On my recent trip to Disneyland I got to experience a part of the park that, honestly, I never expected I would ever get to see: Club 33, the private members-only restaurant in the park. My hometown (San Francisco) has...
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A Look at California’s Great America’s WinterFest 2017
California’s Great America kicked off their second annual WinterFest event last weekend, and we stopped by the park to take a look. This year, WinterFest at CGA is one of several Cedar Fair parks hosting a holiday “WinterFest”, along with...
Continue reading...Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster Lead Skywarp Car Revealed
At the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Attractions Expo this week, the lead car for the new Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster, coming to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in 2018, was revealed. Harley Quinn was announced back in August,...
Continue reading...How Skyline Attractions Developed One of 2018’s Most Anticipated Rides
When Six Flags announced the new attractions coming to their parks for 2018, one of the most exciting was a never before seen ride coming to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster, designed by Skyline Attractions, will be...
Continue reading...California Screamin’ Transforming in 2018 (and more on Pixar Pier)
Back in July, at the D23 Expo, Disney announced that starting in summer 2018 the Paradise Pier section of Disney’s California Adventure would be transformed into “Pixar Pier”. Today Disney has revealed some more details about the changes coming to...
Continue reading...Behind the Scenes of Demon: Re-Ignited
One of the most exciting additions to this year’s Halloween Haunt at California’s Great America is the restoration of special effects to their classic Arrow looping coaster, Demon. Back in the day Demon included lighting, sound effects, and water features...
Continue reading...Ranking the Coasters At Oktoberfest 2017
Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany is best known for being the worlds largest beer festival. But there’s a lot more to do there than just drink beer and eat pork (although those are both good). Oktoberfest is kind of like an...
Continue reading...What We Think About the 2018 Six Flags Announcements
A couple weeks ago the whole Coaster101 team got together to share our mostly positive thoughts about the 2018 Cedar Fair announcements (which included four pretty awesome looking coasters). Now it’s Six Flags’ turn, as they made new attraction announcements...
Continue reading...First Ever Skywarp, Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster Opening at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in 2018
As part of the Six Flags 2018 announcements today, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom announced a “first-of-its-kind” attraction, the Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster. The ride will be the first “Skywarp”, a new attraction design from Skyline Attractions that was revealed at...
Continue reading...Our Thoughts On Cedar Fair’s “New for 2018” Lineup.
Cedar Fair, the company that owns parks such as Cedar Point, Carowinds, King’s Dominion, and Knott’s Berry Farm, used National Roller Coaster Day (August 16th) to announce their major new attractions opening in 2018. The lineup included several new coasters...
Continue reading...HangTime Dive Coaster Coming To Knott’s Berry Farm in 2018
Last night Knott’s Berry Farm revealed what may have been the best kept secret among the 2018 Cedar Fair coasters (not a high bar), “HangTime”, a Gerstlauer Infinity coaster. HangTime will be the first dive coaster on the West Coast,...
Continue reading...RailBlazer Coaster Announced at CA Great America for 2018!
This morning California’s Great America officially revealed their new attraction coming in 2018, RailBlazer. The ride will be a first of its kind RMC Raptor coaster, using a single rail design (at least, if they beat Six Flags Fiesta Texas to...
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