Crews at the severely damaged Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey are removing damaged attractions so that the pier can hopefully reopen in time for the 2013 summer season. The Casino Pier owners are keeping everyone updated through the...
Continue reading...SeaWorld Files for IPO
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment plans to trade publicly and has filed the preliminary paperwork necessary for an initial public offering (IPO), according to the Orlando Sentinel. The Blackstone Group, which purchased the company in 2009, would keep a controlling stake....
Continue reading...Best Ride of 2012: Beast at Night
When Joel at The Coaster Critic asked me to take part in the “best ride experience of 2012” series, I thought for a while before deciding. My stellar 2012 coaster season included riding both of the new U.S. wing coasters (Wild Eagle and X-Flight)....
Continue reading...Merry Christmas from Coaster101
“Merry Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight!” From the entire Coaster101 team, we would like to wish all of our readers celebrating today a very merry Christmas. We hope this year has been a spectacular one for you,...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Expedition Everest
This week we travel to the sunny state of Florida for the “E” coaster of the week: Expedition Everest. Opened in 2006 at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom theme park, Expedition Everest quickly became an iconic Disney attraction, and brought...
Continue reading...Iron Rattler Construction Panoramas
Six Flags Fiesta Texas construction crews are progressing quickly with Rattler’s conversion into the wood-steel Iron Rattler hybrid. The park shared some incredible panoramic shots of the construction site on the Six Flags Fiesta Texas Facebook page. © Six Flags Fiesta...
Continue reading...Walt Disney World Holiday Celebrations
One of the primary reasons for making our trip to Disney World in December (besides checking out New Fantasyland) was to see some of the holiday celebrations and events. It’s an especially enchanting time of the year! Cinderella’s Castle as...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Diamondback
Kings Island, only having a wooden coaster that was over the 200-foot mark that didn’t quite please the public, wanted a true hyper-coaster built and in 2009, it came and it was a hit. Having a height of 230 feet (tallest coaster...
Continue reading...Disneyland’s Big Thunder Closing for Rehab
Disneyland announced on Wednesday via the Disney Parks blog that Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will close in early January of 2013 for a lengthy rehab. The coaster will reopen in the Fall of 2013. © Disneyland The blog post announcing...
Continue reading...GateKeeper Construction Continues
Cedar Point’s under-construction GateKeeper wing coaster seems to grow significantly with each passing day. The park recently shared this beautiful panoramic shot showing GateKeeper’s new prominence in the Cedar Point skyline. The park also tweeted the below photo showing a more...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Corkscrew
© Jon Roost I have a little story to go with this week’s A-Z Coaster of the Week, so go along with me here: In the mid 1970’s, you’re a representative of Arrow Dynamics and you’re approached by...
Continue reading...Outlaw Run Onride Animated Video
Silver Dollar City recently sent us this great on-ride animation of the park’s under-construction Outlaw Run wooden coaster. Previously, we’ve seen glimpses of this animation, but now you can virtually experience the coaster from start to finish. Check it out for...
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