Here we are into week 16 of “Mystery Coaster Monday!” Try and correctly guess the coaster in the edited picture. We’re keeping track of who guesses correctly and the person that guess the most correct answers at the end of...
Continue reading...Kentucky Kingdom Reveals 2014 Plans
Last night, Kentucky Kingdom revealed all of their plans to re-open the park next year. This includes the name and layout of their new coaster, the previously announced thrill rides and several kiddie rides, and the long list of slides...
Continue reading...United States’ First Polercoaster
Down in Emerson, Georgia, just north of Atlanta, a new sports complex is being constructed. LakePoint Sporting Community will be unlike any other complex of its type. It will feature over 1,400 acres of state-of-the-art facilities for youth sports and...
Continue reading...Houston, We May Have a Theme Park
More than eight years have passed since Six Flags Astroworld shut its doors, leaving the Houston area without a full-size theme park. After years of development and planning, the 630-acre Grand Texas Sports & Entertainment District will open in 2015 in...
Continue reading...John A. Hunt Interview
Have you ever wanted to build your own model roller coaster? Have you tried and then seen how hard it really is? John A. Hunt is one man who has mastered the art. He has built numerous models and has...
Continue reading...Universal Studios Hollywood Gives Back
November is the month of giving, and tomorrow, Nov. 14, 2013, Universal Studios Hollywood will hold their 9th-annual Day of Giving where hundreds of the theme park’s employees volunteer for non-profit organizations. For this year’s “Operation School Bell,” 250 homeless...
Continue reading...Curse of The Smiler
Since the completion of The Smiler at Alton Towers, the world record-breaking roller coaster has faced multiple mechanical and technical issues. Before we take a look at the most recent incident, and most dangerous, let’s review its plagued past: 18th...
Continue reading...Freestyle Music Park Rides for Sale
Last month, we revisited the dormant Freestyle Music Park (formerly Hard Rock Park), and now the fate of the Myrtle Beach, S.C. theme park may be sealed. Recently, rumors swirled that most of the rides had been sold to a...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday 015
It’s week 14 of Mystery Coaster Monday! Try and correctly guess the coaster in the edited picture. We’re keeping track of who guesses correctly and the person that guess the most correct answers at the end of the feature will...
Continue reading...Would You Visit a “Hunger Games” Theme Park?
According to the Lionsgate movie studio behind the Hunger Games film trilogy, a theme park inspired by the popular franchise may be in the works. The idea of a theme park inspired by a rather violent universe has received a...
Continue reading...Get a Free Season Pass from Silver Dollar City
I’ve never seen a promotion like this before: if you were married or born in 1976, then Silver Dollar City has free a season pass for you. As a part of Silver Dollar City’s “Celebrate America!” festivities in 2014, the...
Continue reading...Beast Onride Video from 1979
Can you believe that Kings Island’s legendary Beast roller coaster is 35+ years old? The 7,359-foot-long wooden coaster zips through the wooded outskirts of the Mason, Ohio theme park—an experience I named my best ride of 2012. The below video...
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