Late last week, SeaWorld San Antonio began teasing that “something big” was coming to the park. Looks like something big is coming… pic.twitter.com/Xvs3hrKOmM — seaworldtexas (@SeaWorldTexas) September 22, 2016 We now know what that “something” is. Named Wave Breaker: The...
Continue reading...Review: Revamped Legend at Holiday World
Holiday World’s late president Will Koch reviewed more than 200 suggestions from roller coaster enthusiasts in the late 1990s during the design phase of the park’s now iconic Legend wooden coaster. In fact, he posted initial design plans for the coaster online and...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Big Dipper
Welcome back for week two of our annual “A-Z Coaster of the Week” series! This week we will take a look at Camden Park’s Big Dipper. Camden Park is located in Huntington, West Virginia and is home to four roller...
Continue reading...Rage of the Gargoyles VR Arrives at Discovery Kingdom
Thursday morning I got a chance to visit Six Flags Discovery Kingdom to preview their new virtual reality roller coaster, Rage of the Gargoyles, which has been added to Kong. This is one of several new VR coasters Six Flags is...
Continue reading...Skyline Attractions Teases Skywarp Attraction Concept
Skywarp, a new ride concept from Skyline Attractions, takes the circular “Larson Loop” flat ride to another level — and doubles it. According to the ride animation below, Skywarp would feature two separate “trains” that traverse the pretzel-loop style track layout. The two trains would...
Continue reading...Interview: Chris Baynum of Baynum Roller Coaster Painting
The color of a roller coaster can be one of its most striking features. A photograph of a coaster with a bold color scheme against a crystal blue sky almost guarantees a postcard-quality shot. But painting these steel and wooden monstrosities...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Arkansas Twister
Welcome back to our annual “A-Z Coaster of the Week” series. This year, we’re selecting some unique or lesser known coasters to highlight. We’ll share trivia, history and the coaster’s need-to-know stats. First up is Arkansas Twister at Magic Springs...
Continue reading...Heidi the Ride awaits at Plopsa de Panne
There’s possibly few things more frustrating to a coaster enthusiast than anticipating coaster opening dates, and certainly over the years I’ve experienced my fair share of delays in this manner. Visiting Plopsaland recently was a case in point, as the...
Continue reading...2016 SCarowinds Social Media Preview Recap
Last night, Coaster101, along with several other Charlotte-area bloggers, had the opportunity to preview SCarowinds, which opens to the public on Friday. If you were following us on Twitter, you were able to go “Behind The Screams” as we toured...
Continue reading...How to Enjoy a Theme Park Halloween in California
As summer winds to an end and the calendar marches into September, Theme Parks start gearing up for their annual Halloween events. To get you ready, we put together a run down of all the major Theme Park Halloween events...
Continue reading...Nickelodeon Universe Opening at American Dream Meadowlands
The second Nickelodeon Universe theme park in the world is scheduled to open at the under-construction American Dream Meadowlands entertainment and shopping destination located just outside of New York City. Nickelodeon Universe at American Dream is touted to be the largest indoor...
Continue reading...An Interview with Jack Rimer of CoasterDynamix
When I was growing up as a young roller coaster enthusiast, I found it near impossible to find roller coaster models to build. Sure, there were K’Nex roller coaster sets, but nothing super realistic that mimicked an actual roller coaster. Enter CoasterDynamix....
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