The junior-sized, family-friendly Whistle Punk Chaser at Dollywood is now open. The park’s eighth roller coaster quietly opened to the public on May 21 following Drop Line’s debut earlier in the month. Whistle Punk Chaser Review What’s a Whistle Punk...
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What You Should Eat and Drink at Red, White & Brews
Last weekend we got a chance to continue our series of visits to Cedar Fair food festivals (we’ve been to ones at Knott’s and Carowinds so far), this time checking out Red, White & Brews at California’s Great America. The festival continues...
Continue reading...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...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...
Continue reading...How to Eat Your Way Through Carowinds’ Taste of the Carolinas
Returning for the third consecutive year to Carowinds is their annual “Taste of the Carolinas” food festival. After sampling several dishes at last year’s festival, I knew for this year that I needed to call in some reinforcements if I wanted...
Continue reading...See You at the Fair: Inside Carowinds’ New “County Fair”
Back in February 2016, Brady MacDonald of the Los Angeles Times broke the news that Cedar Fair had acquired a number of vintage flat rides from parks around the world. After a series of entertaining teases as part of their...
Continue reading...Disneyland Encyclopedia Book Review + Giveaway
If a university ever offered a “Disneyland 101” course, The Disneyland Encyclopedia by Chris Strodder would be a solid textbook candidate. Full disclosure: I’ve never visited Disneyland — only its younger sister in Orlando. While Florida’s Magic Kingdom was no...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s Roller Coaster Insider Tour Review
Known often for it’s beautiful landscaping (19-time defending Golden Ticket Award Winners), Busch Gardens Williamsburg also has an impressive portfolio of eight roller coasters, including their latest; InvadR. Visiting the park for the better part of the last 15 years, I’ve enjoyed countless...
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...
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