After a multiple-year in-person hiatus due to COVID-19, the 2022 Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards were announced during a ceremony held at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Honoring the “best of the best” in the amusement industry, the Golden Ticket Awards...
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From Tame to Thrilling: The Coasters of Silver Dollar City
Before Silver Dollar City opened as a theme park, it operated as a cave tour destination for nearly 100 years. Marvel Cave is still home one of the largest cave entry rooms in North America. In 1960, under the ownership...
Continue reading...Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Coaster Enthusiasts 2021
If you’re in search of a gift for a roller coaster enthusiast this holiday season, we’ve got you covered. We’ve been publishing our annual gift guide since 2011, and our 2021 roller coaster enthusiast gift guide features a diverse selection...
Continue reading...Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Golden Ticket Awards
While last year’s Golden Ticket Awards, presented by Amusement Today to the best-of-the-best in the theme park industry, looked a little different, this year, the publication’s annual award show returned a little closer to normal. While there was not a...
Continue reading...Talking the Future of Theme Park Technology with FORREC’s Eric J. O’Rourke
Over the last decade, a variety of new and exciting technologies influenced both theme park attractions and the overall guest experience. Some caught on, while others were short-lived. So what do the 2020s hold? How will the theme park experience...
Continue reading...Golden Ticket Awards 2019 Winners Announced
The winners of the 2019 Golden Ticket Awards were announced today at the annual awards ceremony, held this year at Silverwood in Idaho. Honoring the “best of the best” in the amusement industry, the Golden Ticket Awards are calculated from...
Continue reading...Buy A 2019 Coaster101 Calendar, Support Give Kids The World!
We’re proud to announce that our 2019 Coaster Calendar is now available for purchase, with a portion of sales benefiting Give Kids The World! Featuring 13 images from 13 unique parks around the United States, our 12-month 2019 Roller Coaster Calendar is a...
Continue reading...2018 Golden Ticket Awards Announced
The 21st annual Golden Ticket Awards, presented by Amusement Today, were held last night at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. These awards represent the “best of the best” in unique theme park categories. The Golden Ticket Awards are calculated from an...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Roundtable: The Coasters We Want To Get The “KCL Treatment.”
Last year at the IAAPA Expo, we met KCL Engineering, a mechanical and electrical engineering firm based in West Des Moines, Iowa. As it relates to the amusement industry, KCL is becoming well-known for their roller coaster lighting packages, which...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Roundtable: Cedar Fair’s Winterfest Events – were they a success?
Three members of the Coaster101 team visited three different Winterfest events at different Cedar Fair parks: Eric went to California’s Great America, Andrew attended Carowinds, and Nick went to Kings Island. We had a quick discussion about things we liked,...
Continue reading...Coaster101’s 2017 Year in Review
Where did the time go? It’s that time of year again — 2017 has come to a close and now it’s 2018! Every year we take a look back and reflect on the past year. Each member of the Coaster101 team...
Continue reading...Shortened Last Call Fall Festival at Six Flags Great America
On Saturday, I visited the inaugural Last Call Fall Festival at Six Flags Great America. While I expected to spend the entire day at the park, my stay was cut short — four hours short. Warning: this post contains some ranting....
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