Social media has proven to be yet another outlet to connect guests with their favorite amusement parks. The new Facebook Timeline page and profile layout are giving brands (and parks) much more freedom than they’ve ever had before. Amusement parks...
Continue reading...Google Office Themed to Kennywood
Google has always appeared to be a great place to work, but the recently-expanded Pittsburgh office might appeal even more to amusement park enthusiasts. The office is themed to Kennywood, the local Pittsburgh amusement park which is known for its...
Continue reading...X-Flight Wing Coaster Photo Gallery
Six Flags Great America’s brand new X-Flight wing coaster opened exclusively to season passholders over the weekend, and we were on hand to see the general public’s reaction to the coaster. Overall, the coaster seemed to be well-received from both...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America 2012 Update
I went to Six Flags Great America today to see how the park was doing this season outside the addition of X-Flight. Since X-Flight was not operating today, I was forced to traverse through other areas of the park. The...
Continue reading...X-Flight Photos and Review
X-Flight at Six Flags Great America. It’s fast. It’s smooth. It’s intense. I had the opportunity to ride X-Flight today at the media event for the coaster and was blown away by the ride. X-Flight may not be the tallest...
Continue reading...X-Flight On-ride and Off-ride Video
We were at Six Flags Great America today for the X-Flight media event. See below for two videos from today’s event: On-Ride Video The below video features an onride point-of-view video, and a rider showing yours truly taking on X-Flight....
Continue reading...AeroWing RCT3 Wing Coaster
In my spare time I still enjoy playing the now slightly-dated Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 game. Through the hard work of individuals with much more three-dimensional modeling experience than I will ever have, the game has been kept alive through add...
Continue reading...Canada’s Wonderland Opens for the Season
What perfect weather for opening day, in Canada’s Wonderland; Sunny, warm, breezy and bright, I couldn’t have asked for a better day. I arrived at 9 am and swept right into the park with my season pass, which allowed pass...
Continue reading...Sneak Peak! Canada’s Wonderland Opening Tomorrow. Stormy Leviathan Photos!
Who’s excited for the summer? No school, no Canadian snow, and no more waiting for theme parks to open! Here in Toronto, the weather is sunny and perfect for tomorrow’s opening day at Canada’s Wonderland, and I am stoked and...
Continue reading...Greezed Lightnin’ Moving to New Mexico
The Greezed Lightnin’ coaster which originally opened in 1978 at the former Six Flags Astroworld will find a new home at Cliff’s Amusement Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico after sitting in pieces for years at Joyland Amusement Park in Texas. Amusement...
Continue reading...SkyRush Now Testing
SkyRush, HersheyPark’s highly anticipated new roller coaster, has begun full-circuit testing as seen in the video embedded below. The new winged trains fly over those airtime hills making it look like this ride will deliver plenty of airtime. The lapbar...
Continue reading...Cedar Point’s Wildcat to be Removed
Cedar Point needs to quickly add some new coasters if they want to regain the coaster crown from Six Flags Magic Mountain, as the park announced that the Wildcat rollercoaster will not be returning for the 2012 season. The removal...
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