Marineland of Niagara Falls, Canada is one of the most unique, bizarre, and polarizing amusement parks in North America. Opened in 1961 by John Holer with just three sea lions, Marineland now boasts sixteen rides, including two roller coasters, and...
Continue reading...Reviews
Review: Justice League at Six Flags Great America
The new-for-2016 Justice League: Battle for Metropolis at Six Flags Great America introduces a much-needed 4D interactive dark ride to the Chicagoland amusement park’s arsenal of attractions. The ride opened to the public in late May, and I had the chance to...
Continue reading...Lightning Rod Review: Dollywood Launched Wooden Coaster
I passed through the Dollywood turnstiles 15 minutes before the park’s scheduled 10 a.m. opening. My hands were already sweating — partially due to the soupy, humid air and partially due to the prospect of finally riding Lightning Rod. After...
Continue reading...Mako Pass Member Event At SeaWorld Orlando
Orlando Gets Its First Hyper Coaster Known as the “Theme Park Capital of the World”, Central Florida has its pick of world class coasters, from loopers, to launched coasters, to flying coasters. However, as an avid coaster enthusiast having been...
Continue reading...Tokyo DisneySea Review and Report – Part 2
Astute Twitter followers of Coaster101 noticed that last month I visited Tokyo DisneySea, widely regarded as one of the best theme parks in the world. After getting back from Japan and digging through loads of photos, I’ve finally got a...
Continue reading...Dorney Park Trip Report – June 3, 2016
After two Six Flags parks in two states in two days, (Day One: Six Flags America, Day Two: Six Flags Great Adventure) it was time for a change of pace and scenery. Day Three of my road trip took me...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great Adventure Trip Report – June 2, 2016
In case you missed it yesterday, I’m in the middle of a small theme park road trip. After Wednesday’s visit to Six Flags America, my next stop was just under 200 miles north at another Six Flags park I was...
Continue reading...Six Flags America Trip Report – June 1, 2016
Living in North Carolina, a majority of my theme park visits are predominantly are within a 4-5 hour drive. When I had the opportunity to drive to New Jersey for work, I knew that I would have the chance to...
Continue reading...Is Tokyo DisneySea the World’s Best Theme Park? – Part 1
If you follow Coaster101 on Twitter (which you should), then you may have noticed a few weeks ago that there was some live tweeting from Tokyo DisneySea. DisneySea is regarded by many as the best Disney theme park in the...
Continue reading...The Joker Twists, Turns, Makes Me Laugh Like a Child
The Joker Media Day Festivities After watching the Joker, the new RMC conversion at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, construction progress over the past 9 months, it was incredibly exciting to see the finished product at the media day for the...
Continue reading...Book Review + Giveaway: Six Flags Great Adventure
Until reading Six Flags Great Adventure, the newest addition to the Images of Modern America series, I didn’t know much about the New Jersey amusement park in its pre-Six Flags years. I knew it opened in the 1970s, but most...
Continue reading...Valravn Review: Next Best Thing to Skydiving
Cedar Point debuted Valravn -the world’s tallest, longest, and fastest dive coaster – to the public on Thursday night, May 5th in a big way. The Valravn First Rider Benefit helped raise over $75,000 for LeBron James Family Foundation. Unfortunately,...
Continue reading...
Recent Discussion