Dollywood has released the first glimpse of its 2014 family launch coaster, FireChaser Express. The preview clip is only 10 seconds long, but illustrates what the coaster will look like when it opens next year. Watch the animation below: The...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday 009
Here we are into week nine 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...Soar Above Vegas on the VooDoo Zip Line
If you’ve ever had the urge to soar above the Las Vegas Strip, your chance is coming soon. VooDoo Zip Line, Las Vegas’ first and only zip line attraction to offer breathtaking views of the world-renowned strip, is expected to open...
Continue reading...Kings Island’s Banshee Lift Hill Rises
Kings Island’s B&M inverted coaster continues to grow seemingly each day. The park sent us a photo and video of the ride’s towering lift hill rising into the sky. © Kings Island “Workmen install column number seven for the 167-foot...
Continue reading...Kings Dominion’s Haunt 2013 Begins
More than 450 monsters will be unleashed at Kings Dominion this weekend as darkness falls and evil rises for Halloween Haunt on Friday, September 27th. The spooky event will feature two new mazes and a new live show. All together,...
Continue reading...Coasters-101: Roller Coaster Lift Hills – UPDATED 2022
Welcome to the latest edition of Coasters-101: the definitive guide on roller coaster lift hills. What are lift hills? How do roller coasters reach their highest point? How do lift hills work? What angle are roller coaster lift hills? What...
Continue reading...Valleyfair Announces New Expansion Coming in 2014
Valleyfair announced today that a major, family-friendly expansion is coming next year, called Route 76. Taking over the location of the now closed Go-Karts attraction, this new area includes a Zamperla Disk’O Coaster called Northern Lights, the return of the...
Continue reading...Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Testing at Magic Kingdom
Yesterday, Imagineers and Design & Engineering at Walt Diseny World’s Magic Kingdom marked a milestone in the construction of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train as the coaster completed its first complete test run. Last week, the coaster completed its first push/pull...
Continue reading...Legoland Florida Planning “Brick-or-Treat”
Finding entirely family-friendly Halloween activities can be difficult when many parks transform into scary landscapes of ghouls and monsters after the sun sets. Luckily, Legoland Florida will kick off its kid-friendly Halloween celebration of Brick-or-Treat this October. The event will take...
Continue reading...Mystery Coaster Monday 008
Here we are into week eight 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...New Life for Australia’s Wonderland Sydney?
Wonderland Sydney closed its doors in April 2004 and was razed later that year, yet many locals still miss the park. According to an article in The Daily Telegraph, property developer Ammar Khan’s dream is to resurrect the former amusement...
Continue reading...Kings Island Prepares for Halloween Haunt
Kings Island is preparing to kick off Halloween Haunt, which will feature more than “600 vile creatures lurking in the shadows searching for souls, 15 highly-intense and spine-chilling haunted attractions, and some of the most hair-raising rides on the planet.”...
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