Sochi’s Mysterious, Delayed Olympic Theme Park
All eyes are on Sochi, Russia with the 2014 Winter Olympics officially underway. But for coaster enthusiasts, the main event may not be the sports. Touted...
Category: Construction
Banshee Receiving its Lift Chain
Unfortunately, it’s not often that an amusement park builds a mammoth Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster. Watching Kings Island’s Banshee rise over the past few months...
Attention to Detail on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
The Disney Parks Blog recently shared some beautiful photos illustrating the intricate attention to detail on the Magic Kingdom’s under-construction Seven Dwarfs Mine Train coaster. When the...
Silverwood Expanding Family Area in 2014
This spring, Silverwood will nearly double the size of its family area, adding three new family rides, with a fourth attraction planned for 2015. In total, the...
Q&A With Jeff Hornick, Director of Design and Engineering at Busch Gardens Tampa
Recently, I traveled to Busch Gardens Tampa, and had the opportunity to sit down with Jeff Hornick, Director of Design and Engineering at Busch Gardens, to talk with...
Hurler at Carowinds Receiving Off-Season Repair
Great Coasters International (GCI) recently shared some interesting photos of the coaster company’s off-season work on Carowind’s Hurler wooden coaster. The coaster opened in 1994, along...
Assembling Falcon’s Fury’s Massive Counterweight
As you can imagine, lifting 32 people 335 feet in the air would require a great deal of energy and power. Our friends at Busch Gardens...
PHOTOS: Orlando Eye Construction
We drove by the construction site for the Orlando Eye on Universal Blvd, and snapped a few pictures. Looks like most of the Ferris Wheel Structure...
Universal Orlando Reveals Diagon Alley Details
Harry Potter fans, rejoice. Universal Orlando today divulged exciting new details about The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley, which will open this summer...
Six Flags over Texas Releases Boomtown Details
Six Flags Over Texas released new details today about Bugs Bunny Boomtown, the expansion of the park’s children’s area. When Boomtown opens, it will feature new...
Banshee Construction in Final Stretch
The last two pieces of Kings Island’s Banshee coaster arrived at the park yesterday—meaning that construction of the 4,124-foot-long B&M inverted coaster is nearing completion. In just...
Falcon’s Fury Surpasses 300 Feet
You don’t have to be inside Busch Gardens Tampa anymore to see the latest Falcon’s Fury construction update. With the tower recently reaching the 300-foot mark,...
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