Dollywood announced big plans today including a total $300 million in capital investments in The Dollywood Company over the next decade. The company revealed specific investments for the 2014 and 2015 seasons: FireChaser Express “Construction has already begun on the...
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Banshee Construction Update 8-10-13
One of the treats of participating in BeastBuzz last weekend was a surprise tour of the Banshee construction site (maybe next year the event will be called BansheeBuzz). We got a unique view of the future location of the world’s...
Continue reading...Behind the Scenes at Kings Island
On Saturday, August 10th I had the opportunity to attend BeastBuzz at Kings Island, a special event sponsored by CoasterBuzz. We got Exclusive Ride Time (ERT) on Diamondback and the Beast and got to see several backstage areas, including the...
Continue reading...Silver Dollar City Trip Report July 2013
Last Saturday, I visited Silver Dollar City after attending the Outlaw Run “Drop in the Dark” event the previous night. Interestingly enough, I was last at the park (during the day) exactly ten years earlier. I knew that the park...
Continue reading...Outlaw Run in the Dark Review
Last weekend, I attended Silver Dollar City’s Outlaw Run “Drop in the Dark” event. There, around 50 coaster enthusiasts were some of the first to ride the park’s new Rocky Mountain Construction wooden coaster in the dark. In true...
Continue reading...Kings Island’s Beast Celebrates Anniversary
The legendary wooden “Beast” coaster at Kings Island is celebrating a special day today: “MASON, Ohio – Wednesday marked the 35th anniversary of when construction began at Kings Island in 1978 on a single-track roller coaster which broke all existing...
Continue reading...The Story of Walt Disney World Book
A couple of weeks ago I was cleaning my grandma’s basement to help her prepare to sell her house when I stumbled upon an amazing book: The Story of Walt Disney World – A Behind the Scenes Visit to the...
Continue reading...Vintage Park Photos: Kings Island 1996
While not as old as some of the vintage park photos from Walt Disney World I shared earlier, these pictures from Kings Island taken in 1996 are quite interesting to look at. The park was still under the Paramount name...
Continue reading...Six Flags America Trip Report
“You’re going where…? Why?” was the standard response I received from many when I told them my plans to take a day trip to Six Flags America while in Washington DC for a conference. “But there’s Kings Dominion and Busch...
Continue reading...Vintage Park Photos: Six Flags Worlds of Adventure
The next park in our Vintage Park Photos series is Six Flags World of Adventure. These pictures were taken in 2002 when the amusement park was at its peak in terms of the number of attractions. Sadly, Worlds of Adventures...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America Photo Gallery
See below for a photo gallery of more pictures that we took during our trip to Six Flags Great America last week. Inside the gallery you’ll see plenty of X-Flight, Raging Bull, Batman (backwards) and more of the park’s more...
Continue reading...Karacho Construction at Erlebnispark Tripsdrill
One of Gerstlauer’s newest Euro-Fighter coasters is under construction at Germany’s Erlebnispark Tripsdrill. Karacho stands 98-feet tall and will launch riders from 0-62 mph in 1.6 seconds when it opens this summer. The park shared some beautiful pictures of the...
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