Coaster101 recently visited Universal Studios Florida where we rode the new Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit coaster. This beast takes you straight up 167 feet before dropping you through a course full of nifty elements all to the tune of a...
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Best Wood Coaster Poll
It’s that time of year. What time you ask? Poll season! Voting has once again started in the “Best Roller Coaster Poll” . Created by Mitch Hawker, this poll is considered as the most accurate portrayal of the enthusiast community’s...
Continue reading...Harry Potter Construction Update
Coaster101 recently visited Universal’s Island of Adventure Theme Park and we caught a glimpse of construction on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter land debutting in 2010. The new major attraction takes place inside Hogwarts Castle which is a massive...
Continue reading...New Coaster for Magic Mountain in 2010
Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia has announced that it will add a new family-oriented roller coaster to its offerings in 2010, bringing the total number of roller coasters at Magic Mountain to 17. This will keep them tied for the title of...
Continue reading...New Disney Park?
Could Disney be on the verge of announcing a brand new park in China? If all goes according to plan, and remember it don’t always, but come next week we should finally hear some news about that mythic sixth Magic...
Continue reading...Power Up
We take a lot things for granted when we visit an amusement park and that’s usually okay because the point of going to a park is to have fun. There are many factors that are vitally important to keep the...
Continue reading...The Future in 3D
If you’ve been following Coaster101 you may have seen some of the amusement park ride 3D computer models we have been working on in our spare time. In those earlier posts, all we presented you with were 2D pictures of...
Continue reading...Disney Store Revamp
The Walt Disney Company announced today that, with the help of Steve Jobs and his retailing team at Apple, they intend to drastically overhaul its approach to the shopping mall. Disney Stores, which the media giant is considering rebranding Imagination...
Continue reading...GCI Dueler/Racer Layout
Joris en de Draak (George and the Dragon) is a new GCI racing/dueling coaster being built at Efteling park . In 2010 the wooden coaster will be open in the Ruigrijk part of the Efteling. It’s the first racer-coaster...
Continue reading...Latest 2010 Construction Updates
Over at Island of Adventure, the latest Harry Potter construction pictures can be seen here. Hogwarts is coming along nicely and is starting to look like a castle and not a warehouse. Across the pond, Project SW6 is ramping up...
Continue reading...Busch Entertainment SOLD!
After months of negotiations, Anheuser-Busch InBev announced this morning that it will sell Busch Entertainment Corp. to the Blackstone Group for as much as $2.7 billion. Blackstone, the New York-based private-equity giant, will pay AB InBev $2.3 billion in cash...
Continue reading...Universal Studios Singapore Update
New Updated Pictures of Universal Studio’s Singapore under construction as of 9/28/09. The most intriguing attraction is the Battlestar Galactica coasters – A themed duelers featuring a suspended and sit down tracks. The ride is clearly inspired by Universal Studio...
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