Happy Stitch Day (6/26)! We’re celebrating by watching our favorite blue alien take over the Enchanted Tiki Room at Tokyo Disneyland. How will you celebrate all things Stitch today?
Fun Spot America Atlanta today announced that the park will close in August 2026. The park’s last operating day will be Sunday, August 2, 2026. The small Atlanta-area park is most known in the coaster...
When Andrew was in college at UNC-Chapel Hill a thousand (okay, 16) years ago – there were no student groups focused on themed entertainment or the amusement industry. However, things have changed at Carolina, as...
The Carowinds team has hit its first milestone on the construction of Rip Roarin’ Falls. The ride is now vertical after teams installed the first beams on the ride’s record-breaking 100ft drop on Tuesday night,...
This weekend, Six Flags Great America officially kicked off the park’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, a summer-long event that celebrates the park’s 50-year milestone with new live entertainment, limited-time food offerings and an abundance of nostalgia....
Happy National Roller Coaster Week! I’m kicking it off with my hot take on how I’d rank the 15 roller coasters currently running at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Do you agree? How...
The Columbus Zoo today unveiled plans for the John F. Wolfe Aquarium, a monumental new destination that will redefine aquatic wildlife experiences in the Midwest and mark the most ambitious project in the organization’s history. Made...
Nick gives his quick thoughts on his first visit back to Kentucky Kingdom since 2019. Herschend took over in 2021, and you can feel their fingerprints everywhere in the best possible way. Read our detailed...
Munich-based roller coaster manufacturer Maurer Rides is extending its Spike Coaster family with two new products: Spike Train and Spike Tandem. Both bring the interactive, software-defined Spike ride feel to the hourly capacity that large...
Last week, we attended the announcement for Carowinds‘ new-for-2027 record-breaking water attraction, Rip Roarin’ Falls. Like at many media events, there was the opportunity to interview people from the park and the manufacturer during the...
During his week off between school and summer camp, 12-year-old Henry built a K’nex roller coaster up and down our basement staircase. The lift hill is around 12 feet long, takes the coaster up 9...
Happy (slightly belated) 1 year anniversary to Epic Universe. Today also marks 21 years of Coaster101! Help us celebrate with this epic Cosmos Fountain nighttime show in the heart of Epic’s Celestial Park ⛲
