After a year off in 2020 due to COVID-19, SCarowinds has returned to the state line, celebrating 20 years of fear at Carowinds. Boasting a line-up of five haunted houses (including the new Reaping and Tooth Fairy), eight scare zones,...
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Knott’s Scary Farm Returns for its 48th Season with Mesmerizing New Nightmares
Southern California’s largest immersive Halloween experience, Knott’s Scary Farm, returns with innovative new scares and bone-chilling thrills for its 48th frightful year. Terror comes to life as the theme park shifts into your worst nightmare, with horrifying monsters and hair-raising...
Continue reading...Behind The Scenes: Carowinds Prepares for Grand Carnivale
One of the most exciting of Cedar Fair’s “new-for-2020” announcements (for me, anyway) was that my home park, Carowinds, would be adding their own version of Grand Carnivale, which took place at Kings Island, Dorney Park, Kings Dominion, and Worlds...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast Episode 25: A “Taste” of the Season at Carowinds and Kings Dominion
Breaking News: Andrew visited a park in 2020 — well, actually two of them. Join John and Andrew this week on the www.coaster101.com/podcast as we chat about Andrew’s trips to Taste of the Season at Carowinds and Kings Dominion! We...
Continue reading...The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook Review
2020 has undoubtedly been a rough year for us all with the COVID-19 pandemic. This has especially been true for the amusement park industry, with parks across the country shuttering their doors for months, and Disneyland Resort in California having...
Continue reading...‘Tis The “Season” at Kings Dominion’s Taste of the Season
Like so many other parks, 2020 was a very long year for Kings Dominion. The park was planning to open a new Soak City expansion; Coconut Shores, which would have attracted countless families to Kings Dominion, before Covid-19 reared its...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America Announces Holiday in the Park Drive-Thru
Six Flags Great America today announced plans for a drive-thru Holiday in the Park experience that will operate select days in December 2020 and January 2021 as an alternate to the traditional Holiday in the Park event. Scheduled dates for...
Continue reading...Dollywood Smoky Mountain Christmas and Coasterfest 2020
Last month, the Southeast Region chapter of the American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) held its annual Smoky Mountain Coasterfest event at Dollywood, which coincided with the second weekend of the park’s popular Smoky Mountain Christmas event. Needless to say, it was...
Continue reading...A “Taste” of the Holidays at Carowinds’ Taste of The Season
For fans of Carowinds, it’s been a long 2020. The park was promoting “Four Seasons of Fun” in January, which would have included Monster Jam: Thunder Alley in the spring, the All-New Boogie Board Racer & Grand Carnivale in the...
Continue reading...Holiday Gift Guide for Coaster Enthusiasts 2020
If you’re in search of a gift for a roller coaster enthusiast this holiday season, we’ve got you covered. We’ve been publishing our annual gift guide since 2011, and our 2020 roller coaster enthusiast gift guide features a diverse selection...
Continue reading...Kings Dominion Gets Into the Christmas Spirit with Taste of the Season
Like fellow Cedar Fair park Carowinds, in August, it was announced that Kings Dominion would remain closed through the 2021 season due to COVID-19. However, there was a “Christmas Miracle” of sorts in Virginia, and Kings Dominion will indeed reopen...
Continue reading...Dollywood Kicks Off Smoky Mountain Christmas 2020
Dollywood is turning on its 5 million lights this weekend for the start of its annual Smoky Mountain Christmas event, which runs select dates November 7, 2020-January 3, 2021. This year’s Smoky Mountain Christmas will feature a new fireworks show,...
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