This is part two of our trip report to Lagoon Park in Farmington, Utah. Click here for Part 1 where we discussed Lagoon’s nine coasters including Wicked. Today, I’ve got some picture of some of Lagoon’s many non-coaster rides. They...
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Dollywood 2012 Update
What is Dollywood building for the 2012 season? No official announcement has been made as of yet but all clues point towards a new roller coaster. I visited the park this past weekend and was happily surprised to see that...
Continue reading...Lagoon Trip Report Part 1: The Coasters
I visited my first amusement park of the year on Saturday, April 23rd. Instead of going to a nearby, local park, I ended up being able to visit one 1700 miles from my home. Lagoon Park is located in Farmington,...
Continue reading...BomBora Video
As promised, here is my video of Lagoon’s newest coaster, BomBora, from the media day. Enjoy!
Continue reading...Kings Island Windseeker Update
MASON — Kings Island’s newest ride won’t be open when the park begins operations this weekend.Officials said the recent storms and rain have delayed operations to fully test the assembled ride, which stands more than 300 feet tall and will...
Continue reading...BomBora Media Day
New at Lagoon park in 2011 is BomBora, a surf themed family roller coaster. BomBora, a term which means a confluence of waves, is Lagoon’s ninth coaster. The ride has two 16-passenger trains with lighting effects and on-board audio which...
Continue reading...Accident on Disneyland Paris Big Thunder Mountain
Around 3 pm on Monday, April 25, 2011 five guests were injured riding the Big Thunder Mountain rollercoaster in Frontierland of Disneyland Paris. According to the French paper Le Parisien the guests on board of one of the main trains...
Continue reading...Coasters-101: Foundations
Welcome to another addition of Coasters-101. Today we’re going to discuss one of the most important and perhaps most overlooked components of a roller coaster-the foundations! It’s an exciting time when you go to your nearest amusement park and see...
Continue reading...Vote in the K’nex Great Thrill Ride Build-Off
Vote for your favorite of the three finalists for Cedar Point’s K’nex Great Thrill Ride Build-Off by “liking” the photo. You can watch a video of each ride by following the YouTube link at the bottom of each photo. Comments...
Continue reading...Winter Withdrawal 2011
For those of us living in the Northern, colder climates, the winter can be a long and brutal season. From November to March is a long, long time and undoubtedly come December, the dreaded “Coaster Withdrawal Syndrome” sets in. Many...
Continue reading...Demon Drop K’nex Model
In honor of Math and Science Week, Cedar Point has teamed up with K’NEX for the first ever Great Thrill Ride Build-Off! Cedar Point Facebook fans can win a pair of tickets by building their own amusement park ride out...
Continue reading...New 2011 Attraction for Kings Island
The T-Rex is out of the bag. The new attraction at Kings Island that will be unveiled Friday is an animated dinosaur walk. Greg Nichols, with the city of Mason’s engineering department, said the amusement park submitted a drawing of...
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