Welcome to the latest edition of Coasters-101: the definitive guide on roller coaster lift hills. What are lift hills? How do roller coasters reach their highest point? How do lift hills work? What angle are roller coaster lift hills? What...
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Valleyfair Announces New Expansion Coming in 2014
Valleyfair announced today that a major, family-friendly expansion is coming next year, called Route 76. Taking over the location of the now closed Go-Karts attraction, this new area includes a Zamperla Disk’O Coaster called Northern Lights, the return of the...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday 008
Here we are into week eight of “Mystery Coaster Monday!” Try and correctly guess the coaster in the edited picture. We’re keeping track of who guesses correctly and the person that guess the most correct answers at the end of...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday 007
It’s time for the seventh edition of Mystery Coaster Monday! Try to correctly guess the edited photo for a chance to win a Coaster101 Prize Pack! We’re keeping track of correct answers and the person with the most at the...
Continue reading...Alton Towers – Quick Update for 2014
Alton Towers have recently submitted plans to upgrade the ‘Old MacDonald’s Farmyard’ area in time for the 2014 season. Even though there will not be any new rides, it is once again good to see UK parks investing in existing...
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It’s time for week 6 of Mystery Coaster Monday! Try to correctly guess the edited photo for a chance to win a Coaster101 Prize Pack! We are keeping track of correct answers and the person with the most at the...
Continue reading...2013 Golden Ticket Awards LIVE
It’s that time of year again! The 2013 Golden Ticket Awards presented by Amusement Today will be held today and tomorrow at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Each year awards are presented to the “best of the best” in all categories...
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Here we are into week five of “Mystery Coaster Monday!” Try and correctly guess the coaster in the edited picture. We’re keeping track of who guesses correctly and the person that guess the most correct answers at the end of...
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Here we are into week 4 of “Mystery Coaster Monday!” Try and correctly guess the coaster in the edited picture. We’re keeping track of who guesses correctly and the person that guess the most correct answers at the end of...
Continue reading...Creating My Own Nemesis Review
John Wardley is a world renown roller coaster designer. His most famous creation is the terrain hugging inverted coaster, Nemesis, at Alton Towers in the United Kingdom. John recently released his autobiography, appropriately titled “Creating My Own Nemesis.” The story...
Continue reading...Thorpe Park 2013 Update
Over here in the UK the country’s second most popular theme park, Thorpe Park, is still offering many reasons to visit the small town of Chertsey in the Surrey countryside. The Swarm, which opened to rave reviews in March...
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Welcome to the third edition of our “Mystery Coaster Monday” series. Each and every Monday morning we post an edited picture of a roller coaster, and your job is to guess which one it is. We’ll be keeping a running scoreboard...
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