The holiday shopping season is upon us once again and if you’re on the hunt for that special gift for a friend or family member who happens to be a roller coaster enthusiast, you’ve come to the right place! This...
Continue reading...Mt. Olympus begins Hades 360 Transformation
Mount Olympus announced plans last month to drastically transform the Hades coaster for the 2013 season. The transformation includes the addition of a corkscrew inversion and 135-degree over-banked turn. The park is wasting no time in constructing the new section...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Big Bad John
This week’s “A-Z Coaster of the Week” is none other than Big Bad John at Magic Springs. The mine train coaster’s history is more complex than you may realize. Big Bad John originally opened at Six Flags St. Louis in 1971...
Continue reading...Dollywood RiverRush Construction
Dollywood’s under-construction water coaster, RiverRush, is progressing quite nicely. The park recently shared photos of the construction on its Facebook page. Below is are a few of the photos posted. The four-story water coaster is a first for Tennessee. It...
Continue reading...Silver Dollar City Celebrates Christmas
The Christmas season is upon us, and Silver Dollar City is well ahead of the decorating game. The theme park is in the midst of its “An Old Time Christmas” event. I’ve seen a number of photos from the event...
Continue reading...Gatekeeper Lift Hill Construction Time Lapse
Cedar Point recently shared a great time lapse video of Gatekeeper’s 170-foot-tall lift hill under construction on the park’s Facebook page. The video was taken on Monday, November 26, 2012. Although the lift hill isn’t finished, before long I’m sure...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: American Thunder
Welcome to the newest Coaster101 series: A-Z Coaster of the Week. We’ll feature one coaster each week for 26 weeks (in alphabetical order) all the way until May. First up, we have: American Thunder at Six Flags St. Louis This...
Continue reading...New Coaster Game: Theme Park Studio
Theme Park Studio, a brand new amusement park design game, is coming soon to a computer near you. Although the game is still in development, Theme Park Studio’s creators have revealed new details about what players can expect when the...
Continue reading...Hurricane Sandy Coaster May Remain at Sea
Partially submerged off the coast of Seaside Heights, New Jersey is the Star Jet coaster which once belonged to Casino Pier. Last month, Hurricane Sandy swept the coaster off the pier and into the Atlantic Ocean where it has become an...
Continue reading...Thorpe Park to Open Portable Hotel
Thorpe Park announced recently that a hotel will open inside the park next season, but it’s no ordinary hotel. The Crash Pad, a portable hotel (yes, portable), will offer guests affordable overnight accommodations in one of 58 pods that closely resemble...
Continue reading...Knott’s Soak City San Diego to become Aquatica
Seaworld Parks & Entertainment announced today that it will buy Knott’s Soak City in San Diego from Cedar Fair and will reopen it in 2013 as the chain’s third Aquatica-branded waterpark. SeaWorld revealed that significant changes and renovations will be...
Continue reading...Coaster Crazy App Review
Since purchasing the iPhone 5 last week, I have been in an app-downloading frenzy. Conveniently, a brand new coaster game app launched this week entitled “Coaster Crazy.” The 3D game, developed by Frontier Developments Limited (the makers of Roller Coaster Tycoon...
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