The brutal cold temperatures aren’t hampering Cedar Point construction crews from making amazing progress on Valravn, the new-for-2016 Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) dive coaster. The park’s director of communications, Tony Clark, has been sharing the coaster’s progress on his Twitter...
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Disneyland Shows Off Future of Rivers of America
Disneyland has begun closing parts of the park in preparation for construction of the new, 14-acre Star Wars land, which is coming to the area behind Frontierland and Rivers of America. On result of these closures and the new construction is that...
Continue reading...The Joker Construction Photos from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
The Joker Construction Update I swung by Six Flags Discovery Kingdom yesterday to take a look at the how the construction has been going on The Joker, the new Rocky Mountain Construction conversion of the Great Coasters International “Roar” coming...
Continue reading...Valravn Dive Coaster Rising at Cedar Point
Valravn, Cedar Point’s new-for-2016 Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) dive coaster, isn’t scheduled to open until May 7. But the coaster has already reached its tallest point — so it’s all…downhill…from here. Prep work and construction began months ago to beat the often-brutal...
Continue reading...Lightning Rod December 2015 Construction Update
Roller coasters that disappear into the woods, shrouded by hills and towering trees are some of my favorites — to ride. When it comes to watching their construction, not so much. I visited Dollywood last month and saw Lightning Rod’s 20-story lift...
Continue reading...Hard Hat Tour of Carowinds’ Carolina Harbor
Yesterday, Coaster101, along with several members of Charlotte-area media, had the opportunity to take a Hard Hat Tour of all of the construction that is going with Carowinds‘ new water park, Carolina Harbor. Carolina Harbor Fun Facts : To date:...
Continue reading...Carowinds Off-Season Construction Photo Update
After a successful 2015 season, Carowinds made two huge announcements this fall for the 2016 Season; a rebranding and expansion of their current “Boomerang Bay” Water Park into Carolina Harbor, as well as the transformation of the park’s former Action Theater into...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser December 2015 Construction Update
Construction crews are making great progress on Kentucky Kingdom’s new-for-2016 Storm Chaser coaster. Spring can’t come soon enough! Until then, let’s check in on the progress of the twisted Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) creation. The former Twisted Twins station now...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Grows at Kentucky Kingdom
With temperatures dropping and many parks closed for the season, the focus turns to the many exciting coaster construction projects underway. One of the most interesting to watch has been the Twisted Twins coaster at Kentucky Kingdom — or what’s left...
Continue reading...Lightning Rod Rises at Dollywood
More than three months have passed since Dollywood announced the record-and-ground-breaking Lightning Rod wooden coaster. While at the park over the weekend, I stopped by the construction site. So how does it look? It looks great! But spoiler alert: aside...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Construction at Kentucky Kingdom
Kentucky Kingdom’s Rocky Mountain Construction “Storm Chaser” hybrid coaster continues to grow as it approaches its 2016 debut. While not much more track has been installed since our last update, the support structure is beginning to take a more defined...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Construction Continues
Storm Chaser construction has taken a turn for the…ground…at Kentucky Kingdom: The coming-in-2016 Rocky Mountain Construction coaster’s inverting “barrel roll downdrop” is taking shape, and it looks pretty awesome. Storm Chaser is utilizing the support structure of the park’s former...
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