After teasing us with snippets of video, Dollywood has officially released the full-length animation for FireChaser Express, their Gerstlauer family launched coaster that will open in 2014. Watch the entire video below: Below is an overview of the coaster’s entire...
Continue reading...Hard Rock Park/Freestyle Music Park Revisited
According to a recent post on Screamscape, ” the choice may have been made by the owners of [Freestyle Music Park] to finally give up on reopening the park and put all the park’s rides up for sale.” The park, which opened in...
Continue reading...Iron Man Landing at Hong Kong Disneyland in 2016
Open the floodgates—here comes the deluge of Marvel attractions at Disney theme parks. Hong Kong Disneyland has announced that Iron Man Experience, the very first Disney attraction based off a Marvel character, will open in 2016. The attraction will be located...
Continue reading...Coasters-101: Launch Systems
In the last edition of Coasters-101 we discussed how roller coasters are raised to their highest point via lift hills. Today we’re going to examine a more thrilling alternative to the traditionally slower lift hills: launch systems! Limitations like height...
Continue reading...Battle of the Kings
After traveling to Kings Dominion recently, I thought it would be a good idea to compare it with its sister park, and former Paramount park, Kings Island. Both parks have some rides that are very similar, but they also have...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday 010
Can you believe it’s already week 10 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...
Continue reading...Carowinds to Add Two New Waterslides for 2014
Charlotte, NC’s Carowinds is adding “two new breathtaking water slides” to their already impressive waterpark area, “Boomerang Bay.” Surfer’s Swell and Dorsal Fin Drop, set to open in May 2014, will offer two distinctively different ride experiences that are unique to “Boomerang Bay,”...
Continue reading...Flying Turns at Knoebels Opens
They were the words coaster enthusiasts have been waiting years to hear: “It’s true, will open at noon today.” Today, October 5, 2013, Knoebels officially opened Flying Turns after seven years of construction and delays. It was originally due to...
Continue reading...Silverwood Prepares for Scarywood 2013
Scarywood will “scare the yell out of” Silverwood guests this Halloween season. The park’s fifth-annual “Scarywood” event begins today, Friday, October 4, 2013. Due to previous years’ success, Scarywood now features “11 new attractions and bone-chilling haunts as well as...
Continue reading...Legoland Florida Expanding Toddler Area
In 2014, Legoland Florida will open Duplo Valley, an area dedicated to the toddler-aged crowd. The current toddler area will receive new attractions and significant renovations as part of its transformation into Duplo Valley. According to a press release from...
Continue reading...Banshee’s First Plunge Takes Shape
Kings Island’s Banshee continues to grow in size. The park sent us the below pictures of the B&M inverted coaster’s 150-foot drop: “Construction of the 150-foot first drop on the new Banshee roller coaster at Kings Island is almost complete,”...
Continue reading...Kings Dominion Trip Report
Last weekend I had the opportunity to take my first trip to Kings Dominion! I am an avid Kings Island goer so I guess I expected Kings Dominion to be similar. Other than a few alike rides, the layout and...
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