Last month Dollywood opened FireChaser, a dual-launch family coaster, and Coaster101 recently got to experience the awesome new addition. The Gerstlauer built coaster occupies the site of the former Adventure Mountain climbing attraction and even reuses some of the thematic elements....
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Banshee Opens to Rave Reviews
After months of anticipation, Banshee was unveiled to the coaster world. This world record-breaking B&M had a lot of hype to live up to. Coaster101 writers Nick and Kyle were at Media Day to see how the new coaster measured...
Continue reading...Trip Report: Busch Gardens Tampa
On January 21, I made my first trip to Busch Gardens Tampa in roughly 15 years. I don’t remember the exact date I was last there, but if I recall correctly, Gwazi had just opened, and it was before I...
Continue reading...NoLimits 2: A Review
After nearly 8 years of waiting and countless number of teasers, NoLimits 2 was officially released on January 10, 2014. After playing around with the simulator for quite a few hours and learning all of the new features, I decided...
Continue reading...Our Favorite Moments from 2013 – Part 2
This is part two of our two part series about our favorite moments from 2013 and what we’re looking forward to in 2014. Read part one here. John’s Year in Review 2013 was another interesting year of roller coaster riding....
Continue reading...Our Favorite Moments from 2013 – Part 1
It’s that time of year – 2013 is coming to a close and 2014 is just around the corner. Every year we take a look back and reflect on the past year. In this two part series, each of us...
Continue reading...Creating My Own Nemesis Review
John Wardley is a world renown roller coaster designer. His most famous creation is the terrain hugging inverted coaster, Nemesis, at Alton Towers in the United Kingdom. John recently released his autobiography, appropriately titled “Creating My Own Nemesis.” The story...
Continue reading...Silver Dollar City Trip Report July 2013
Last Saturday, I visited Silver Dollar City after attending the Outlaw Run “Drop in the Dark” event the previous night. Interestingly enough, I was last at the park (during the day) exactly ten years earlier. I knew that the park...
Continue reading...Outlaw Run in the Dark Review
Last weekend, I attended Silver Dollar City’s Outlaw Run “Drop in the Dark” event. There, around 50 coaster enthusiasts were some of the first to ride the park’s new Rocky Mountain Construction wooden coaster in the dark. In true...
Continue reading...Review of Cannonball Run at Waterville USA
Rising from Alabama’s Gulf Shores skyline stands Cannonball Run at the Waterville USA amusement and water park. The 1995 Custom Coasters International (CCI) wooden coaster is 65 feet tall and only 1,700 feet long. Although it may seem unassuming, Cannonball...
Continue reading...A Chilly Day at Six Flags Great America
Last weekend I spent a grey and chilly day at Six Flags Great America. I was excited to see what had changed at the park since I last visited in August of 2012. One of the noticeable changes to the...
Continue reading...GateKeeper Review
Coaster101 team members Nick and Kyle had the opportunity to ride the new record breaking wing coaster at Cedar Point and shared their GateKeeper reviews: Kyle: For months now we have heard about how great GateKeeper was going to be,...
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