Where did the time go? It’s that time of year again — 2018 is coming to a close and the calendar is turning to 2019. Every year we take a look back and reflect on the past year. Each member...
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The Coaster101 Turns 13 Birthday Giveaway
We’re celebrating our 13th birthday today! That’s right, we’re officially a teenager. And because Coaster101 wouldn’t be possible without our readers, we want to give back to you! Keep reading to learn how you can enter to win one of...
Continue reading...C101 Roundtable: The $15 Coaster Lineup
On our social media channels recently, we’ve challenged our readers to build their ideal coaster line-up from various park chains around the country. In this chapter of C101 Roundtable, we asked the C101 team to come up with their own...
Continue reading...Coaster101’s Top 8 Features of 2016
Happy New Year everybody! Over the last eight days we’ve been counting through eight of our favorite features and interviews of 2016 over on Facebook and Twitter. Along with our “Year in Review” post today, we also wanted to share all...
Continue reading...Coaster101.com’s 2016 Year In Review
Where did the time go? It’s that time of year again — 2016 has come to a close and now it’s 2017! Every year we take a look back and reflect on the past year. Each member of the Coaster101 team...
Continue reading...A Fully Automated, Home Built, Steel Wild Mouse Coaster
We were really impressed by the amount of time and thinking that Paul Gregg puts into his backyard roller coasters in order to make sure they’re safe to operate. But he’s not the only backyard imagineer creating amazing projects. Another...
Continue reading...Q&A with Future Coaster Designer Noah Roth
There’s a good chance you may someday ride a roller coaster designed by Noah Roth. A few weeks ago, I came across an amazing No Limits 2 creation: a fantasy RMC makeover of Mean Streak at Cedar Point: I tracked...
Continue reading...Our 2015 Coaster Resolutions
In our recent two part series we shared with you all our top theme park related moments from 2014. Today, we’re going to share our goals for 2015, our “coaster resolutions.” John 2014 was an exciting year full of many...
Continue reading...Insane Inverting Backyard Mega Swing
James Dowty has been building backyard thrill rides since he was young, but his latest has outdone all the rest. Meet Mega Swing. The video below does the 360 ride more justice than words: Posted below are a few photos...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Featured on HuffPost Live
I had the pleasure of appearing on HuffPost Live’s “Tell Me How” segment today where I talked with future roller coaster designer Hayden about his passion for roller coaster design and engineering. He’s off to a great start in his...
Continue reading...Andrew Stilwell joins the Coaster101 Team
Sports and roller coasters are two of new Coaster101 writer Andrew Stilwell’s greatest passions. After riding the Incredible Hulk at Islands of Adventure, he was hooked as a coaster enthusiast. Andrew graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2012 with...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Jumps Across the Pond
Meet Anthony Skitt, the newest Coaster101 writer, who is joining the team all the way from the United Kingdom. Anthony is an IT professional, and enjoys spending spare time with friends and family (he’s recently engaged, see below), watching movies,...
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