Labor Day weekend is usually the last summer weekend for amusement parks before they switch to weekend only operation and the start of their Halloween activities. It’s a good time to get some last summer coaster rides in at our...
Continue reading...SCarowinds Adding New Scarezone & Maze for 2016
Last year was my first visit to SCarowinds, which is Carowinds’ annual “Halloween Haunt” event. After last year’s experience, I was curious how the event would change for this year’s event, now in its 17th season of operation. When the SCarowinds...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Thoughts on the Six Flags 2017 Announcements
Six Flags recently announced all (or at least most) of their major new attractions coming in the 2017 season, so we gathered up a few of the Coaster101 writers to discuss our thoughts on what’s coming down the pike. If...
Continue reading...Trip Report: Tennessee State Fair
When you live down the street from the local fairgrounds, you have no excuse not to visit the fair when it comes to town. So I suppose I was “obligated” to spend the afternoon at the nearby Tennessee State Fair, which opened on Friday....
Continue reading...Golden Ticket Awards 2016 Winners Announced
Amusement Today’s 2016 Golden Ticket Awards by Amusement Today were revealed this evening, highlighting some of the best parks and attractions in the amusement industry. See this year’s Golden Ticket Awards 2016 winners below. Top-10 Steel Coasters Fury 325 at Carowinds...
Continue reading...Attractiepark Slagharen Building Gold Rush Infinity Coaster
Attractiepark Slagharen in the Netherlands announced this week that the park will open Gold Rush, a Gerstlauer launched Infinity Coaster, in 2017. Themed after the California Gold Rush of the 1800s, Gold Rush will stand nearly 102 feet tall and will...
Continue reading...Dollywood over Labor Day Weekend 2016
This weekend, I braved the Labor Day crowds to venture out to Dollywood in hopes of riding Lightning Rod again, nearly three months after I first rode it in June. Thankfully, the weather couldn’t have been better. Highs were in...
Continue reading...An Inside Look at FunPix at Carowinds
It’s not often that I buy on-ride photos, and it’s not just because it’s impossible to look cool while riding a roller coaster. Normally, the cost of $15-20 for one photo is the deterrent, and that’s just for one ride....
Continue reading...Why Six Flags Fiesta Texas 2017 water coaster is first of its kind in US
Six Flags Fiesta Texas announced Thunder Rapids as its new addition for 2017. This 924-foot-long water coaster features an advanced loading system that allows guests to quickly and easily board their water ride vehicle at ground level from a moving station. Guests...
Continue reading...Six Flags Mexico Announces New Additions for 2017
As part of Six Flags’ chain wide announcements today, Six Flags Mexico made two new announcements of their own for 2017. First, after the RMC Converstion of their former wooden coaster Medusa to Medusa Steel Coaster in 2014, Six Flags Mexico is adding the popular...
Continue reading...Wonder Woman Star Flyer Coming to Six Flags America
Six Flags America will be joining its sister parks in 2017 with the addition of a Star Flyer type swing ride. While all of the other US Six Flags’ have “SkyScreamer” named Star Flyers, Six Flags America will be getting...
Continue reading...Six Flags New England Opening Joker 4D Coaster in 2017
Six Flags New England today announced Joker: 4D Free Fly Coaster, a fourth-dimension “free spin” coaster, will open at the park in 2017. Joker will stand 120 feet tall and will feature a vertical lift hill. Riders will invert...
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