Track work for Silver Dollar City’s monstrous new hybrid wooden roller coaster, Outlaw Run, is complete. Silver Dollar City has released several stunning photos of the huge coaster’s sweeping layout. See here for more photos of the coaster’s progress. The...
Continue reading...Vintage Frontier City Photographs
Frontier City recently shared some vintage photos of the amusement park that were taken around its opening in 1958. The Oklahoma City park has changed a lot since its humble beginnings. See for yourself below: © Frontier City The park’s...
Continue reading...Interviewing the Man Behind Spirit of California
Jim Rogers has big plans for Tracy, California. Those plans include the Spirit of California, a $1.2 billion entertainment destination that includes a sizable amusement park. Recently, I had the chance to ask him a few questions about his ambitious project....
Continue reading...Engineering the World’s Tallest Observation Wheel
Entertainment Engineering recently posted an article about the High Roller observation wheel which will be the world’s tallest Ferris wheel when it opens in 2013. The observation wheel is the centerpiece of Caesars Entertainment’s planned $550 million development, dubbed LINQ,...
Continue reading...Dauling Dragon Onride Video
The Gravity Group recently released the below onride video of their dueling wooden coaster, Dauling Dragon, which opened at Happy Valley in China earlier this year. The coaster stands 105-feet-tall and features a “high-five” element where both trains bank towards...
Continue reading...New Roller Coaster Editor
We were sent the below video showing off a soon-to-be-released roller coaster editor. Although not much is known about the editor itself, judging by the video it looks like users will be able to heavily customize their coaster creations. I’m...
Continue reading...Kings Dominion Announces Planet Snoopy
Kings Dominion will open its own version of “Planet Snoopy,” which will be the largest of its kind when it opens in 2013. A press release from the park reads: “Planet Snoopy will boast at least 12 new and re-themed...
Continue reading...Gold Striker Continues to Rise
California’s Great America crews are hard at work building the new-for-2013 Gold Striker wooden coaster. The park has been very diligent in keeping us updated on the coaster’s construction via the park’s Facebook page. Great Coasters International’s beautiful wooden structures are very...
Continue reading...Golden Ticket 2012 Award Winners
Amusement Today announced today the winners of the 15th-annual Golden Ticket Awards. The annual awards are presented to the “Best of the Best” within the amusement industry. This year’s awards were hosted at Dollywood, which just so happened to walk...
Continue reading...Six Flags Mexico Announces The Joker
Six Flags Mexico (located in Mexico City) will open The Joker, a Gerstlauer spinning coaster, in 2013. The coaster formerly operated as Pandemonium at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. The spinning coaster will sport a new color scheme as well as...
Continue reading...Roller Coaster Tycoon in Real Life
If you’ve ever played Roller Coaster Tycoon, you’ve probably wondered what it would be like to bring the game to life. The video below shows what Roller Coaster Tycoon might look like in real life. The video begins rather innocently,...
Continue reading...Miss Any Six Flags 2013 Announcements?
Announcement overload. August 30, 2012, was an exciting day for coaster enthusiasts. Six Flags announced 2013 plans for all of its parks on the same day. Needless to say, keeping up with all of those announcements can be overwhelming. Luckily,...
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