Orlando Gets Its First Hyper Coaster Known as the “Theme Park Capital of the World”, Central Florida has its pick of world class coasters, from loopers, to launched coasters, to flying coasters. However, as an avid coaster enthusiast having been...
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Win a Carolina Harbor Prize Pack! (And Tickets to Experience it First Hand!)
Recently, Carowinds opened their brand-new Carolina Harbor water park expansion. It’s going to be the perfect place to beat the heat this summer. But did you know that Carowinds’ water park was originally a separate ticketed attraction that was owned independently from...
Continue reading...Flying Visit to Walibi Holland
We managed to get the opportunity to get to Walibi Holland to experience their new for 2016 multi element steel coaster from Mack rides, Lost Gravity. Bringing their coaster tally to seven, this was already a good park for large...
Continue reading...Tokyo DisneySea Review and Report – Part 2
Astute Twitter followers of Coaster101 noticed that last month I visited Tokyo DisneySea, widely regarded as one of the best theme parks in the world. After getting back from Japan and digging through loads of photos, I’ve finally got a...
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...
Continue reading...Dorney Park Trip Report – June 3, 2016
After two Six Flags parks in two states in two days, (Day One: Six Flags America, Day Two: Six Flags Great Adventure) it was time for a change of pace and scenery. Day Three of my road trip took me...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great Adventure Trip Report – June 2, 2016
In case you missed it yesterday, I’m in the middle of a small theme park road trip. After Wednesday’s visit to Six Flags America, my next stop was just under 200 miles north at another Six Flags park I was...
Continue reading...Six Flags America Trip Report – June 1, 2016
Living in North Carolina, a majority of my theme park visits are predominantly are within a 4-5 hour drive. When I had the opportunity to drive to New Jersey for work, I knew that I would have the chance to...
Continue reading...Is Tokyo DisneySea the World’s Best Theme Park? – Part 1
If you follow Coaster101 on Twitter (which you should), then you may have noticed a few weeks ago that there was some live tweeting from Tokyo DisneySea. DisneySea is regarded by many as the best Disney theme park in the...
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Happy Memorial Day everyone! Hopefully you’re all enjoying a day off, maybe riding some roller coasters. In honor of our recent reviews of The Joker and Storm Chaser, and the (delayed) opening of Lightning Rod, we thought it would be...
Continue reading...The Joker Twists, Turns, Makes Me Laugh Like a Child
The Joker Media Day Festivities After watching the Joker, the new RMC conversion at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, construction progress over the past 9 months, it was incredibly exciting to see the finished product at the media day for the...
Continue reading...Secrets Behind Shanghai Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean
Move over Spider-Man. Move over Forbidden Journey. There’s a new contender for most immersive theme park ride ever built. Shanghai Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure is a new take on the beloved, classic boat ride....
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