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...
Continue reading...Silverwood Celebrates 25 Years
Silverwood Theme Park & Boulder Beach Waterpark is known as the largest amusement and water park in the northwestern United States, but it didn’t earn that title overnight. This year the park is celebrating its 25th year of operation. A...
Continue reading...Magic Kingdom Fantasyland Attraction Opening Dates
Several opening dates of currently under-construction Fantasyland attractions have been announced via the park’s Facebook page: It won’t be long before the rest of Storybook Circus opens: “The next phase of Storybook Circus, which includes the second half of the...
Continue reading...Black Widow Rises at Kennywood
Kennywood’s under-construction Black Widow ride is rising quickly, and the park has provided a cool time lapse video to show us the progress: The ride will seat 40 guests and will spin them nearly 15 stories off the ground. The...
Continue reading...Shambhala from Inside PortAventura
Our friends at Bloggercoaster have posted some really spectacular photos of the new giant Shambhala coaster at PortAventura which is expected to open within the next couple of months. Shambhala’s bright white track contrasts beautifully with the deep blue sky....
Continue reading...SeaWorld Reveals New Antartica Details
At a tourism event in Los Angeles today, SeaWorld Orlando park execs revealed a few new details about Antarctica – Empire of the Penguin, the park’s 2013 new attraction: Antarctica – Empire of the Penguin will include a first-of-its-kind family...
Continue reading...Coasters-101: How does a 4D coaster work?
In this edition of Coasters-101 we’ll answer the question: how does a 4D coaster work. A new 4th dimension roller coaster from S&S Worldwide, called Dinoconda, is opening this year at China Dinosaurs Park in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China. This is only...
Continue reading...Coney Island Cyclone Refurb Comparison
While we’re on the subject of Coney Island, I thought the release of the below video was perfect timing. Earlier this year, we reported that the famous Coney Island Cyclone was to be revamped by the guys at Great Coasters...
Continue reading...Coney Island Love Letter Video
Do you like artistic indie films? Do you like Coney Island? Then you’ll love this video made by Robert Kolody: The video’s description reads: “A love letter to Brooklyn’s beautiful and magical Coney Island, sent from Robert Kolodny of Land...
Continue reading...X-Flight Takes First Test Flight
Six Flags Great America’s new-for-2012 X-Flight wingcoaster took its first test flight today and it appears as though it passed with flying colors. In the above shot, an X-Flight train can be seen maneuvering through the longer-than-average heartline roll. I’ve...
Continue reading...Galveston Pleasure Pier Construction
The Galveston Island Pleasure Pier will open this summer, and construction is moving along rapidly to make sure that the pier is ready for guests. We’ve really enjoyed following the progress via Facebook, and recently several new construction shots were...
Continue reading...Dan Guy Interview: Part II
Today we continue our interview with Penn State Mechanical Engineering student Dan Guy. In case you missed it, click here to read part one. C101: How complicated is it to drive the monorail at Walt Disney World? Doesn’t it have...
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