If you haven’t heard, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is the giant, new, 15 minute e-ticket attraction that is the real anchor ride for Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at both Disneyland and Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. The ride...
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A Trip to Legoland Florida: One Of Central Florida’s Best Kept Theme Park Secrets
Growing up in south Florida, where I lived until 2000, a trip to the central part of the state typically meant visiting Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort or SeaWorld Orlando. My family had nothing against what was then known...
Continue reading...Scene75 Columbus Now Open, See What’s Inside
When we had the opportunity to get a sneak peek inside Scene75 Columbus back in August I thought they had about two months worth of work left to do. Well, turns out I was right! Without much advance warning, the...
Continue reading...They Own Fear: Reviewing Worlds of Fun’s 2019 Halloween Haunt
As darkness falls, fear rises when the Overlord calls his army to transform Worlds of Fun into the park’s annual Halloween Haunt event. Now in its 13th terrifying season, Worlds of Fun’s Haunt is among Cedar Fair’s larger Halloween events,...
Continue reading...6 Reason to Visit Knoebels
Knoebels might have been the most interesting park I visited on my recent East Coast Coaster Roadtrip, or at least the most unusual. Visiting it sort of felt like going back in time. The park is filled with classic and...
Continue reading...Seven Things That Stood Out On My First Visit To Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Busch Gardens Williamsburg was stop two on my East Coast coaster road trip. Like my first stop on the trip, Dollywood, Busch Gardens Williamsburg has long been on my list of parks I’ve wanted to visit. I’ve actually been to...
Continue reading...Six Thoughts on Dollywood From a First Timer
I just finished my first ever visit to Dollywood, as part of my East Coast coaster road trip. Dollywood has long been on my list of parks to visit, but I actually didn’t know TOO much about it before visiting...
Continue reading...Small Park Showcase: Dutch Wonderland
Dutch Wonderland is a “Kingdom for Kids” theme park located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The 48-acre park is filled with 32 attractions designed to appeal for families with children twelve and under. The park was built by the Clark family and...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Goes to Cedar Point CoasterMania 2018
For the last several years, several of the U.S.-based members of the Coaster101 team have gotten together at a few different parks once a year. In 2015, it was Holiday World. In 2016, all seven of us met at Kentucky Kingdom....
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Team Takes on Kennywood
Following a trip that saw six members of the Coaster101 team get together at Cedar Point’s CoasterMania, three members of the Coaster101 team headed east to West Mifflin, PA and Kennywood for a day at the park. Originally opened in...
Continue reading...Small Park Showcase: Oaks Park – Home of the new Adrenaline Peak Coaster
Oaks Park is a small amusement park located outside of downtown Portland, Oregon. This relatively unheard of park was put on coaster enthusiast’s radars with the announcement of the Adrenaline Peak Euro-fighter coaster that opened on March 24, 2018. We...
Continue reading...Kate Kujawa’s Skynext 2018 Experience and Why Aspiring Coaster Designers Should Attend
Kate Kujawa is an aspiring roller coaster engineer. You may remember her school project about roller coaster wheel material we covered last year. She’s now pursuing her dream by studying mechanical engineering at the University of Rochester. She took another...
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