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...
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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...
Continue reading...Jim Reid-Anderson is Six Flags CEO Once Again
Six Flags unexpectedly announced yesterday that former CEO Jim Reid-Anderson would once again serve as the company's chairman, president and CEO effective immediately. He replaces John M. Duffey, who has retired after only 17 months in the position. Reid-Anderson served...
Continue reading...Georgia Cyclone to Close on July 30
According to a tweet from the park, if you want to experience Six Flags Over Georgia’s Georgia Cyclone again or for the first time, you have just under two weeks to do so, as the coaster will be giving its...
Continue reading...Everything Announced for Disney Parks at the 2017 D23 Expo
Every other year, the Walt Disney Company holds the D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center in order to showcase “all the magic, wonder, and adventure of Disney at this remarkable gathering created especially for the most passionate and loyal...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens Williamsburg to add “Frostbite” for Howl-O-Scream
On July 11, Busch Gardens Williamsburg sent out a mysterious tweet that one of their long-standing Howl-O-Scream mazes, Bitten, would be “biting the dust,” leaving fans wondering what the park would replace it with before Howl-O-Scream opens on September 23....
Continue reading...How Sally Corp is Bringing Top End Dark Rides to Regional Parks – Interview with John Wood and Rich Hill
On July 12 (ie. tomorrow), Six Flags Magic Mountain is opening the latest of their “Justice League: Battle For Metropolis” 4-D interactive dark rides (EDIT: The ride is now open, tell us what you think!), the seventh in the park...
Continue reading...New Mean Streak Construction Update 7-8-2017
They’re Rollin’ in Like Thunder. That’s the caption in the latest Cedar Point Mean Streak teaser video released by the park. Check out the 19 second long drone footage of RMC Mean Streak below: #TheyreComing pic.twitter.com/eOZq6bks3C — Cedar Point (@cedarpoint)...
Continue reading...Why Dinosaurs Alive is Carowinds’ Most Underrated Attraction
I have been visiting Carowinds several times a year since moving to North Carolina in 2000. Especially in recent years, I’ve chronicled a lot of those visits here on Coaster101, talking about attractions like Carowinds’ world-class lineup of roller coasters,...
Continue reading...10 Hersheypark Tips from a First-Time Visitor
I visited Hersheypark for the first time last week. Prior to visiting, I received some tips and recommendations from friends and Coaster101 readers. These pointers were extremely helpful as I had not done as much research beforehand (aside from the...
Continue reading...Hersheypark Coaster Ranking from a First-Timer
2023 Update: Where does Hersheypark’s new-for-2023 Wildcat’s Revenge, the Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) hybrid coaster, rank? Read our updated ranking here. Hersheypark is home to 13 roller coasters — 14 if you count Lightning Racer’s two tracks separately. I recently...
Continue reading...Kennywood Roller Coasters Ranked By a First-Time Visitor
I made my first visit to Kennywood this weekend, and I took a ride on each of the six major Kennywood roller coasters. Although it wasn’t easy, I decided to rank the historic amusement park’s roller coasters — separating the...
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