Recently, I had the opportunity to take a “Behind The Screams” tour at Carowinds as they prepare for their annual “SCarowinds Halloween Haunt” event. Now in its 15th year, SCarowinds features seven unique mazes and five scare zones located throughout the park. Construction...
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First Visit to Kings Island Trip Report
As a resident of North Carolina, it’s not often I have the opportunity to travel to the Midwest for a theme park trip. So I knew that when the Coaster101 team planned their inaugural meetup at Holiday World for the last...
Continue reading...Our Thoughts on Thunderbird at Holiday World
Last month, five members of the Coaster101 team met (for the first time in person!) at Holiday World for CoasterBuzz’s “Fall Affair” event which gave us extended ride time (ERT) on the park’s new Bolliger & Mabillard launched wing coaster, Thunderbird —...
Continue reading...Q&A With Seth Kubersky, Author of “The Unofficial Guide To Universal Orlando”
Last month, The Unofficial Guides released The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando, their first dedicated guidebook for Universal Orlando Resort. (I’ve got my copy, and it’s AWESOME!) We caught up with author Seth Kubersky to talk about his new book, and he...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday #202
Welcome back to another round of our Mystery Coaster Monday series. Every Monday, we post a distorted photo of a roller coaster, and it’s up to you to guess its identity. How to Play To enter the Mystery Coaster Monday competition, simply...
Continue reading...Four More Six Flags Parks Adding Larson Giant Loops in 2016
Last year, Six Flags America, Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and Six Flags Great Adventure all unveiled Larson Giant loops as their new attraction for 2015. Next year, four more Six Flags parks — Six Flags St. Louis, Six Flags...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday #201
Welcome to the third edition of our Mystery Coaster Monday series. Each Monday for the next 20 weeks, we’ll post a distorted photo of a roller coaster, and you’ll give us your best guess. Some weeks will be easier than...
Continue reading...Carowinds’ Boomerang Bay Water Park to become “Carolina Harbor” in 2016
Since last year’s Fury 325 announcement, Carowinds has been hinting at making a “Big Splash” in 2016. Today, they finally revealed the long-awaited “splash” with the announcement of the expansion and rebranding of the park’s existing in-park water park, Boomerang Bay....
Continue reading...Michigan’s Adventure Trip Report
Last weekend I had the opportunity to make my first visit to Michigan’s Adventure. Not knowing exactly what to expect or how crowds would be, I went into the day with the goal to at least ride the park’s seven...
Continue reading...Baron 1898 a great addition to Efteling
Returning from a short European trip, and a few random thoughts about a new ride on the coaster circuit for us , Baron 1898 at Efteling – the eagerly awaited Bolliger and Mabillard dive machine. Efteling is always a great...
Continue reading...Kings Dominion to add “Delirium” in 2016
There was great speculation of what would replace the now-closed (and for sale) Shockwave at Kings Dominion when the park announced the coaster’s August 9 closure in July. We now know what will be occupying that space — “Delirium.” Delirium will be...
Continue reading...Talking Sesame Place with Guy Hutchinson
If you’re a fan of the Sesame Street TV show, you may be familiar with the Sesame Place theme park in Pennsylvania. Since opening in 1980, the park has welcomed fans of Big Bird, Elmo and the entire Sesame Street gang. The...
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