Some of the biggest industry news in a while dropped late last week, with Six Flags announcing that the chain was selling seven of its parks – Six Flags St. Louis, Worlds of Fun, Valleyfair, Six Flags Great Escape, Michigan’s...
Continue reading...All New Barracuda Strike Opens at SeaWorld San Antonio
SeaWorld San Antonio is making waves once again with the grand opening of Barracuda Strike, the park’s newest attraction and the tallest inverted family coaster in North America. Opening to the public today, Barracuda Strike delivers high-speed excitement and a...
Continue reading...Six Flags Selling Seven Parks to Streamline Portfolio
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, North America’s largest regional amusement park operator, announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to sell seven of its parks to EPR Properties for total cash consideration of $331 million. The transaction represents a...
Continue reading...Universal Studios reveals the iconic vehicles of Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift
It doesn’t matter if they win by an inch or a mile, winning’s winning. For the first time, Universal Studios Hollywood has opened up the garages of Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift ahead of its public debut later this year....
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Six Flags Qiddiya City with Scott Schaffer and Hunter Hernandez
Since it was first announced in 2018, the park that would eventually become known as Six Flags Qiddiya City has fascinated theme park fans and coaster enthusiasts around the world. Now that the park is open, we’re still fascinated, but...
Continue reading...Details Revealed for Family Kingdom’s New-For-2026 RMC Raptor
One of the most surprising announcements at last fall’s IAAPA Expo in Orlando came from Rocky Mountain Construction. The company announced they were building their next single-rail Raptor roller coaster at a location that came as a surprise to many...
Continue reading...Galacticoaster Blasts Off at LEGOLAND Florida
Galacticoaster at LEGOLAND Florida opens to the public today! We joined the park for a media preview to get a look at the new roller coaster from LEGOLAND and ART Engineering. Galacticoaster Review The ride, located in a new Galaxy...
Continue reading...How I Think NightFlight Expedition’s Flight Works
Dollywood gave members of the media a behind-the-scenes construction tour on February 24th where they got an up-close look at the progress on the park’s most ambitious attraction yet, NightFlight Expedition. Here’s all the new pieces of info learned from...
Continue reading...Epic Universe vs Islands of Adventure: Which Has the Better Coasters?
Over the past decade, Universal’s Islands of Adventure has built one of the strongest coaster lineups in Florida. The additions of Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure and VelociCoaster have turned the park into one of the most sought-after destinations for...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: No One Funs Like Wild Adventures
As a theme park fan and coaster enthusiast, Andrew has a few blind spots for parks he’s never visited, despite them being located in his greater geographic region. One of those parks is Wild Adventures, located “halfway between Atlanta and...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Six Flags Great Adventure’s New Coaster…And More! with Ryan Eldredge
Several weeks ago, we scheduled podcast recording time with Ryan Eldredge, Six Flags Great Adventure’s Regional PR Manager. Ryan’s been on the podcast before, talking Iron Menace at Dorney Park, wanted to get him on to talk about his other...
Continue reading...Throwback: The Best New 2016 Coasters
The year 2016 has experienced a resurgence in popularity as we enter its “10-year reunion.” Last month, that fondness and nostalgia exploded online with throwback photos and memories from 2016. Combined with the natural nostalgia cycle and the rise of...
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