Welcome back to another installment in our “A-Z Coaster of the Week” series, where each week we feature a different coaster starting with a different letter of the alphabet. This week, we head to upstate New York for our “C” coaster, which is...
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A-Z Coaster of the Week: Big Dipper
Welcome back for week two of our annual “A-Z Coaster of the Week” series! This week we will take a look at Camden Park’s Big Dipper. Camden Park is located in Huntington, West Virginia and is home to four roller...
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Welcome back to our annual “A-Z Coaster of the Week” series. This year, we’re selecting some unique or lesser known coasters to highlight. We’ll share trivia, history and the coaster’s need-to-know stats. First up is Arkansas Twister at Magic Springs...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of The Week: Zydeco Scream
For our final installment of this round of A-Z Coaster of the Week, we head south to the abandoned Six Flags New Orleans and focus on Zydeco Scream, which has been standing but not operating (SBNO) since Hurricane Katrina forced...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: X-Flight
This week’s coaster has already had the honor of being an A-Z Coaster of the Week. Before being moved to Kings Island, X-Flight got its start another Ohio park. In 2001, Six Flags Worlds of Adventure opened the Midwest’s first...
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This week’s A-Z Coaster takes us to Wildfire at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. Opened in 2001, Wildfire is one of only five B&M sit-down looping roller coaster models in the world. At a cost of $14 million, Wildfire...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Vortex at Kings Island
This week’s A-Z Coaster takes us to Vortex at Kings Island. The 3,800-foot-long Arrow looper opened in 1987. Standing 148 feet tall, Vortex drops riders 138 feet at speeds of 55 mph before sending them through six inversions: two vertical...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: The Ultimate
The A-Z Coaster of the Week is The Ultimate at Lightwater Valley in the United Kingdom. Opened in 1991, this tubular steel coaster is currently the second longest roller coaster in the world at 7,442 feet. It’s two lift hills...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Thunderhead
This week’s A-Z Coaster is none other than Thunderhead at Dollywood — which is celebrating its 10th year of operation in 2014. Opened in 2004, The twisted wooden coaster is a product of Great Coasters International (GCI). Thunderhead’s debut marked...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: SheiKra
For the third time in the current A-Z Coaster of the Week Series, we visit a Busch Gardens park. Our “S” Coaster of the Week, SheiKra, towers high above the skyline at Busch Gardens Tampa. This B&M dive coaster will be celebrating its 9th...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Rita
It’s time for the “R” A-Z Coaster of the Week! © roger blake Originally known as Rita: Queen of Speed, this Intamin accelerator coaster opened at Alton Towers in April of 2005. Launching riders from 0-61 mph in 2.5 second,...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Quantum Leap, Sochi Park Adventure
Привет из России! Our “Q” Coaster comes to you from Sochi Park Adventureland, aka the “Russian Disneyland” or “Putin-world,” in Sochi, Russia as we highlight the Vekoma “Giant Inverted Boomerang” coaster, Quantum Leap. Though the coaster has not opened to the...
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