Galacticoaster and LEGO Galaxy land is now open at both LEGOLAND Florida and LEGOLAND California! At the media preview for the Florida’s Galacticoaster I had a chance to speak with Blake Boyter, Senior Project Manager for Merlin Magic Making, to...
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Eric joined Coaster101 in 2014. Based in San Francisco, he mostly writes about California parks for the site. His mechanical engineering day job also leads to a specific interest in the design thinking that go into any theme park and attraction.
Galacticoaster Blasts Off at LEGOLAND Florida
Galacticoaster at LEGOLAND Florida opens to the public today! We joined the park for a media preview to get a look at the new roller coaster from LEGOLAND and ART Engineering. Galacticoaster Review The ride, located in a new Galaxy...
Continue reading...Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland is Getting an Update
We already knew that Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run is getting a new mission this Spring to coincide with the release of the new Mandalorian and Grogu movie on May 22, but now we know a lot more is changing in...
Continue reading...Celebrating 30 Years of “WaterWorld: A Live Sea War Spectacular!”
30 years ago, on October 21, 1995, the — in my opinion — best theme park stunt show in the world debuted at Universal Studios Hollywood: WaterWorld: A Live Sea War Spectacular! To celebrate the milestone anniversary for the attraction, we’re...
Continue reading...“Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift” Testing Launches at Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood shared that they’ve started extended testing of their new roller coaster coming in 2026, “Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift.” The park is keeping most the train cars for the new ride hidden during this “first launch” testing,...
Continue reading...Efteling’s 11 Best Attractions!
I recently got a chance to visit a “new-to-me” theme park that had been near top of my list to go to for a long time, Efteling in the Netherlands. Now, although it’s a park I’ve really wanted to go...
Continue reading...20 in 2025: (Hyper)Space Mountain at Hong Kong Disneyland
The next stop in our “20 in 2025” series highlighting coasters that debuted in 2005 alongside Coaster101 takes us overseas again, this time to Hong Kong Disneyland and their version of Space Mountain! Original Opening When Hong Kong Disneyland opened...
Continue reading...20 in 2025: Raging Spirits at Tokyo DisneySea!
Let’s take a thrilling ride back to 2005! We saw groundbreaking coasters like Kingda Ka, the world’s then-tallest roller coaster (sadly no longer with us) rise into the sky. SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa introduced the Bolliger & Mabillard dive...
Continue reading...Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf’s Revenge a Spiritual Successor to the Original
Last week Busch Gardens Williamsburg officially opened Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf’s Revenge, their new Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) family-friendly inverted coaster. And in a rare occurrence, a whole crew of Coaster101 writers were on hand to give it a...
Continue reading...SeaWorld San Diego Shares Info on Updated Journey to Atlantis
SeaWorld San Diego shared new info on Journey to Atlantis, the 2004 Mack water coaster that’s been shut down since last fall. The park announced in a press release that the ride’s been getting a refurbishment, and the updated ride...
Continue reading...Knott’s Berry Farm Announces Summer Events, Including Updated Ghost Town Alive
Knott’s Berry Farm announced the dates for the summer seaon today, along with some details on updated events. Ghost Town Alive and Knott’s Summer Nights both start on June 13 and run through September 1 (Labor Day) this year Ghost...
Continue reading...Superman: Escape From Krypton Quietly Closes For Good at Six Flags Magic Mountain
Add another coaster to the list of rides Six Flags has quietly shuttered. Six Flags Magic Mountain President Jeff Harris confirmed with the Orange County Register Friday that “Superman: Escape From Krypton” is permanently closed. “It’s just reached a point...
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