Like clockwork, you’ve once again chosen the slowest line of cars to pay for parking, the slowest line to order food, the slowest line inside the station of your favorite roller coaster — the list goes on and on. What...
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“Four Seasons Of Fun” Coming to Carowinds in 2020
Carowinds opens for the park’s 48th season on Saturday, March 21, 2020, and this season, Carowinds has promised “Four Seasons of Fun” with their 2020 event schedule. Curious what’s going on in each season? Let us educate you! SPRING! March:...
Continue reading...Carowinds Teases Future Development With Survey
If you’ve been reading Coaster101 for any significant period of time, you’ll know that we cover what’s going on at Carowinds pretty thoroughly. Typically we’re not ones to comment on speculation at the park, but there was an email sent...
Continue reading...Worlds of Fun Challenges California’s Great America to Super Bowl Bet
Whether they’re watching for the football, the halftime show, or the commercials, this weekend, millions of eyes around the country will be watching Super Bowl LIV between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. Two parties with a vested...
Continue reading...Top 5 Parts of “Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance”
Last weekend I rode the all new Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland. I shared my experience on opening day of at Disneyland and some tips on how to get onto the ride in a spoiler free post...
Continue reading...Extreme Engineering Announces Asia’s First Cloud Coaster
Extreme Engineering is taking a page out of Robin Williams’ playbook, and saying “Good Morning, Vietnam!” The company has announced their second “Cloud Coaster,” which is currently under construction at he new Vinpearl Land in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. The still-to-be-named...
Continue reading...Behind The Scenes of Pantheon Construction
Aided by the power of five Roman gods, Pantheon is quickly changing the landscape of Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Located in an area of the park formerly used for animal pastures (which have since been relocated), the world’s fastest multi-launch coaster...
Continue reading...Highlights of Students in Themed Entertainment 2020
The second annual Students in Themed Entertainment (or SITE) was held on the campus of The Ohio State University this past weekend. College students from twenty-four universities and over twenty industry professionals came together to connect and share their passion...
Continue reading...Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Opening Day at Disneyland – How I Failed, and Succeeded, At Getting On The Ride (Spoiler Free)
If you haven’t heard, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is the giant, new, 15 minute e-ticket attraction that is the real anchor ride for Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at both Disneyland and Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. The ride...
Continue reading...A Master List of 2020 North American Regional Park Opening Dates
Unless you’re fortunate enough to live in Central Florida or California (or parts of Texas), you’re probably like many other coaster enthusiasts out there: smack in the middle of the off-season, with seemingly no end in sight before your local...
Continue reading...Monster Jam Thunder Alley Coming to Carowinds in 2020
Boogie Board Racer and Grand Carnivale aren’t the only new experiences coming to Carowinds in 2020! On SATURDAY! SATURDAY! SATURDAY! March 21, Monster Jam Thunder Alley, a full-throttle immersion into the incredible world of Monster Jam, will “rev its engines”...
Continue reading...Talking the Future of Theme Park Technology with FORREC’s Eric J. O’Rourke
Over the last decade, a variety of new and exciting technologies influenced both theme park attractions and the overall guest experience. Some caught on, while others were short-lived. So what do the 2020s hold? How will the theme park experience...
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