Two of the biggest roller coaster projects that opened this past year were not new rides, but re-openings of once popular wooden coasters. GhostRider at Knott’s Berry Farm and The Legend at Holiday World both received major refurbishment this offseason to bring...
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Adam Throgmorton’s Incredible Working Wooden Coaster Model
We’ve seen some pretty impressive roller coaster models over the years. I myself have built the Comet, a CoasterDynamix kit that is very difficult to get operating correctly. So when I stumbled across Adam Throgmorton’s working wooden coaster model I...
Continue reading...A Fully Automated, Home Built, Steel Wild Mouse Coaster
We were really impressed by the amount of time and thinking that Paul Gregg puts into his backyard roller coasters in order to make sure they’re safe to operate. But he’s not the only backyard imagineer creating amazing projects. Another...
Continue reading...Interview: Chris Baynum of Baynum Roller Coaster Painting
The color of a roller coaster can be one of its most striking features. A photograph of a coaster with a bold color scheme against a crystal blue sky almost guarantees a postcard-quality shot. But painting these steel and wooden monstrosities...
Continue reading...An Interview with Jack Rimer of CoasterDynamix
When I was growing up as a young roller coaster enthusiast, I found it near impossible to find roller coaster models to build. Sure, there were K’Nex roller coaster sets, but nothing super realistic that mimicked an actual roller coaster. Enter CoasterDynamix....
Continue reading...Interview: Efteling’s Coen Bertens, Chief Operating Officer
Located in the southern region of the Netherlands, Efteling is a stunningly gorgeous theme park with an impressive collection of roller coasters and attractions complemented by a beautiful setting and a rich history. While I was familiar with the Efteling’s roller coasters, I was unaware of...
Continue reading...New York Wheel Construction Update and New Details
In the past twenty years, the title for world’s tallest Ferris wheel has been broken six times. In 2017, the record will not just be broken again; it’ll be smashed by eighty feet. Upon its opening, the New York Wheel...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Roundtable: Theme Park Social Media
Whether you’re in a park tweeting about your day, or at home, checking the Snapchat stories and Instagram posts from your favorite park, more and more parks are turning to social media to help enhance the guest experience. We wanted to take...
Continue reading...Designing a Safe Backyard Roller Coaster with Paul Gregg
Every now and then we come across homemade roller coasters designed by amateurs and built in their own backyards. While we appreciate the effort and creativity that goes into building one, most look poorly made and are of questionable safety....
Continue reading...North Carolina Couple Gets Married on Fury 325
It’s that classic “fairy tale” love story we all know and love. Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Boy proposes to girl, and then they get married on top of the world’s tallest and fastest giga coaster and live...
Continue reading...The Art of On-ride Video with Upstop Media’s Scott Schaffer
It’s amazing how many different ways there are to get involved in the amusement park industry. Everyone from engineers to marketers to art designers to videographers can play a role in the industry. And we love meeting the people in each...
Continue reading...Epic K’NEX Coaster Modeling with Brandon Bombei
Brandon Bombei is a high school student from Tampa Bay Florida who has been building incredible K’nex roller coaster models for more than twelve years. This aspiring roller coaster engineer not only builds epic coaster models, he also takes them on the...
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