After more than a year in development, Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s “Project 2017,” InvadR, opened to the public on Friday. After following the construction progress since InvadR was announced last spring, we were among the first to ride the first-ever wooden...
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Announcing the C101 Park Madness Champion
In a match-up that put a true “Cinderella” in Silverwood Theme Park against the literal Cinderella’s Castle, Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, we’re proud to announce that the glass slipper fits, and the winner of the 2017 Park Madness Bracket is Silverwood...
Continue reading...Floorless Conversion Creates Patriot, Improving Vortex
This weekend California’s Great America opened Patriot, the newly converted Vortex, to the public. Vortex was one of the earliest Bollinger & Mabillard stand-up coasters, actually the company’s second ever coaster, opening in 1991 at the park. Over the years...
Continue reading...Cedar Point Teases Mean Streak Transformation
Cedar Point posted a short video teasing the Mean Streak transformation on their Twitter page today. The video itself is no joke , it does exist, but seeing as how it was released on April 1st, is the content of the...
Continue reading...C101Park Madness: The Finals!
A Cinderella Story vs. Cinderella’s Castle It’s been a few weeks since we announced our inaugural “park madness” bracket. Like in the NCAA Bracket, we ranked 64 parks from across North America, divided into four 16-team geographic regions; East, West, Midwest...
Continue reading...What You’ll Find at the Knott’s Boysenberry Festival (Including VR Robots and Boomerangs Final Days)
Knott’s Berry Farm kicks off their fourth annual Boysenberry festival this Saturday, April 1st, with loads of boysenberry food, special events, the final days of a roller coaster, and a new VR attraction. The festival began four years ago in...
Continue reading...C101ParkMadness: Semi-Finals RESULTS
FOUR. TWO. PARKS. REMAIN. It’s been a few weeks since we announced our inaugural “park madness” bracket. Like in the NCAA Bracket, we ranked 64 parks from across North America, divided into four 16-team geographic regions; East, West, Midwest and South. However,...
Continue reading...An Interview With Bob Baranick, Former Disney Imagineer and Creator of Whirligig Woods
Recently, WRAL, the Raleigh, North Carolina NBC Affiliate, aired a “Tar Heel Traveler” segment on their evening news that featured former Disney Imagineer Bob Baranick that highlighted his plans for a small theme park to be built in Saxapahaw, NC,...
Continue reading...C101ParkMadness: Region Finals RESULTS
…And Then There Were Eight. FOUR. It’s been a few weeks since we announced our inaugural “park madness” bracket. Like in the NCAA Bracket, we ranked 64 parks from across North America, divided into four 16-team geographic regions; East, West, Midwest and...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Zeus at Mt. Olympus
We’ve reached the end of another installment of A-Z Coaster of the Week! We’re concluding this cycle with Zeus at Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells. Photo © Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Zeus stands 90...
Continue reading...C101 Park Madness: Regional Semi-Finals: RESULTS
Last week, we announced our inaugural “park madness” bracket. Like in the NCAA Bracket, we ranked 64 parks from across North America, divided into four 16-team geographic regions; East, West, Midwest and South. However, instead of the parks facing off against...
Continue reading...Breaking: Lakemont Park Closed for Summer 2017
This afternoon Lakemont Park in Altoona, Pennsylvania announced to the public that it would not open its gates for the 2017 summer season. The park released the following statement via Facebook: LAKEMONT PARK TO UNDERGO RENOVATIONS DURING SUMMER OF...
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