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5 Injured at North Carolina State Fair

Around 9:00pm on Thursday, October 24, 5 people aged 14-39 were injured (2 Critically) when a ride malfunctioned at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh, NC. The ride, Vortex, is owned and operated by Family Attraction Amusements of Valdosta,...

Oct 25, 2013 by Andrew Stilwell News 1

Flight Deck Rumors

In Kings Island’s Action Zone, beside Banshee, resides Flight Deck, the last Arrow Suspended coaster built. Some rumors have been swirling around about this ride due to the construction, or rather destruction under Flight Deck’s station. While at Kings Island...

Oct 25, 2013 by Kyle Features 0

Hogwarts Express – Update

It has been a long time coming. But after many months of rumours and sneak peeks, the train is finally on the track. Way back in May the announcement broke, and already by summer we saw pictures capturing the building...

Oct 25, 2013 by Anthony Features 0

Looking Ahead to 2014: Cedar Fair

Part two of our “Looking Ahead to 2014” series will look at the Sandusky, Ohio-based Cedar Fair Entertainment Company and the twelve theme parks that they manage – eleven of which are owned and operated by Cedar Fair themselves. Canada’s...

Oct 24, 2013 by Andrew Stilwell Features 7

Bill and Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure Cancelled at Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood has cancelled the “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Halloween Adventure” show for the remainder of Halloween Horror Nights this year. The remaining nights for Halloween Horror Nights 2013 were October 24-27, October 31, and November 1-2. In a statement on...

Oct 23, 2013 by Andrew Stilwell News 2

Banshee Up Close

Like many of you, I have been closely following the progress of Banshee on Kings Island’s website. But, last weekend I got to check it out myself! As a coaster enthusiast, it was neat to actually see construction of one...

Oct 23, 2013 by Kyle Features 0

An Update from Theme Park Studio

The developers at Theme Park Studio have been hard at work developing the heavily anticipated amusement park simulation game. They recently sent us an exciting update detailing their progress, as well as some new screenshots and video of the game...

Oct 23, 2013 by John Stevenson Games 0

Looking Ahead to 2014: Six Flags

As the 2013 theme park season draws to a close, (unless you live in Central Florida or Southern California) it is time to look ahead to what next year holds for some of our favorite theme parks around the country....

Oct 22, 2013 by Andrew Stilwell Features 5

Kings Island Trip Report #2

Sunday we hopped in the car and headed down to Kings Island for one last visit before the season ended (and also to check out how Banshee was coming along). It was pretty chilly in the morning but it ended...

Oct 22, 2013 by Kyle Features 1

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,...

Oct 22, 2013 by John Stevenson Coaster101 0

Undertow Opens

Great news! The Santa Cruz Beach Boarwalk website reports that the Undertow spinning coaster has passed inspections and will be operating during “weekends on a limited schedule for the remainder of the year.” The website also reports: “An official opening...

Oct 22, 2013 by John Stevenson News Videos 0

Mystery Coaster Monday 012

Here we are into week twelve 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...

Oct 21, 2013 by Larry Features 9