stumbled upon a relatively new lifestyle brand geared towards theme park enthusiasts, Made To Thrill. Made To Thrill describes themselves as a lifestyle brand that celebrates the sharp turns, fast drops, and unbridled joy of thrill rodes and theme parks. I wanted...
Continue reading...Guest Blog: Inside Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter
My friend (and Coaster101 reader) Clint Hannah is currently studying abroad in the United Kingdom, and recently took a visit to “The Making of Harry Potter” tour at Warner Bros. Studios in London. I asked him if he wouldn’t mind...
Continue reading...A Weekend Trip to SCarowinds
Despite living in North Carolina for 15 years, I had never attended SCarowinds before. But I knew that after seeing the preparations for this year’s SCarowinds first hand, I had to take a trip to Carowinds and see the real...
Continue reading...Carowinds Announces “Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare: 3Z Arena” for 2016
Back in August, Carowinds‘ Carolina Harbor announcement proved that Carowinds was not content with resting on their laurels after a successful 2015 season — a season that brought the tallest and fastest Giga Coaster in the world, Fury 325, to the North and...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday #206
It’s Week Six. How many of our Mystery Coasters have you guessed correctly? Try to correctly guess the coaster in the edited picture. We’re keeping track of who guesses correctly and the person that gets the most correct answers at the...
Continue reading...SCarowinds Social Media Preview Round Up
Last night, Coaster101, along with several other Charlotte-area bloggers, had the opportunity to preview SCarowinds, which opens to the public today. If you were following us on Twitter, you were able to go “Behind The Screams” as we saw the...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday #203
We are into week 3 of this edition of Mystery Coaster Monday! Try to correctly guess the coaster in the edited picture. We’re keeping track of who guesses correctly and the person that gets the most correct answers at the...
Continue reading...2015 Golden Ticket Award Winners
On Saturday Night, Amusement Today announced the winners of its prestigious 2015 Golden Ticket Awards, which were presented annually to the “Best of the Best” in the amusement industry for the 18th consecutive year. The results came from an international poll presented...
Continue reading...Behind The Screams: Carowinds prepares for SCarowinds
Recently, I had the opportunity to take a “Behind The Screams” tour at Carowinds as they prepare for their annual “SCarowinds Halloween Haunt” event. Now in its 15th year, SCarowinds features seven unique mazes and five scare zones located throughout the park. Construction...
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