After months of teasing, Kings Dominion made their biggest announcement in park history today, announcing the all-new Twisted Timbers coaster as well as the addition of Winterfest for the 2018 season! Twisted Timbers is a Rocky Mountain Construction conversion of the former Hurler wooden...
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Cedar Point Announces Record-Breaking Steel Vengeance for 2018
Cedar Point today announced plans to open Steel Vengeance in 2018, a “hyper-hybrid,” record-breaking steel coaster built from the remnants of the former Mean Streak wooden coaster. Steel Vengeance, a product of Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC), will feature the company’s...
Continue reading...Silver Dollar City Adding Time Traveler in 2018
Silver Dollar City announced today that it will be adding Time Traveler, the world’s fastest (50.3 mph), steepest (90 degrees) and tallest (100 feet) spinning coaster. “Time Traveler speaks to the dreamer in each of us. This custom-designed coaster defies...
Continue reading...Canada’s Wonderland Adding Flat Rides, Splash Area in 2018
Canada’s Wonderland announced today that it will debut two new flat rides and an expanded children’s splash/play area in 2018. Lumberjack will take guests seated on two swinging axe pendulums upside down 75 feet in the a looping 360-degree motion....
Continue reading...Carowinds Adding Six New “Camp Snoopy” Attractions in 2018
Originally opened in 1975 as Hanna-Barbera land, Carowinds‘ children’s area has undergone several changes over the years, including a re-branding to Nickelodeon Universe in 2004, and another re-branding to its current theme, Planet Snoopy, in 2010. The area will be...
Continue reading...My Final Rides on Dueling Dragons
I last visited Islands of Adventure in 2006 — I spent a couple of hours at the park after a long day at the neighboring Universal Studios Florida. The visit consisted of a lap around the lagoon with a couple...
Continue reading...An Interview with VP/GM of Kings Dominion, Gary Chadwick
Here at Coaster101, we enjoy taking you behind the scenes and talking with people help who make your favorite theme parks run like clockwork. This interview is no different, as this time, we’re talking to Kings Dominion’s General Manager and...
Continue reading...Hersheypark adding Two Major Water Attractions in 2018
For several weeks, Hersheypark has been teasing a new addition to the park’s Boardwalk area, and today, we found out that they would be receiving not one, but TWO new attractions at the Boardwalk; Breakers Edge Water Coaster and Whitecap Racer. These are...
Continue reading...Six Flags Fiesta Texas adding Wonder Woman RMC Raptor in 2018
As first reported by Arthur Levine for USA Today, in 2018, Six Flags Fiesta Texas is opening one of the first Rocky Mountain Construction “Raptor” coasters; Wonder Woman Golden Lasso. It will be the world’s first single-rail coaster. The trains, which...
Continue reading...How to Keep Track of Your Roller Coaster Credits
With nearly 4,400 roller coasters operating across the globe (according to RCDB), counting the ones you’ve ridden can become tedious, especially when that number of coaster credits reaches the hundreds. Some enthusiasts don’t care about the number, others — myself...
Continue reading...What to Eat (and See and Hear) at Taste of Orleans at CA Great America
This past weekend the second annual Taste of Orleans festival at California’s Great America kicked off. If you didn’t make it down, the festival continues this coming weekend (July 30-31), and it’s definitely worth a trip. Many of the attractions...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Photo Contest 2017: Vote
It’s time to vote in our 2017 roller coaster photo contest! You have your work cut out for you this year. As you’ll see below, we received some amazing photos. Picking your favorites won’t be easy. The voting period will...
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