The night before my Disney cruise in April I had the pleasure of staying onsite at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge at the Walt Disney World resort for one night. I thought I would share a few pictures from this wonderfully themed...
Continue reading...Under the Radar: Waldameer Park
The second park on our Under the Radar series is Waldameer in Erie, Pennsylvania! Located just off the shores of Lake Erie, Waldameer is home to over 75 rides and attractions, including two historic fun houses and the 6th best...
Continue reading...Worlds of Fun Opens Expanded Waterpark
It’s two parks for one price at Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun. Worlds of Fun is celebrating its 40th anniversary by opening a renovated and expanded Oceans of Fun waterpark. This makeover involves combining both Worlds of Fun...
Continue reading...Hades 360 Testing Videos
Hades 360 at Mt. Olympus officially opens today. The park released an onride and offride video of Hades 360 maneuvering through its new corkscrew inversion. Watch the videos below: Onride video: Offride video: Hades 360 originally opened as “Hades” in...
Continue reading...Atari Auctioning Off Roller Coaster Tycoon
According to IGN and several other sources, Atari will soon auction off several of its game franchises in an attempt to “curb bankruptcy losses.” The minimum bid for the Roller Coaster Tycoon franchise is set at $3.5 million. Other games...
Continue reading...Simpson’s Springfield Headed to Universal Orlando
The Simpsons’ famous fictitious town of Springfield will come to life this summer at Universal Orlando Resort. The new “Springfield” area will center around The Simpsons Ride which opened in 2008. A press release from Universal Orlando reports: “The expansive, new...
Continue reading...Cedar Point 2013 Report
Many people know that Cedar Point’s new attraction this year is Gatekeeper (and you can read our GateKeeper review here) and the front entrance was renovated, but did you know there were quite a few other changes that also happened...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Zippin Pippin
Our last “A-Z Coaster of the Week” is one that is very special to me: the Zippin Pippin. Once located at Libertyland in my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, a replica of the historic roller coaster now operates at Bay Beach...
Continue reading...GateKeeper Review
Coaster101 team members Nick and Kyle had the opportunity to ride the new record breaking wing coaster at Cedar Point and shared their GateKeeper reviews: Kyle: For months now we have heard about how great GateKeeper was going to be,...
Continue reading...PortAventura Expands Water Park
PortAventura recently opened a massive expansion to the park’s Costa Caribe Aquatic Park. The waterpark expansion is a part of PortAventura’s ongoing effort to position itself as the “best European holiday destination,” as the press release states. Seen in the...
Continue reading...Brady Bunch Stars Return to Kings Island
Those of you who grew up in the 1970s and beyond may have watched a little show by the name of The Brady Bunch. It was one of the first sitcoms I remember watching, and I was a 90s kid. The show...
Continue reading...Gatekeeper Photo Gallery
Cedar Point’s B&M wing coaster Gatekeeper officially opened on Saturday, and our social media manager Larry Treece was on hand to ride the coaster and take some beautiful photographs of the world’s newest wing coaster. The panoramic shown below illustrates...
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