Welcome to the latest edition of Coasters-101 where we’ll answer the question how is roller coaster track made and explain what some of the latest track fabrication techniques. Tubular roller coaster track is typically formed by heating and then permanently...
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Coasters-101: Roller Coaster Wheel Design
Welcome to Coasters-101: Roller Coaster Wheel Design! A typical wheel used on a roller coaster is constructed by taking an aluminum hub and bonding a polyurethane tire to the hub’s outside diameter. This entire “wheel assembly” is then connected to...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America Fright Fest 2011
It has been six years since I last went to Six Flags Great America for Fright Fest. A lot has changed since 2005, so I looked forward to seeing how this Fright Fest compared: The day started out gloomy, but...
Continue reading...The Wilds: Ohio’s Animal Kingdom
Some of my favorite theme parks to visit are ones which include animal encounters, specifically parks with safari like adventures, such as Busch Gardens Tampa or Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Unfortunately for me, I live in Ohio and am not able...
Continue reading...Great America Construction and Deconstruction
Six Flags Great America is building one roller coaster while simultaneously taking another one down. Needless to say, there’s a lot going on at the park: Thanks to the X-Flight construction site, you can now see clearly from Demon’s corkscrews all the way to...
Continue reading...Spanish Paramount Park in 2015?
According to this article, Spain will build a Paramount-branded theme park by the year 2015. The resort will be located in the vacation area of Murcia, Spain. Adventure City will include attractions based off movies such as Titanic and Mission:...
Continue reading...Vintage Park Photos: Disney World 1983
We’ve got more vintage park photos for you this week. This time we return to Walt Disney World with shots from the Magic Kingdom and Epcot taken in 1983.
Continue reading...Universal’s Motion Base Track Patent
We all know how much Universal Studios likes their motion based ride systems. Several attractions utilize some form of motion base technology including Men in Black: Alien Attack, The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman, and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey....
Continue reading...Interview with Timothy Swieter of Birket Engineering
We have another exciting interview feature for you this week. Timothy Swieter is a professional engineer with Birket Engineering and his resume includes several high profile projects including Universal Studio Singapore and Hong Kong Disneyland. Thanks Tim for taking the...
Continue reading...New Fantasyland Concept Art
Work continues on the new Fantasyland area at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, and Disney has released some new artist renderings of the area to give us a glimpse of the fine details that guests will encounter when the new...
Continue reading...The Coaster Doodler
Brody Rose, also known as the Coaster Doodler, takes photos and advertisements found in your everyday newspaper or magazine and turns them into… coaster doodles. But these aren’t simple drawings, as seen below, many of these “doodles” are intricate sketches...
Continue reading...New Theme Park Design Class
The idea of a class dedicated solely to theme park design would interest most coaster enthusiasts. Motivarti, an organization based in Los Angeles, which provides classes, lectures, and workshops for people in the entertainment industry, is offering a Themed Environment Design class. The...
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