Dollywood’s new-for-2026 Coaster Explorers tour is a 3-hour guided tour through the park with front-of-the-line access to some of Dollywood’s most popular roller coasters. What does the Dollywood Coaster Explorers tour include? The Coaster Explorers tour “blends immersive storytelling with...
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Behind the Bricks of Galacticoaster at LEGOLAND
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...
Continue reading...Carowinds 2025 Off-Season Construction Update
Carowinds opens for its 52nd season on March 15, 2025. This year, there’s a ton of construction at “The Place Where The Carolinas Come Together, as the park is opening two new family attractions in Camp Snoopy – Snoopy’s Racing...
Continue reading...Dollywood Prepares for 40th Anniversary Season with Multiple Construction Projects to Enhance Guest Experience
On Tuesday, February 25th, 2025, members of the media were able to get a firsthand look at several of the more than 100 off-season construction projects currently taking place at Dollywood theme park. When Dollywood opens to season passholders on...
Continue reading...Recapping “Chill Before The Thrill” and “Lone Star Coasterthon” 2023
Last month, American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) hosted two events in Texas: The Chill Before The Thrill at Traders Village in Grand Prairie and Lone Star Coasterthon at Six Flags Over Texas. The annual events provide coaster enthusiasts with extended ride time...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great Adventure Thrill-A-Thon 2022 Recap
Last weekend, Six Flags Great Adventure hosted the park’s annual Thrill-A-Thon event, and what an amazing event it was. Upon entering the park, we received passes that included access to Exclusive Ride Times (ERT) on Nitro, Jersey Devil Coaster, Medusa,...
Continue reading...Sidewinder Safari Construction Tour at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Last Friday Six Flags Discovery Kingdom installed the final piece of track for their newest roller coaster, Sidewinder Safari. And on Saturday, we joined ACE Norcal for a behind the scenes look at the coaster and construction site. For anyone...
Continue reading...Behind The Scenes of Carowinds’ WinterFest Preparations
Last month, we had the opportunity to go “Behind the Screams” at SCarowinds with Ryan Allen, manager of live entertainment for the park. What many guests might not realize is that when SCarowinds gave its final scares of the season...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Behind The Scenes of SCarowinds, Winterfest & More with Ryan Allen
It’s the most wonderful time of the year at Carowinds, right in the middle of SCarowinds, WinterFest around the corner, with a full season of live entertainment coming up in 2022. The man behind a lot of that entertainment is...
Continue reading...Behind the Screams of SCarowinds’ Two New Mazes
Last weekend, we visited SCarowinds for the first time since 2018, and experienced everything the event had to offer. Check the review, we had an amazing time! The Halloween Haunt features two brand-new mazes; The Reaping and The Tooth Fairy, and what...
Continue reading...10 Fascinating Artifacts at the Walt Disney Archives Exhibit
I recently visited the Inside the Walt Disney Archives exhibit, which is open at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, now through January 2, 2022. The 10,000-square-foot exhibit is packed with more than 450 objects, including never-before-scene original artwork, costumes and props...
Continue reading...Zoombezi Bay Review: Ranking the Haunted Houses
The Columbus Zoo’s Zoombezi Bay waterpark has been transformed into ZOMBIEzi Bay, central Ohio’s newest and most expansive Halloween event. If you’ve got it – haunt it! We were invited to a preview to get a sneak peek of all...
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