Recently, several members of the Coaster101.com team had the opportunity to judge the Cornell University Theme Park Engineering Group’s inaugural Theme Park Entrepreneurship Competition (TPEC). 17 teams from Universities across the country were tasked with taking the land formerly occupied...
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Fury 325 Media Day Report
From announcement to track completion, and everywhere in between, Coaster101 has been on top of Fury 325 construction at Carowinds Amusement Park in Charlotte, NC. On Wednesday, March 25, (3/25, get it?) a mere 217 days after I attended the announcement for...
Continue reading...SeaWorld Entertainment Names Joel Manby as President and CEO
According to this press release, SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Joel Manby as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 7, 2015. At that time, Manby, 55, will also join the Company’s Board of Directors....
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Depending on the source you use, the odds at creating a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket are somewhere between 1 in 128,000,000,000 (128 Billion) and 1 in 9,200,000,000,000,000,000 (9.2 Quintillion). Don’t let those odds get you down though! Coaster101.com is offering you the...
Continue reading...Fury 325 Completes First Test Run
The tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster of its kind; Fury 325 at Carowinds completed its first test run around 4:10pm on Wednesday, March 4. You can check out a front row POV video below! Video via Carowinds YouTube Channel...
Continue reading...Carowinds To Auction First Rides on Fury 325 for Charity
A swarm will descend upon the Carolinas this spring as Carowinds unleashes Fury 325, the world’s tallest and fastest giga coaster. Heralded as the largest, single investment in the history of Carowinds, Fury 325 will embody the fierce attributes of...
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Nearly 10 years ago, before I graduated high school, I planned out a “Roller Coaster Road Trip” of sorts that would have seen me visit nearly 40 theme parks in 30 days, and riding each roller coaster (over 230 in total) in...
Continue reading...Interview with Carowinds “Thrill Caster” Chris Cullen
With Fury 325 and a new Slingshot attraction rising above the Carowinds horizon, not to mention a calendar full of new and exciting events for this season, Carowinds needed someone to cover all these momentous occasions. Enter Chris Cullen, who...
Continue reading...Q&A With Matt Eckert, President and CEO of Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari
This offseason, Coaster101 wants to take you behind the scenes of the theme park industry and talk to some key personnel at various parks around the country, not only to find out a little more about their respective parks, but about them...
Continue reading...Kings Dominion to Rebrand Waterworks as “Soak City” in 2015
Originally opened as “Hurricane Reef” in 1992, Kings Dominion’s in-park water park “Waterworks” will be receiving a face lift, new attractions and a new name for 2015. Now named Soak City, the water park at Kings Dominion will feature many of...
Continue reading...Fury 325 Construction Update 1/30/15
On Friday, Carowinds placed the final piece of track into place for Fury 325. We had the opportunity to take a hard hat tour of the Fury 325 site yesterday, and took some photos. Be sure to check out part...
Continue reading...Construction Update: Carowinds’ New Entrance and Slingshot
There is a lot going on at Carowinds this offseason. Not only are they building the world’s tallest, fastest, and longest Giga coaster, but they are also constructing a brand new entrance plaza as well as a Slingshot attraction. As...
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