Updated List of New Roller Coasters Opening in 2023
Parks across the nation are beginning to announce their plans for the 2023 season, and many of those include new-for-2023 roller coasters. This a running list of those roller coasters that...
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Dorney Park Initial Reactions from Two First-Timers
Two members of the Coaster101 team recently met up at Dorney Park — the first time either of them had visited the park. They spent a day riding (almost all of)...
Park Battle: Holiday World vs Michigan’s Adventure
Welcome to our latest edition of Park Battle, where we put two similar amusement parks head to head and compare everything they have to offer. Today we take a look at...
Country’s Highest Looping Coaster Opens
Today marks the opening of Defiance, the country’s highest looping roller coaster, at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. Situated at 7,132 feet above sea level, Defiance features a 102.3 degree, 110-foot freefall...
Top 6 Things to do at SeaWorld San Diego
SeaWorld San Diego, the original SeaWorld park, opened way back in 1964 as a marine animal park and aquarium. While San Diego’s SeaWorld primarily focuses on animals, they’ve added multiple roller...
Guess the Coaster: Volume 1
If you’ve been following along with us on social media, specifically Instagram, you know we’ve been doing a “Guess the Coaster” series where we post an overhead diagram of a random...
Most Anticipated Roller Coasters in 2022
As 2021 is drawing to a close we look ahead to the most anticipated roller coasters in 2022. Only five of the ten roller coasters on our most anticipated list for...
Inside the Most Impressive Backyard Roller Coaster I’ve Ever Seen: Little Thunder
When you first see Sean LaRochelle’s new backyard roller coaster, Little Thunder, it’s pretty obvious what inspired it. That alone is a testament to how detailed and impressive it is. Taking up...
Beyond the Track: Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens Tampa In-Depth Analysis
Welcome to the third installment in a four-part “Beyond the Track” series by Coaster101 guest writer Ryan Cataldo. There is more beyond the surface of a roller coaster than just hills...
Behind The Scenes of Kings Island’s Beast
When you sign up for a coaster enthusiast event, you’re often promised some sort of “behind-the-scenes” tour. Your results may vary, but these tours can be fairly mundane. You get the...
From Tame To Thrilling: The Roller Coasters of Universal Orlando
For its first decade of operation, Universal Studios Florida was a park where guests could “ride the movies,” but roller coasters at the park were non-existent. Over the years, Universal Orlando...
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