On April 17, Kings Island is hosting “Scream for A Kid Again,” a charity event to help raise money for A Kid Again. This is a wonderful opportunity to be a part of a great cause. A Kid Again is...
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Help Raise Money for A Kid Again
Hey everyone, Kyle here and I’d like to invite you to help support Coaster101’s fundraising efforts for the “Scream for a Kid Again” charity event at Kings Island. I will be representing Coaster101 that night at the event. This is...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Jack Rabbit
This week we also jump back to a park we’ve already visited this year: Kennywood! This time, however, we are talking about Jack Rabbit, one of the park’s wooden coasters. Opened in 1920, Jack Rabbit is one of the oldest...
Continue reading...Your Top 10 Coasters
A couple weeks ago we shared our Top 10 coaster lists and asked you to send us yours! We received many responses and they were very interesting! Check out these lists to see how different people rank their coasters! Stephanie...
Continue reading...Our Top 10 Coasters
It seems that everyone who possesses a love for roller coasters has their own Top 10 list. The Golden Ticket Awards give us an overall consensus as to what the population believes to be the “Top 10” roller coasters, but...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Exterminator
This week we travel to West Mifflin, Pennsylvania for our A-Z Coaster of the Week: Exterminator. Built in 1999, this coaster is not your typical wild mouse, it takes place entirely in the dark! Unlike many of Kennywood’s other coasters,...
Continue reading...Smoky Mtn. Alpine Coaster
“Ride the hill… Feel the thrill” on the new Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster! This is the first ride of its type in the southern states. Opened last summer in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, this unique coaster takes riders on over a...
Continue reading...Don Helbig Interview
Kings Island’s Public Relations Area Manager, Don Helbig, recently took some time to talk records, The Bat and Banshee with us! What sparked your interest in amusement parks and roller coasters? It was a way of life as a child....
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday 018
It’s week 18 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 end of the feature will...
Continue reading...United States’ First Polercoaster
Down in Emerson, Georgia, just north of Atlanta, a new sports complex is being constructed. LakePoint Sporting Community will be unlike any other complex of its type. It will feature over 1,400 acres of state-of-the-art facilities for youth sports and...
Continue reading...John A. Hunt Interview
Have you ever wanted to build your own model roller coaster? Have you tried and then seen how hard it really is? John A. Hunt is one man who has mastered the art. He has built numerous models and has...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday 014
It’s week 14 of Mystery Coaster Monday! Try and correctly guess the coaster in the edited picture. We’re keeping track of who guesses correctly and the person that guess the most correct answers at the end of the feature will...
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