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A-Z Coaster of the Week: Python

For this week’s A-Z Coaster of the Week, our “P” coaster will take us back into the “p”ast (terrible “p”un, I know…) to Python at Busch Gardens Tampa in Tampa, FL. Python was a steel corkscrew roller coaster developed and...

Jan 2, 2017 by Mike Features 0

Coaster101’s Top 8 Features of 2016

Happy New Year everybody! Over the last eight days we’ve been counting through eight of our favorite features and interviews of 2016 over on Facebook and Twitter. Along with our “Year in Review” post today, we also wanted to share all...

Jan 1, 2017 by Eric Wooley Features 0

Coaster101.com’s 2016 Year In Review

Where did the time go? It’s that time of year again — 2016 has come to a close and now it’s 2017! Every year we take a look back and reflect on the past year. Each member of the Coaster101 team...

Jan 1, 2017 by Andrew Stilwell Features 0

Review: Roller Coaster Tycoon Classic

When it comes to the perfect roller coaster simulation game, personally, I look no further than Roller Coaster Tycoon 1 & 2. Growing up, my computer didn’t have the graphics to run Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 properly, and more technical...

Dec 31, 2016 by Andrew Stilwell Features Games Reviews 34

First Ever WinterFest at California’s Great America – Review

Tonight marks the final evening of the first ever WinterFest at California’s Great America, which ran for about a month from Thanksgiving up to today. This is the first time since the park’s first season that it was open for...

Dec 30, 2016 by Eric Wooley Features Holidays Photos Reviews 0

Behind the Scenes at Animal Kingdom’s Pandora

After years of development and construction, Pandora: The World of Avatar at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom is finally scheduled to open this summer, and Disney is beginning to preview the theme park land’s high-tech attraction and thematic offerings. Watch...

Dec 27, 2016 by John Stevenson Videos 0

A-Z Coaster of the Week: Outlaw Run

In 2009, Silver Dollar City solicited proposals from roller coaster manufacturers for the theme park’s next big coaster. A then-young Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) submitted plans for what would become Outlaw Run, the company’s first built-from-scratch wooden coaster. Four years later...

Dec 26, 2016 by John Stevenson Features 1

Carowinds Winter 2016 Construction Update

With the addition of the new County Fair area at Carowinds in 2017, it makes sense that there would be a lot of construction going on in the park during the winter off-season. But, there’s more going on at the...

Dec 21, 2016 by Andrew Stilwell Features Construction Photos 1

NoLimits 2 Roundup 150 Contest Results

A year ago the NoLimits Coaster Simulator team held a contest to celebrate Roundup 100, the 100th consecutive weekly roundup of NoLimits 2 videos. Prizes were awarded to an amazing batch of inspiring roller coaster creations. Check them out by...

Dec 20, 2016 by Nick Weisenberger Features 0

Top Ten Roller Coasters Opening in 2017 in US

As 2016 comes to a close it’s time to look ahead to next year. Here’s our list of the top ten roller coasters opening in 2017 in the US that you need to ride next year. 10. Rollin’ Thunder at OWA...

Dec 19, 2016 by Nick Weisenberger Features 4

A-Z Coaster of the Week: New Texas Giant

It’s time for the “N” coaster in this season’s edition of the “A-Z Coaster of the Week,” where we highlight a different coaster with the corresponding letter of the alphabet. We’re headed to the original Six Flags park, Six Flags...

Dec 19, 2016 by Andrew Stilwell Features 0

A Day at Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas 2016

Yesterday, I embarked on my annual trip to Dollywood for the park’s Smoky Mountain Christmas event, which features a slew of holiday-themed shows, a billion lights (maybe less, maybe more?), festive eats and, of course, most of the park’s rides. Before we...

Dec 18, 2016 by John Stevenson Trip Reports Features 0