Recently, we were invited to Carowinds for a preview of SCarowinds, one of the premier Halloween events in the Carolinas. The 21st edition of the park’s Halloween Haunt features five terrifying mazes, including the all-new Paranormal, Inc., seven unnerving scare...
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Coaster101 Photo Contest 2022: Results
Drum roll, please — the results from the 2022 Coaster101 Photo Contest have arrived! The following are the winners and honorable mentions for each of this year’s categories: steel coaster, wooden coaster and “coaster-less.” Each category has two sets of...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Photo Contest 2022: Vote
It’s time to cast your votes for the 2022 Coaster101 Photo Contest! We again received some incredible entries, so you have your work cut out for you! Update: See the winners of the 2022 Photo Contest here! How to Vote Each...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great Adventure Thrill-A-Thon 2022 Recap
Last weekend, Six Flags Great Adventure hosted the park’s annual Thrill-A-Thon event, and what an amazing event it was. Upon entering the park, we received passes that included access to Exclusive Ride Times (ERT) on Nitro, Jersey Devil Coaster, Medusa,...
Continue reading...Rating and Ranking Canada’s Wonderland Roller Coasters
Four members of the Coaster101 team recently met at Canada’s Wonderland to experience the Toronto amusement park’s 17 roller coasters, which of course we had to rate and rank. Below are our ratings, on a scale of 1 (bad) to...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Photography Contest 2022: Enter Your Coaster Photos
Happy National Roller Coaster Day! What better way to celebrate the day than sharing your best coaster photography? That’s right the annual Coaster101 Photo Contest is back! The 2022 Coaster101 Photo Contest features three entry categories: steel coasters, wooden coasters...
Continue reading...Is the “Burger King” Coaster Worth Experiencing?
Niagara Falls, Canada is not only home to one of the wonders of the natural world but also to another kind of wonder for roller coaster enthusiasts: The Burger King Coaster. Yes, you read that right. There is a roller...
Continue reading...Dorney Park Initial Reactions from Two First-Timers
Two members of the Coaster101 team recently met up at Dorney Park — the first time either of them had visited the park. They spent a day riding (almost all of) the park’s seven coasters and some of its most...
Continue reading...Six Flags New England: The Good, The Bad and The Meh
Six Flags New England, the “Thrill Capital of New England,” on a not-quite-summer day seemed like it would be a treat, given how most of the general public haven’t found their way to the parks yet. I knew what I...
Continue reading...A Quick Visit to Kings Island’s 50th Anniversary Season
Recently, I purchased a Cedar Fair Platinum pass and wanted to get some use out of it, so I decided to make a quick visit to Kings Island’s 50th Anniversary season on Thursday, July 7th. Platinum and gold pass members...
Continue reading...My Detailed Review of the Highly Scrutinized and Often Misunderstood Michigan’s Adventure
As part of my 2022 summer vacation I decided to take my family to that wonderful Cedar Fair amusement park on the lake – Michigan’s Adventure! Michigan’s largest amusement park originally opened in 1956 as Deer Park, was renamed in...
Continue reading...Inside the New DC Universe at Six Flags Great America
Earlier this year, Six Flags Great America announced plans to retheme its Yankee Harbor area, transforming it into DC Universe, a land injected with the DC superheroes and villains that are now almost synonymous with the Six Flags brand. As...
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