The Delta Fair & Music Fair was started in Memphis, Tennessee in September of 2007 and has experienced growth every year since. I went this past weekend and brought back a few photos: The midway of the Delta Fair is...
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New Theme Park Design Class
The idea of a class dedicated solely to theme park design would interest most coaster enthusiasts. Motivarti, an organization based in Los Angeles, which provides classes, lectures, and workshops for people in the entertainment industry, is offering a Themed Environment Design class. The...
Continue reading...Poll: Where would you rather see SFMM’s Deja Vu?
Multiple sources are reporting that Six Flags Magic Mountain’s Deja Vu is leaving and heading across the country to Six Flags New England. At the surface, this doesn’t sound like the worst idea. However, seeing that the Giant Inverted Boomerang will...
Continue reading...Cantilevered Coaster Update 11.14.2010
Just a brief update on my computer models of the cantilevered roller coaster system. I have recently constructed a longer track in order to showcase some of the head and side knocker effects the coaster would utilize. The track isn’t...
Continue reading...Worlds of Fun to add Geauga carousel in 2011
Worlds of Fun announced yet another exciting addition for the 2011 season − Geauga Lake’s former carousel. Geauga Lake Today & Forever has some photos of the carousel at the park. Worlds of Fun Increases 2011 Capital Investment to Over...
Continue reading...Heide Park announces dive machine, Krake
Heide Park recently announced Krake, a small B&M dive machine which will stand around 13 stories tall and will feature trains which seat riders six abreast, rather than the normal 8 or 10. The park pulled out the big guns...
Continue reading...Dare Devil Dive’s Capacity: It’s not that bad!
The Dare Devil Dive coaster was recently accounted as Six Flags Over Georgia addition for the 2011 season. The ride is a Gerstlauer Euro-fighter model featuring a 95 degree drop. The latest version of the Euro-fighters have featured cars which...
Continue reading...Catia Coaster Model
Well, it looks like I’m not the only one designing roller coasters in CATIA. Yunus Alapan, a student at Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey, submitted some photos of a roller coaster he created with CATIA V5. I know from...
Continue reading...Cantilevered Coaster Concept Model
I found this paragraph in the Cantilever Coaster article to be really interesting to me: I’ve tried creating virtual models several times using the help of friends who are proficient in different 3D software systems. Unfortunately by its nature the...
Continue reading...The Cantilevered Coaster
In celebration of Coaster101’s birthday, I’d like to welcome you to another Coaster101 Special Feature. This time we talk with John Hogg, inventor of the totally amazing and unique cantilevered roller coaster concept. When I ride roller coasters today I...
Continue reading...Q/A with GCI Intern Eamon Kelly
We have a special treat for you today here at Coaster101. We recently had the opportunity to talk to Eamon Kelly, currently an intern at Great Coasters International and a member of the Ohio State Theme Park Engineering Group. Originally...
Continue reading...Legoland California Pictures
With the recent announcement of Legoland Florida I thought it would be a good time to look back at some pictures I took from Legoland California in 2006. Most of these pictures are of “Miniland,” a giant display of Lego...
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