I’m in Florida for Spring Break this week, and while I won’t be hitting up any parks during the trip, seeing the sunshine state gets me pumped for my upcoming Orlando trip in May. There I will visit all the...
Continue reading...Texas Giant to Break Records
Six Flags Over Texas has begun a $10 million renovation that will transform the Giant into a wood-steel hybrid with the steepest drop in the world (79 degrees) and the steepest banking on a wooden coaster (95 degrees). The ride...
Continue reading...K’nex Coaster Models
As a mechanical engineer and a roller coaster enthusiast, I have always wanted to design or build roller coasters. While I may never get the chance to work on a real one, I have built several coasters out of K’nex...
Continue reading...Blackpool Pleasure Beach photos
Our new Social Media Manager, Adam Parton, went to Blackpool Pleasure Beach last year and took some incredible pictures of the famous amusement park. Check out one of our few international park galleries below!
Continue reading...Six Flags sued over Kentucky Kingdom
Here’s an interesting development in the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom story. It seems the fair board is suing Six Flags over the ownership of the rides at the property. “Kentucky officials are suing bankrupt theme park operator Six Flags Inc....
Continue reading...Chickens at Knott’s Berry Farm?
Here’s what might be one of our most interesting photo galleries to date (for the off season, anyway). Forum member “CreditCrazy” took a trip to Knott’s Berry Farm last month and ran into some chickens in the parking lot. Now...
Continue reading...Winter Withdrawal
For coaster enthusiasts, living in the Midwest has its ups and downs (no pun intended). During the coaster riding season, from April to November, we are in “coaster heaven.” Indiana Beach, Holiday World, Kings Island, Cedar Point, Michigan’s Adventure and...
Continue reading...Kings Dominion 2010 Park Map
While this isn’t a huge news item, I always enjoy looking at a park’s new map, especially when a new attraction has been added. In Kings Dominion’s case, it’s Intimidator 305. I’ve never thought these style of maps do the...
Continue reading...New Luna Park at Coney Island
The Zamperla-run amusement park dubbed “Luna Park” will open this summer at Coney Island. The project will take place in two phases. By 2011, 23 new rides will open including two custom roller coasters. Below is concept art for some of the new...
Continue reading...S&S announces 4D coaster
S&S announced plans today for a third 4D (fourth dimension) coaster. The coaster will open at Dinosaur Park in Changzhou, China in 2011. Little is known about the layout and statistics of the ride but we will update you as...
Continue reading...My 2009 Theme Park Statistics
While I was walking around Universal Studios Florida back in November, I noticed there were quite a lot of restaurants and shops, especially compared to the number of rides. I started wondering “what is the ride to shop ratio? How...
Continue reading...Freestyle Music Park Update
Things are not looking good for the former Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. According to Screamscape, the park laid off the remaining full-time staff on Friday. As of today, the Freestyle Music Park is no longer online....
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