And now for the moment we’ve all been waiting for — the results of the 2017 Attraction Awards are in! We had a record number of nominations and votes this year, and we’re pleased to reveal the winners below. As in...
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Review: Joker at Six Flags Great America
Joker at Six Flags Great America is now open! I visited the park on Saturday for the grand opening of the new-for-2017, fourth-dimension-style coaster. It’s Great America’s 14th roller coaster (15th if you count American Eagle’s two tracks). Joker at Six...
Continue reading...We Ride Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth at SFDK
Friday night Wonder Woman: Lasso of Truth, the new Giant Discovery pendulum ride at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, opened to season pass holders, and on Sunday it opened to the general public. Saturday morning the park held an event for...
Continue reading...Flying Machines’ Nate Morrell talks massive Black Mamba coaster
Nate Morrell, CEO of Flying Machines Inc., is the designer of Black Mamba, the newest, scariest, most horrifying roller coaster in the world. Set to open at Adventureland in Virginia this summer, Black Mamba will surely be the coaster all...
Continue reading...Vote for the 2017 Attraction Awards
The voting period for the 2017 Attraction Awards has begun! We’ve sorted through the nominations and have selected seven of the top contenders for each category, which was no easy task considering the competition for many of these categories. NEW...
Continue reading...How to Be Brave with Koaster Kid Logan Joiner
When he was three years old, Logan Joiner was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He couldn’t talk, was terrified of loud noises, and was traumatized by storms, strangers, crowds, and most any other kind of stimulus. Logan was afraid of people: he...
Continue reading...Attraction Awards 2017: Nominate
It’s that time of year again — we are now accepting nominations for the 2017 Attraction Awards! This year’s categories include everything from desserts to virtual reality. Keep reading to learn more and nominate! Every year, we accept your nominations for...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s Food & Wine Festival Begins May 26!
As food becomes a larger and larger part of the overall theme park experience, park guests are often treated to new and unique ways to experience the mastery of a park’s culinary team. What better way to show off a...
Continue reading...When Will California’s Great America Start Building From the Master Plan (and How We Got Here)?
Back during the media event for the opening of the newly converted floorless coaster, Patriot, at California’s Great America, the guest speaker was the Mayor of the city of Santa Clara, Lisa Gillmor. The reason for this is because the city...
Continue reading...Speculation on Cedar Fair’s 2018 Mystery Coasters
UPDATE: The 2018 Cedar Fair Coasters have been announced! Our speculations weren’t perfect, but we did come close(ish). The “new type of coaster” is indeed a Raptor, but it’s not coming to Knott’s, it’s coming to California’s Great America as...
Continue reading...A Theme Park Enthusiast’s First Trip To Carowinds
Here at Coaster101, we talk a lot about Carowinds a lot as part of their “Caroblogger” program. But would you believe that before the last weekend in April, six of the seven members of the Coaster101.com writing team had never been...
Continue reading...Review: 230-Foot-Tall Drop Line at Dollywood
Drop Line at Dollywood is now open! The park’s new 230-foot-tall drop tower officially opened to the public yesterday. The tower stands tall over the Timber Canyon section of the park. It can even be seen from some section of the...
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