Several years in the making, Shanghai Disneyland will open to the public on June 16 of this year. In preparation for this grand opening, Shanghai Disneyland began soft openings for invited guests over the weekend. Photos and videos of several of the...
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Review: Storm Chaser Touches Down at Kentucky Kingdom
Two Coaster101 writers recently visited Kentucky Kingdom to preview the park’s newest roller coaster, Storm Chaser. The Rocky Mountain Construction coaster utilizes the support structure from the park’s former Twisted Twins, a dueling wooden coaster built by the now-defunct Custom Coasters...
Continue reading...Attraction Awards 2016 Winners Announced
It’s time to unveil the winners of the 2016 Attraction Awards! The competition was fierce this year, and several of the races were close. We had a record number of votes cast, and we’re grateful for your participation! And of...
Continue reading...The Joker Construction Tour – April 2016
Construction on the Joker at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is getting pretty close to completion, so the park offered one final hardhat tour of the construction site to allow us a chance to look at the progress, and really a couple...
Continue reading...Here’s Why I Went on a Disney Cruise
The final installment on our Disney-centric vacation series is all about the three days we spent aboard the Disney Dream (read our Art of Animation Tour here and our Magic Kingdom with a toddler rundown here). This is the second...
Continue reading...Attraction Awards 2016: Vote
The time to vote for the 2016 Attraction Awards has arrived! We’ve tabulated your nominations and have selected ten nominees to represent each of this year’s six categories. See the official nominees below and vote today! UPDATE: The voting period has...
Continue reading...Inside the Under-Construction Motiongate Dubai
The Motiongate Dubai theme park, scheduled to open this October, is taking shape and is starting to look like a theme park. Last month, park officials released details about the Motiongate’s 27 rides and attractions. And now, they’re giving us an even...
Continue reading...Roller Coaster Wheel Material Science with Kate Kujawa
The ideal roller coaster experience is super-fast, super smooth and gets the rider’s adrenaline pumping. The roller coaster needs to be aerodynamic, durable, capable of holding a large load and pass all safety regulations. One important factor taken into consideration...
Continue reading...Review: Carowinds’ Taste of the Carolinas
I did a lot of different things at Carowinds in 2015, but one of my major regrets from last year was missing the park’s inaugural “Taste of the Carolinas” Food Festival. After rave reviews from last year’s event, I knew that I wasn’t...
Continue reading...Attraction Awards 2016: Nominate
Welcome to the 2016 Coaster101.com Attraction Awards! This is our ninth annual nonscientific, lighthearted polling of six random categories related to the parks and attractions of the amusement industry. As always, we first open the floor to your nominations before the...
Continue reading...RollerCoaster Tycoon World Early Access Released
After years of waiting, RCT fans can finally play RCT4 – the long in development RollerCoaster Tycoon World…even though it still is not yet finished. So yes, you can actually purchase, download, and start building coasters just be aware that this isn’t...
Continue reading...Rundown of a day at the Magic Kingdom
This is part two of our three part series on our Disney-centric vacation. Previously, I took you on a tour of the Art of Animation Resort. Today, I’ll be walking you through our day at the most magical place on...
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