We are just a few weeks away from Carowinds‘ opening day on Friday, March 25. With so much going on at the park this off season, Carowinds held a second hard hat tour for the media yesterday. (The first was in...
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Continue reading...Storm Chaser Nears Completion at Kentucky Kingdom
The coaster season is fast approaching, and construction crews at Kentucky Kingdom are wasting no time pushing towards completion of Storm Chaser, the Rocky Mountain Construction steel hybrid coaster formerly known as Twisted Twins. The 140-degree stall and overbank dive...
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Roller coasters are multi-million dollar investments that amusement parks spend countless dollars and time in designing, building, and maintaining. But lately it seems like we’ve seen more roller coasters and classic thrill rides closed and dismantled than ever before. Why...
Continue reading...Coaster Documentary Review: Legacy of Arrow Development
Arrow Development. Arrow Dynamics. S&S Arrow. You probably know the name of the company and its products, but do you know the story behind them? American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) will release its “The Legacy of Arrow Development” documentary film this...
Continue reading...New RollerCoaster Tycoon World Screenshots
Over the past month, the RollerCoaster Tycoon World (RCTW) team been sharing a slew of screenshots of the heavily anticipated theme park simulation game, which has been in development for over a year. The graphics are a noticeable step up...
Continue reading...Looking Back at Pleasureland – Part II
After a short hiatus over the cold winter, we’re back with another look at Southport and it’s amusement park. In part one, we looked at the park in transition through the 2000s, from closing up to the re-opening under the...
Continue reading...Technical Rehearsals = Sneak Previews of Wizarding World of Harry Potter
This week Universal Studios Hollywood began what they’re referring to as “technical rehearsals” for the nearly completed Wizarding World of Harry Potter, set to officially open April 7. So what does that mean? Well, most importantly for guests it means...
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Continue reading...Six Flags Names Executive Chairman, CEO
Change is in the air at Six Flags — the company has announce that it has “split executive leadership roles at the company by naming Jim Reid-Anderson the company’s executive chairman and promoting John Duffey to president and CEO.” “The company has...
Continue reading...Carowinds Adding Vintage Flat Rides in 2017
We’re just 36 days away from the opening day of Carowinds‘ 2016 season — a season that promises to build on park’s successful 2015 campaign with the rebranding and expansion of Carowinds’ existing Boomerang Bay water park into “Carolina Harbor,” and...
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