Every winter, Florida thrill seekers get to experience something they look forward to all year: The fair. While theme parks provide a few rides with a great adrenaline rush, the true junkies travel as far as they have to for...
Continue reading...Voyage gets some off-season TLC
The number one wooden roller coaster in the world is getting a whole lotta love this off-season. Holiday World’s extra care and attention will be sure to keep The Voyage at the top of enthusiast’s Best Of lists. A few...
Continue reading...Alton Towers SW7 Fan-Made Animation
Watch the video below for an incredible recreation made with No Limits of Alton Towers’ planned 2013 coaster, code named “Secret Weapon 7” (SW7). If the coaster turns out to be anything like this video, I doubt many will be disappointed, especially if multiple trains...
Continue reading...Going Green: Six Flags
Up next in our Going Green series is the Six Flags park chain. Six Flags has taken several initiatives over the past couple of years to For example, the park has “entirely converted 8 trains, 3 trams and mulitple vehicles...
Continue reading...Brad Sherman’s Amusement Ride Models
Welcome to our first interview feature of 2012! Brad Sherman is a builder of amusement ride models. Thanks to Brad for taking the time to answering a few of our questions about model building. 101: Could you tell us a...
Continue reading...Several Disneyland Resort Rides Down for Rehab
If you plan on visiting Disneyland for the first time within the next few months, you might be disappointed to find some of the more well known attractions at the parks closed. Matterhorn Bobsleds will be closed through the summer...
Continue reading...Swarm trains unveiled
Thorpe Park posted the following photos of Swarm’s sleek trains. The attention to detail on the trains is extraordinary! You need a camera with panoramic capabilities to capture the entire width of these trains. Those seats look very comfortable. I’m...
Continue reading...The Fear of Riding Alone
There’s something about riding a ride alone that makes riding a thrill ride a thousand times more terrifying. When you think about it, even when you’re riding with a friend, you’re still technically alone. The comforting hand of a loved...
Continue reading...Dear 2011, I’m Glad You’re Gone
Ahh, between moving and the holidays I found myself in 2012 already. I thought I’d give a proper send off to 2011. Dear 2011, We had good times, you and I, but I’ve been doing some thinking and I’ve realized...
Continue reading...Alton Towers 2013: New Coaster
Alton Towers is planning to build a massive vertical drop coaster in 2013, and the park recently filed for permits to build the new coaster. The manufacturer seems to be Gerstlauer, and the layout of the coaster looks exciting and...
Continue reading...X-Flight goes vertical
Six Flags Great America’s X-Flight wing coaster has gone vertical, and it shouldn’t be long before the entire track is completed. It looks like the piece of track that is installed might be the bottom of the first drop. We’ll...
Continue reading...Must See: Stairway to (coaster) heaven
This year we want to get to know our neighbors in the coaster website community better and share with you some of the great content that they publish. Up first, we are showcasing ThrillNetwork.com‘s special feature “Stairway to (coaster) heaven.”...
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