Is it 2015 yet? As coaster enthusiasts anxiously await other parks to announce their 2015 plans, track for Holiday World’s recently announced Thunderbird launched wing coaster is already arriving at the park. The park tweeted the arrival of the first sections...
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Tron Coaster Rises at Shanghai Disneyland
The latest Shanghai Disneyland construction update from The Theme Park Guy shows what looks like the completed track for the Tron inspired roller coaster. The type of roller coaster is presumably a Vekoma motorbike coaster with motorcycle style seating. The coaster...
Continue reading...Carowinds Teasing 2015 Project
We’re halfway into the 2014 coaster season, and that means that many parks are already dropping hints about what is coming in 2015. Yesterday, Carowinds posted the following photo on the park’s Facebook page: © Carowinds Attached to the photo was...
Continue reading...Goliath On-Ride Video Released
Six Flags Great America today released a first-person point-of-view video of Goliath. Crews have been testing the Rocky Mountain Construction wooden coaster sporadically over the past week, and luckily now we know what it looks like to be on one...
Continue reading...Goliath Six Flags Great America Testing Video
After hours of waiting and watching wood and steel rise into place, I finally caught a glimpse of Goliath making several test cycles at Six Flags Great America yesterday evening. Watch the video of the testing below: The park has...
Continue reading...Goliath Opening Delayed, Construction Ongoing
Today was supposed to be the day that media and coaster fanatics from around the country gathered at Six Flags Great America to ride Goliath, the world’s tallest, fastest and steepest wooden roller coaster. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. The park...
Continue reading...Another Goliath Construction Update
Yesterday I made a quick stop at Six Flags Great America to see construction crews working hard to hopefully finish Goliath within the next week. As has been the case for the past few weeks, the Goliath site is bustling with...
Continue reading...Goliath Construction Continues Around the Clock
Construction crews are working at all hours of the day to make sure that Goliath is ready for riders soon — hopefully by next Thursday’s scheduled media day event. I stopped by the park today to see what progress had...
Continue reading...Goliath Lift Hill Topped Off
Six Flags Great America construction crews are working quickly to prepare Goliath for its rumored early June opening. Early June? According to a “midnight premiere” promotion the park is running (see the photo below), Goliath is expected to be operating...
Continue reading...Goliath Construction Update: Lift Hill Almost Complete
I braved below-average temperatures at Six Flags Great America today to see how Goliath had progressed since my visit last Saturday. The most noticeable change was the narrowing gap between the lift hill and the first drop. Throughout the day, construction crews...
Continue reading...Goliath Construction Update May 2014
Six Flags Great America’s new-for-2014, record-breaking wooden coaster Goliath is nearing completion. And with the park now open comes the opportunity to get an up-close look at the giant coaster’s progress. I was at the park yesterday to see the progress that...
Continue reading...Legoland Florida Prepares for Duplo Valley
Legoland Florida is busy putting the finishing touches on its new toddler-friendly area, Duplo Valley. The iconic archway to the area was recently installed, marking the final major construction milestone ahead of the area’s May 23 opening. New attractions coming...
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