It’s the most wonderful time of the year at Carowinds, right in the middle of SCarowinds, WinterFest around the corner, with a full season of live entertainment coming up in 2022. The man behind a lot of that entertainment is...
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The Coaster101 Podcast: Inside Columbus Zoo’s “Zombiezi Bay” Halloween Event with Anthony Sabo
Ohio’s newest Halloween Event takes place at an interesting location — a water park, attached to a zoo! Zombiezi Bay takes over the Zoombezi Bay Water Park at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium this October. On the podcast this week,...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: 2021 TPEG Alumni Design Competition Winners
Earlier this year, we interviewed the TPEG Alumni Community about the creation of their theme park design competition for college students and recent graduates. Today, we talk to the winners of the 2021 TPEG Alumni Community Design Competition Winners. I’d...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Inside Skyline Attractions
Skyline Attractions has it written into their business charter that they will create at least one new concept each year, and after seven years, they have no signs of slowing down. We’re joined on the podcast this week by Jeff...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: John Goes to Disneyland (and FINALLY rides Rise of the Resistance)
If you’ve been listening to the podcast for awhile, you’ll remember the saga of John’s inability to get a boarding pass during his Walt Disney World trip last fall. Well, during his recent trip to Disneyland, he got to ride...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Hooray for (Universal) Hollywood!
When many people think of Universal theme parks, Orlando comes to mind. But Universal Studios Hollywood is able to hold its own, evolving over the years from a tram tour into a full blown theme park. This week on the...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Chatting With Valleyfair VP/GM Raul Rehnborg
This week on the podcast, we’re joined by Valleyfair Vice President/General Manger Raul Rehnborg. Raul is a 35-year theme park veteran, whose career has included stops at Knott’s Berry Farm, Knott’s Soak City (in both Buena Park & San Diego),...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Defiance (& Much, Much More!) with Glenwood Caverns General Manager Nancy Heard
Last week, we found out where Gerstlauer’s “Mystery Coaster” for 2022 was going to be built — Glenwood Caverns in Colorado, going by the name “Defiance.” This week on the podcast, we’re joined by Glenwood Caverns’ General Manager Nancy Heard...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: All The News Fit To Print
For a random week in July, there was A LOT of theme park news. While we’re not typically a news-y show, this week on the podcast, we wanted to recap some of the biggest theme park stories of the week....
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: A “Grand” Tour of Carnivale at Kings Dominion and Carowinds
We talk about Carowinds a lot, but when one of our podcast co-hosts visits the park for the first time, you know we’ve gotta hit the highlights! Shane was vacationing in Charlotte with his family, and not only did he...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Coaster(101)stock with Don Helbig
Believe us when we say “Not All Coaster Enthusiast Events Are Created Equal.” Half of the Coaster101 team got a taste of one of the best enthusiast events in the country at Kings Island’s Coasterstock on July 9-10. The weekend...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Podcast: Thinking Like A Theme Park Creative with Patrick Kling
We’re all theme park fans, but there’s a fine line between fan and theme park creative. Sometimes, as a fan, it’s difficult to see why things are done the way they’re done, but everything happens for a purpose. This week,...
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