Cedar Point is celebrating their 150th Anniversary this season, and part of that major celebration is the addition of the Snake River Expedition, a spiritual successor to the park’s former Paddleboat Excursion. This week on the podcast, we talk with...
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Kings Dominion Begins Dropping Hints for 2022
June 23: Mysterious Crates Earlier this season, sharp-eyed park visitors at Kings Dominion spotted a series of crates with “interesting” labels on them, located near the entrance to the park’s Safari Village area, beside Outer Hanks. Today, we received photos...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Guide to Carowinds
Situated on the border of North and South Carolina is an amusement park known as Carowinds. Taking its name from a portmanteau of the winds that blow across the state line, Carowinds is home to more than 50 rides and...
Continue reading...Announcing the Coaster101 Park Mania 2021 Champion: Carowinds!
Gentle Breeze Squad, Assemble! We started with 68 parks from across North America. After more than 92,000 total votes cast, we’ve narrowed it down to one park that happens to be located in two states. We are proud to announce...
Continue reading...A “Taste” of the Holidays at Carowinds’ Taste of The Season
For fans of Carowinds, it’s been a long 2020. The park was promoting “Four Seasons of Fun” in January, which would have included Monster Jam: Thunder Alley in the spring, the All-New Boogie Board Racer & Grand Carnivale in the...
Continue reading...Carowinds Announces “Taste of the Season” Outdoor Holiday Event
When it was announced in August that Carowinds would remain closed for the season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it was assumed that the park’s “long winter’s nap” following WinterFest 2019 would continue into Spring 2021. Fortunately, for those...
Continue reading...The Hidden Easter Eggs of Orion
Orion opened recently to much fanfare from the enthusiast community, and I know that when Nick rode it for the First Rider Auction, he had nothing but good things to say about his experience on the ride. In looking through...
Continue reading...Orion Giga Coaster Drops into Kings Island
Orion, the world’s seventh giga coaster, debuted at Kings Island during the First Riders Auction on July 1st, 2020. The first official riders of Orion raised $160,00 for A Kid Again, a nonprofit organization which exists to foster hope, happiness and...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Podcast
Coaster101 has been a source for roller coaster and theme park news, reviews, interviews, engineering breakdowns and more for over 15 years. Now, finally, we’ve figured out how to record ourselves, and are coming at you in audio form! Subscribe...
Continue reading...15 to 15: Our 15 Favorite Interviews on Coaster101
Over the 15 years of Coaster101, we’ve done well over a lot interviews with people from all over the theme park industry. It’s been one of the most consistent features of the site, mostly because we love getting to talk...
Continue reading...15 to 15: Our 15 Favorite Coaster Construction Tours
Over the last 15 years, the Coaster101 team has had the opportunity to tour numerous roller coaster construction sites. These tours have given us up-close looks at a new coasters’ shiny track, freshly cut timber or glistening trains. As we...
Continue reading...15 to 15: Our 15 Most Memorable First Ride Events
We continue the lead-up to Coaster101’s 15th birthday by reminiscing about the most memorable media previews or other coaster-related events we’ve attended. We’ve been very fortunate to have been invited to media previews for some of the best new roller...
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