While at Busch Gardens Williamsburg the other day, I made sure to take some time to snoop around (look over the fence) and see how the park’s newest coaster was coming along. InvadR will be the first wooden coaster at...
Continue reading...New York Wheel Construction Update and New Details
In the past twenty years, the title for world’s tallest Ferris wheel has been broken six times. In 2017, the record will not just be broken again; it’ll be smashed by eighty feet. Upon its opening, the New York Wheel...
Continue reading...Happy National Roller Coaster Day 2016
Happy National Roller Coaster Day! Today is the day where the white-knuckle thrill rides we love so much are celebrated from coast to coast (and beyond). And this year, one of our writers is celebrating the day in a big...
Continue reading...Mystic Timbers Construction Update
Several members of the Coaster101 team visited Kings Island this past weekend as part of the Great Ohio Coaster Club Mid-Summer Scream Pt. 2. Walking around the park, we came to an area of the park across from Reds’ Hall...
Continue reading...Everything You Need to Know About Dubai Parks and Resorts
The massive Dubai Parks and Resorts multi-park development will officially open on Monday, October 31, 2016. We’ve covered the Motiongate Dubai theme park, but there’s much more to the Dubai Parks and Resorts resort. So what’s inside Dubai Parks and Resorts? In total, the resort...
Continue reading...Analyzing Carowinds 2017 Tease- Week Four
Just a few days remain before Carowinds reveals their plans for the 2017 season, and we have our fourth week of teases. The tease involves Carowinds’ mayor, Earnest Lee Higginbotham, and his campaign for re-election to serve as the park’s...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Roundtable: Theme Park Social Media
Whether you’re in a park tweeting about your day, or at home, checking the Snapchat stories and Instagram posts from your favorite park, more and more parks are turning to social media to help enhance the guest experience. We wanted to take...
Continue reading...Analyzing Carowinds’ 2017 Teaser – Week Three
Carowinds has entered their third week of teases for their 2017 additions to the park. The tease involves Carowinds’ mayor, Earnest Lee Higginbotham, and his campaign for re-election to serve as the park’s mayor for four more years. We’ve been keeping...
Continue reading...Six Flags Announces New Interactive VR Coasters
Six Flags announced today they are expanding their collection of virtual reality roller coasters. Last year Six Flags introduced virtual reality to roller coasters at nine different parks using Samsung Gear VR Headsets and partnering with VR Coaster. The rides had one of...
Continue reading...Wizarding World Hollywood – A Midsummer Review
This past weekend I got a chance to visit Universal Studios Hollywood for the first time in about two years. My primary reason for wanting to go was to take in the brand new West Coaster version of the Wizarding...
Continue reading...3 Things You Didn’t Know About the Philadelphia Toboggan Company
We are all familiar with the industry name Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) and the high quality product they are known for, but here are 3 things you didn’t know about the company: 1. Their Name Isn’t Actually The Philadelphia Toboggan...
Continue reading...Hersheypark Announces Hershey Triple Tower for 2017
Hersheypark today announced Hershey Triple Tower for 2017, the United States’ first “choose-your-thrill” drop and launch tower complex. Hershey Triple Tower, located in the park’s Kissing Tower Hill area, will be comprised of three S&S towers of varying heights, each providing a different...
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