I (along with fellow C101 writer Andrew Stilwell) had the opportunity to tour the Twisted Cyclone construction site at Six Flags over Georgia. The tour was part of American Coaster Enthusiasts Southeast Region’s Winter Warm Up event over the weekend....
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Dollywood Clearing Land for 2019, 2020 and Beyond
Major land clearing is underway at Dollywood near the Timber Canyon and Wilderness Pass areas of the park. While riding the Dollywood Express train over the weekend, I got an up-close look at the massive, now-barren site. It’s clear that...
Continue reading...Carowinds Camp Snoopy Construction Update
Last Friday, while we were at Carowinds taking a look at the ongoing progress for Winterfest, we also had the opportunity to look at some of the construction of Camp Snoopy, which will be replacing Planet Snoopy at the park in...
Continue reading...“It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas” as Carowinds Prepares for Winterfest
In past years, after the monsters of SCarowinds finished terrifying the midways of Carowinds around Halloween, it meant that the park would settle down for a long winter’s nap, until reopening the following Spring. Not this year, though. Carowinds is...
Continue reading...Six Flags Over Texas & Six Flags Great Adventure Adding North America’s First Tourbillons
After promising several record breakers and “firsts” with their 2018 announcements, Six Flags announced today that two of those “firsts” would be coming to Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags Great Adventure next season, as they open the first...
Continue reading...Kings Dominion Announces Twisted Timbers & Winterfest for 2018!
After months of teasing, Kings Dominion made their biggest announcement in park history today, announcing the all-new Twisted Timbers coaster as well as the addition of Winterfest for the 2018 season! Twisted Timbers is a Rocky Mountain Construction conversion of the former Hurler wooden...
Continue reading...We Guess the 2018 “SR1” Coaster at California’s Great America
Construction markers started popping up at California’s Great America (CGA) earlier this summer, with the cryptic notation “SR1” on them. Just a couple of weeks ago construction walls started popping up at the park (HT Robert Ingle). The park also recently...
Continue reading...New Mean Streak Construction Update 7-8-2017
They’re Rollin’ in Like Thunder. That’s the caption in the latest Cedar Point Mean Streak teaser video released by the park. Check out the 19 second long drone footage of RMC Mean Streak below: #TheyreComing pic.twitter.com/eOZq6bks3C — Cedar Point (@cedarpoint)...
Continue reading...Massive Global 100 Theme Park Rising in China
China is quietly building a $6 billion, 420-acre theme park in southern China. And not surprisingly, the designs for the movie-inspired Global 100 theme park look amazing. Global 100 is under construction in Haikou, the capital and most populous city of...
Continue reading...Cedar Point Teases Mean Streak Transformation
Cedar Point posted a short video teasing the Mean Streak transformation on their Twitter page today. The video itself is no joke , it does exist, but seeing as how it was released on April 1st, is the content of the...
Continue reading...Guest Blog: InvadR Construction Update from Attraction Chasers
Our friends Cody and Matt from Attraction Chasers recently took part in a Hard Hat Construction Tour for InvadR at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. They were kind enough to share some their photos and videos with us! One of two major...
Continue reading...Guest Blog: Mystic Timbers Construction Update
Our friend Justin from CPFoodBlog was lucky enough to get a tour of the Mystic Timbers construction site this week. He was gracious enough to share some photos of his with us. Mystic Timbers is nearly complete, and the plan is...
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