Conquering your first big roller coaster is a memorable experience for many young (or old) coaster riders, and this video is a great example of that first ride. The kid in this video is terrified at the first launch of...
Continue reading...Meet the New Coaster101 Team Members
Within the last several months we have welcomed two new teammates to the Coaster101 family, and we want you to get to know them better. Larry Treece, Social Media Manager Late last year, we brought on Larry Treece as our...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Wild Eagle
We travel to my home state of Tennessee for this week’s A-Z Coaster of the Week. Dollywood’s Wild Eagle was the first B&M wing coaster to open in the United States when it debuted in March of 2012. Dollywood officials...
Continue reading...Disney Cruise Review – Part 1
The Disney Cruise Line is a great alternative for fans of Disneyland and Walt Disney World that just can’t get enough! Why go on a Disney cruise? What can you expect on a Disney cruise? I’ll be answering some of...
Continue reading...Update on the Rye Airplane Model
Last October, we interviewed Tim Cole, a roller coaster enthusiast who is building a model of the infamous Airplane Coaster that operated at Rye Playland from 1928 to 1957. He recently sent us some spectacular images of his progress on the...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Voyage
The A-Z Coaster of the Week is Voyage at Holiday World. Opened in the new Thanksgiving section of Holiday World in 2006, the Voyage is still the second longest wooden roller coaster in the world at 6,442 feet (only behind...
Continue reading...Name Washington State Fair’s New Coaster
Washington State Fair is building the relocated Typhoon coaster from the Santa’s Village amusement park, and fair officials need your help in choosing a name for the coaster. Pictured above is the Typhoon coaster model at the Los Angeles County...
Continue reading...Onride Iron Rattler Video
Six Flags Fiesta Texas recently released onride video footage of the soon-to-reopen Iron Rattler coaster. The former wooden roller coaster received a major refurbishment and re-tracking from Rock Mountain Construction. Watch the video below: Will you ride Iron Rattler this season? What...
Continue reading...Help Fund Theme Park Studio
Theme Park Studio, an independently developed theme park simulator game, is now on Kickstarter, a crowd-funding website. The game’s developers need your financial support to complete the game, which is due to be released this summer. The Kickstarter donation tiers...
Continue reading...Take a Virtual Ride on Gold Striker
California’s Great America released today an on-ride video of the park’s new-for-2013 wooden coaster, Gold Striker. The Great Coasters International (GCI) coaster is in the midst of the testing phase. Watch the video below: The coaster seems slightly sluggish in a few...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Undertow
This week we feature a coaster that hasn’t opened yet: Undertow at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California. The Maurer Söhne spinning coaster will stand 50 feet tall and will reach speeds of 40 mph during the coaster’s 1,410-foot course. Undertow...
Continue reading...My Favorite Amusement Park Aromas
When you enter an amusement park, you encounter a number of different smells, some better than others. Regardless, after years of park going, you likely associate these smells with a day at your favorite theme park. I’ve listed a few...
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