In the middle of September, Lexie and I decided to make a quick trip out to the “Sweetest Place on Earth”, home to one of the premier parks in the Northeast: Hersheypark. Hersheypark is located in Hershey, Pennsylvania (crazy, right?)...
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Hello from California(‘s Great America)!
Hi there Coaster101 readers, I wanted to thank John for his introduction last week, and also take an opportunity to say hello myself. I figure the easiest way to do that is with a quick trip report from one of...
Continue reading...Guest Blog: Silver Dollar City Trip Report
Our main trip of the summer featured one of the best amusement parks in the United States: Silver Dollar City. Lex and I visited the Branson area for the first time last summer. We absolutely loved the “small-town” feel that...
Continue reading...Review: Falcon’s Fury
When Falcon’s Fury was announced to open in late 2013 at Busch Gardens in Tampa, it was expected to open in spring of 2014. Unfortunately a part was missing, and they had to insure that it came in and that...
Continue reading...Trip Report: Indiana Beach August 2014
Last weekend, I traveled to rural Indiana to visit a park that has intrigued me ever since I saw a picture of it in a roller coaster picture book as a child. That park? Indiana Beach in Monticello, Indiana, located between Chicago...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America Summer 2014 Update
With August already upon us, it’s hard to believe that the summer season will soon be giving way to fall and parks’ Halloween festivities. I decided to visit Six Flags Great America for a mid-season checkup before the park goes...
Continue reading...Trip Report: Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park
I made the trip to the Wisconsin Dells to check out the vacation town’s collection of wooden coasters: four of which are at Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park. The theme park portion of the resort, formerly and appropriately known as...
Continue reading...Small Park Showcase: Bay Beach Amusement Park
Welcome to the second installment of our Small Park Showcase article series, which highlights the lesser known “hidden treasure” amusement parks that coaster lovers may overlook. Today, we’re covering Bay Beach Amusement Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The amusement park, located on...
Continue reading...Small Park Showcase: Family Kingdom – Myrtle Beach, SC
When people think of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, amusement parks aren’t necessarily at the top of their to-do list. Many people think of the mini-golf courses, pancake houses, and generic beach stores on every corner that all advertise “EVERYTHING UNDER...
Continue reading...Trip Report: Goliath, Fog and Coasters After Dark
Working mere yards from Six Flags Great America means that the temptation to make a dash to the park after work always exists — especially when the park is open daily. This was also “Coasters After Dark,” meaning that the park...
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...Columbus Zoo Expansion Opens
After over a decade in development, The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is poised to open it’s largest expansion in zoo history, the Heart of Africa. Coaster101 got a sneak peak of the new region before it opens to the general...
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