Australia’s Warner Bros. Movie World announced today plans for Green Lanter, a S&S El Loco coaster featuring what the park has dubbed the “steepest drop in the southern hemisphere.” The park’s website states: “A shining new light will dawn upon...
Continue reading...Avatar coming to Disney parks
Plans for Animal Kingdom’s Beastly Kingdom may no more, but Disney announced today that they have announced a creative partnership with James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment to bring Avatar to Disney parks: “We have great news to share today. At a...
Continue reading...Universal’s Motion Base Track Patent
We all know how much Universal Studios likes their motion based ride systems. Several attractions utilize some form of motion base technology including Men in Black: Alien Attack, The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman, and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey....
Continue reading...Cedar Fair to sell California’s Great America
In a not too surprising move, Cedar Fair announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its California’s Great America theme park in Santa Clara, California to a JMA Ventures, LLC: “Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN), a leader in...
Continue reading...2011 Golden Ticket Award Results
In an awards show hosted today by Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, Amusement Today announced the winners of its prestigious 2011 Golden Ticket Awards, which are presented to the “Best of the Best” in the amusement industry. Calculated from an...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens announces Verbolten
This morning, Busch Gardens Williamsburg Park President Carl Lum, announced Verbolten, the newest roller coaster to the incredible line-up of coasters that the park already has. Verbolten will have multiple launches as well as surprises that can’t be found anywhere...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America preparing for 2012
They aren’t wasting any time! Six Flags Great America has already begun the necessary ground prep work for its 2012 coaster, X-Flight: Before too long a shiny red B&M wingrider will be flying through these parts! These mounds of broken-up...
Continue reading...Interested in writing for Coaster101?
We’re always searching for talented, dedicated writers who have a passion for the amusement industry. We want to continue to provide a wide variety of content that is of interest to the community and who better to look to than...
Continue reading...Four Seasons Hotel coming to Disney World
Walt Disney World will be home to a new 444-room Four Seasons resort hotel in 2014. The resort hotel will feature a rooftop restaurant with spectacular views of Magic Kingdom as well as a lazy river. “Four Seasons Hotels and...
Continue reading...Kentucky Kingdom doesn’t have much time
The deadline for Ed Hart securing funding the reopening of Kentucky Kingdom, but it is supposedly close to being secured: “The Kentucky Kingdom Redevelopment Company (KKRC) is close to an agreement on private sector funding of nearly $29 million to...
Continue reading...General photos from Six Flags St. Louis
Better late than never, I suppose! A few weeks ago I took a trip to Six Flags St. Louis, since it is the closest major theme park to me. The Ozark mountains provide a beautiful background for Six Flags St....
Continue reading...Memphis Delta Fair Photos
The Delta Fair & Music Fair was started in Memphis, Tennessee in September of 2007 and has experienced growth every year since. I went this past weekend and brought back a few photos: The midway of the Delta Fair is...
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