The past year was a great one. Throughout 2015, the Coaster101 team scoured the nation and beyond to bring you can’t-find-anywhere-else content including interviews, reviews, behind-the-scenes tours, insightful technical articles and much more. To celebrate 2015, we’re holding a virtual...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday #218
It’s time for the 18th round of Mystery Coaster Monday, our weekly guess-that-coaster game. How to Play To enter, simply post your guess below in the comment section. You can also tweet us: @Coaster101 or on the post on our Facebook page. Mystery...
Continue reading...Valravn Dive Coaster Rising at Cedar Point
Valravn, Cedar Point’s new-for-2016 Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) dive coaster, isn’t scheduled to open until May 7. But the coaster has already reached its tallest point — so it’s all…downhill…from here. Prep work and construction began months ago to beat the often-brutal...
Continue reading...Six Flags Magic Mountain Holiday in the Park 2015
Last week I was down in Southern California to take in Holiday In the Park at Six Flags Magic Mountain (as well as Knott’s Merry Farm, which you can read about here). This is only the second year of Holiday in...
Continue reading...Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Revisited December 2015
I last visited Dollywood for the park’s Smoky Mountain Christmas celebration during its opening weekend in early November. The weather was a mess: muggy and rainy with temperatures plunging. Fortunately, the crowds were manageable. I returned to the park this...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday #217
We are up to round seventeen of our Mystery Coaster Monday series! Every Monday, we post a distorted photo of a roller coaster, and it’s up to you to correctly guess its identity! How to Play To enter the Mystery Coaster Monday...
Continue reading...Lightning Rod December 2015 Construction Update
Roller coasters that disappear into the woods, shrouded by hills and towering trees are some of my favorites — to ride. When it comes to watching their construction, not so much. I visited Dollywood last month and saw Lightning Rod’s 20-story lift...
Continue reading...Hard Hat Tour of Carowinds’ Carolina Harbor
Yesterday, Coaster101, along with several members of Charlotte-area media, had the opportunity to take a Hard Hat Tour of all of the construction that is going with Carowinds‘ new water park, Carolina Harbor. Carolina Harbor Fun Facts : To date:...
Continue reading...Knott’s Merry Farm – Great Holiday Decor, Long Lines
This past weekend I made it down to Southern California to take in the holiday events (and roller coasters) at two of the regions parks. The first stop on the trip was Knott’s Berry farm, to take in Knott’s Merry...
Continue reading...Ozark Wildcat Wooden Roller Coaster Torn Down
In a controlled collapse, the Ozark Wildcat wooden roller coaster at the defunct Celebration City amusement park in Branson, MO, met its demise over the weekend. Branson local media reported the looming deconstruction in October. Hershcend Family Entertainment (HFE), which...
Continue reading...An Inside Look at Off Season Maintenance at Carowinds
Many theme parks around the country are closed for the season, but just because they are closed on the outside, doesn’t mean that anything isn’t going on inside. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. The off season is the one...
Continue reading...Seven Day Holiday Giveaway 2015
The holiday season is underway, and we’re ready to celebrate by giving away SEVEN prizes over the next SEVEN days during our “Seven Day Holiday Giveaway.” Here are some of the prizes we’ll be giving away over the next week: Coaster101 Prize...
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