Busch Gardens Tampa is keeping us up to date on the Cheetah Hunt’s progression. Vertical construction recently started and things should really start to take off from this point. The coaster will make good use of these trenches. It may...
Continue reading...Cantilevered Coaster Announces Alliance with Setpoint
Cantilevered Coaster Systems (CCS) announced an alliance with Setpoint Inc. to commercialize the Cantilevered Roller Coaster system through the introduction of a small to medium-size ride package. This initial ride system will have a capacity of 1000 guests/hour utilizing two-place...
Continue reading...IAAPA 2010: Dollywood wins Applause Award
Congratulations to Dollywood for winning the biannual Applause Award, one of the most presigous awards in the industry this week at the IAAPA Attractions Expo on Tuesday. Dolly Parton was on hand to receive the award. Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Universal...
Continue reading...IAAPA Attractions Expo 2010 now underway
The IAPPA Attractions Expo is currently underway in Orlando and that means that we’ll see crazy new amusement-related products emerge from the amusement industry over the next few days. Some of these new prototypes have been featured over at Theme Park Review’s ongoing...
Continue reading...Coasters-101: Coaster Physics Calculations
Welcome to another session of Coasters101! Have you always wondered what type of calculations and mathematics engineers must do to design a roller coaster? Today, we are going to talk about the physics of roller coasters and run a few...
Continue reading...Photo of the Week: Scream at Sunset
The photo of the week for this week is Scream! at Six Flags Magic Mountain. This beautiful shot captures the coaster at sunset. Click here to submit your own photo for “Photo of the Week.”
Continue reading...Cantilevered Coaster Update 11.14.2010
Just a brief update on my computer models of the cantilevered roller coaster system. I have recently constructed a longer track in order to showcase some of the head and side knocker effects the coaster would utilize. The track isn’t...
Continue reading...New Kentucky Kingdom developments
Although Kentucky Kingdom will not reopen in 2011, Ed Hart and his team is working diligently to see that the park does reopen in 2012. The group has unveiled a new website which features several videos of Ed Hart himself outlining...
Continue reading...No plans to demolish Six Flags New Orleans
According to New Orleans city officials, there are no plans in place to demolish the shuttered Six Flags New Orleans park, despite a claim in a recent video that the park was to be demolished in January of 2011. A...
Continue reading...Worlds of Fun to add Geauga carousel in 2011
Worlds of Fun announced yet another exciting addition for the 2011 season − Geauga Lake’s former carousel. Geauga Lake Today & Forever has some photos of the carousel at the park. Worlds of Fun Increases 2011 Capital Investment to Over...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens Exclusive Interview
Below is our exclusive interview with Jill Revelle, communications manager at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida. We would like to thank Jill for taking the time to talk with us. How does Busch Gardens use social media to...
Continue reading...Photo of the Week: The Great Bear
This week’s photo is of Great Bear at Hersheypark. The ride features a 124 foot drop which follows a unique post-lift hill helix. Click here to submit your own photo for “Photo of the Week.” Photo submitted by Tyler Hopkins
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