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Looking for a daily dose of weird and obscure roller coasters? Then National Coasters is who you want to be following. In this interview, creator Jesiah Olson takes us on his journey from growing up in California exploring theme parks...
Former Disney Imagineer and the current president and chief creative officer Ryan Harmon of Zeitgeist Design + Production has made a name for himself in the themed entertainment industry. In addition to his time at Walt Disney Imagineering (he was...
For many amusement parks, retail might be considered an afterthought; a gift shop at the exit of an attraction with countless trinkets and logoed t-shirts, or a larger store at the front of the park that’s meant to entice guests...
When I was a kid growing up, I always wanted to design and build my own model roller coaster from scratch. To date myself, this was in the early days of the internet, before CoasterDynamix or LEGO roller coaster kits...
Over the years, we’ve seen some incredible student projects that just seem to keep getting better and better. From Kate Kujawa’s wheel material experiments, to Team 31’s Infinity Gardens, to Carnegie Mellon’s Student Built Dark Ride, I’ve been continually impressed...
It’s not every day that we get verified follows on Twitter. To be honest, a lot of notable people aren’t ready to let their theme park fandom fly so openly. One of those such follows came from @DramaKingMatt, Matt Rehwoldt. Professional...
We’re back this week on the Coaster101 Podcast with Part 2 of our interview with veteran theme park designer Dave Cobb! Last week we talked all about Dave’s start at Universal and his work as the Creative Director on Men...
We’re deep in the recesses of the regional park off-season, which means that news is few and far between, save for park opening dates and the occasional raptors being placed at VelociCoaster. For the next few weeks, we’re going to...
This week on the podcast we’re joined by a very special guest: Theme Park journalist extraordinaire Carlye Wisel! Carlye writes about theme parks for publications as wide ranging as Travel & Leisure, Eater, and SyFy, and this past summer started...
If you have ever been inclined to dig deep into the history of a long-forgotten attraction, or a piece of Disney concept art that was never realized, you have probably come across the YouTube channel Defunctland. Created by Kevin Perjurer,...
Earlier this year Kennywood opened a new version of one of their most historic rides: The Old Mill. The dark boat ride is well over 100 years old, and has been through numerous iterations in its lifetime. Most recently, the...
Recently, our friends over at CoasterRadio.com brought back a fan favorite contest to engage with their podcast listeners; The “Ride Design Contest.” It’s a concept that’s easy enough to explain — listeners were encouraged to create a theme park ride...
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