Murky skies, fat rain drops and a wheel malfunction didn’t dampen the mood at Six Flags Great America as the coaster enthusiast and media masses gathered for a preview of Goliath, the park’s triple world-record-breaking wooden roller coaster. After months of...
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Luna Park’s Thunderbolt Opens Today
The wait is over. Today, Coney Island’s Luna Park will debut Thunderbolt, a unique steel Zamperla looping coaster. Update: The park today released an onride POV of Thunderbolt. Watch it below: According to the Luna Park website, Thunderbolt is the “first custom...
Continue reading...Amazing Aerial Photos of Goliath
The world is patiently awaiting Goliath’s awakening at Six Flags Great America. But in the meantime, Goliath manufacturer Rocky Mountain Construction shared some spectacular aerials of the coaster on Facebook. Below we’ve posted a few of them: The 180-foot drop...
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...Hurricane Harbor Opens at Six Flags over Georgia
Temperatures are rising and waterparks are finally opening for the summer season after what was a brutally cold winter for many. Six Flags over Georgia recently held a preview event for its brand-new, in-park Hurricane Harbor waterpark. Alex at Thrillography...
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...Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Opens Tsunami Soaker May 31
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom will soon debut the park’s newest attraction, Tsunami Soaker, which opens to the public this Saturday, May 31, 2014. The park says the interactive water ride “is guaranteed to provide smiles and thrills for the entire...
Continue reading...Magic Kingdom’s Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Opens
The wait is over! Magic Kingdom yesterday officially opened Seven Dwarfs Mine Train to the public. Tom Staggs, Chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts wrote in a post on the Disney Parks Blog: “The attraction has a unique new ride...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America Rocks the Block
Six Flags Great America celebrated Memorial Day Weekend with “Rock the Block,” a block-party-like event with live music, funnel-cake eating contests, a new nighttime parade and a fireworks display. The new biomatric fingerprint-scanning process seems to be slowing entry to the park, but...
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...Luna Park’s Thunderbolt Nears Completion
Later this month, New York City’s Luna Park will debut Thunderbolt, a modern steel take on a former Coney Island wooden coaster of the same name. The coaster, made by Luna Park owner, Zamperla, towers 115 feet over the boardwalk...
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