Nine years ago today, Coaster101 launched quietly as a meager collection of free-hosted web pages featuring a few roller coaster photos, news and…not much else. Fortunately, much has changed in the nine years we’ve spent online. To celebrate our ninth birthday, we’re...
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CONTEST: Join the Coaster101.com Road Trip and Win!
Many regional theme parks around the country are opening this month, which means the “off-season” is over, and it’s time to head to the parks! Coaster101 wants to see where you’re going! In celebration of the theme park season, Coaster101.com is...
Continue reading...Happy New Year from Coaster101
Happy 2014! I can’t believe 2013 has already come and gone. Last year was a big one for us, and we look forward to what 2014 has in store. We ended 2013 with V5, a total redesign of the Coaster101...
Continue reading...Introducing Coaster101 V5
I would like to welcome you to Coaster101 V5, a complete rethinking of the Coaster101 viewing experience…made with you in mind. We’re not advocates of “change for change’s sake.” After eight years, our rich library of content has grown to...
Continue reading...Happy Holidays from Coaster101
The Coaster101 team would like to wish everyone celebrating a very happy holiday season. As a reader, you are a member of the extended Coaster101 family. Please know that Coaster101 would not be possible without the gracious support of our readers....
Continue reading...Andrew Stilwell joins the Coaster101 Team
Sports and roller coasters are two of new Coaster101 writer Andrew Stilwell’s greatest passions. After riding the Incredible Hulk at Islands of Adventure, he was hooked as a coaster enthusiast. Andrew graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2012 with...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Jumps Across the Pond
Meet Anthony Skitt, the newest Coaster101 writer, who is joining the team all the way from the United Kingdom. Anthony is an IT professional, and enjoys spending spare time with friends and family (he’s recently engaged, see below), watching movies,...
Continue reading...Enter the 2013 Coaster101 Photography Contest
Welcome to the sixth annual Coaster101 photo contest! This year’s contest includes three categories: original, edited and new this year: mobile. See below for more information on entry categories and contest rules. See last year’s winning photos here. [box type=”note”]The...
Continue reading...Celebrating 8 Great Years of Coaster101
On June 15, 2005, Coaster101 was born as an amateurish, free-hosted website. Little did I know that eight years later, my unassuming website would (a) still exist and (b) be much larger and more established. Photo © Tyler Hopkins Coaster101’s...
Continue reading...Meet the New Coaster101 Team Members
Within the last several months we have welcomed two new teammates to the Coaster101 family, and we want you to get to know them better. Larry Treece, Social Media Manager Late last year, we brought on Larry Treece as our...
Continue reading...Merry Christmas from Coaster101
“Merry Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight!” From the entire Coaster101 team, we would like to wish all of our readers celebrating today a very merry Christmas. We hope this year has been a spectacular one for you,...
Continue reading...Join the Coaster101 team!
We’re looking for one or two extra pairs of hands around the Coaster101 office. We want to branch out to different parts of the coaster world, and what better place to look than our diverse and growing reader base. Writing...
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