For our A-Z Coaster of the Week we’ve arrived at the letter “X” and must travel back in time to the days of Six Flags AstroWorld to find XLR8, the first “successful” suspended roller coaster. AstroWorld was a massive theme...
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Mystic Timbers First Rider Auction
Coaster101 contributors Nick and Kyle are planning on participating in the Mystic Timbers First Rider Auction and are looking for your help! Kings Island and Cedar Fair Charities are joining with the Andy & Jordan Dalton Foundation to give us...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Wildfire
We are already to “W” in this series of A-Z Coasters of the Week! Today we head out to Branson, Missouri to take a look at Wildfire. This B&M sitdown coaster opened in 2001 and is possibly in one of...
Continue reading...Guest Blog: InvadR Construction Update from Attraction Chasers
Our friends Cody and Matt from Attraction Chasers recently took part in a Hard Hat Construction Tour for InvadR at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. They were kind enough to share some their photos and videos with us! One of two major...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: V2: Vertical Velocity
This week’s “A-Z Coaster of the Week” brings us to the letter V, and a ride that when it was first built wasn’t very unique at all. However, thanks to a city regulation, the ride was modified into something one of...
Continue reading...How Kelley Roberts Built a Working Roller Coaster on a Rose Parade Float
Watching the Tournament of Roses Parade held in Pasadena, California is an annual New Year’s Day tradition. This year was especially interesting for theme park fans because the 2017 Rose Parade featured a working roller coaster float. The city of...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Ultra Twister
For this week’s A-Z coaster, we’ll take a look back at Ultra Twister, a TOGO pipeline coaster formally located at Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Astroworld, and now currently sitting in “storage” at Six Flags America. Ultra Twister...
Continue reading...Guest Blog: Mystic Timbers Construction Update
Our friend Justin from CPFoodBlog was lucky enough to get a tour of the Mystic Timbers construction site this week. He was gracious enough to share some photos of his with us. Mystic Timbers is nearly complete, and the plan is...
Continue reading...Construction Update: Carowinds’ County Fair
Yesterday, Coaster101, along with several local area media and journalism students, were invited to take a hard hat tour of Carowinds‘ new County Fair area. A ton of progress has been made since we were at the park back in...
Continue reading...Galactic Attack VR Coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain and Discovery Kingdom
VR roller coaster overlays burst onto the scene last year in a big way, with every Six Flags park in North America adding (optional) Virtual Reality Samsung Gear headsets and VRCoaster experiences. Today Six Flags announced the next generation of...
Continue reading...Theme Park Design & The Art of Themed Entertainment with David Younger
If your ultimate career goal is to design theme parks then the number one book on your “Must Read” list is Theme Park Design & The Art of Themed Entertainment by David Younger. It’s the most comprehensive guide on how theme parks...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: TH13TEEN
We’re heading overseas for our A-Z Coaster of the Week for letter T, as we take a look at “TH13TEEN” at Alton Towers in England . A First of Its Kind Opened in 2010, TH13TEEN replaced the aging Corkscrew at Alton Towers,...
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