Throughout the year we’ve been highlighting our favorite 19 coasters that opened in 1999. Now that the year is coming to a close we wanted to recap all 19. In alphabetical order, here’s the full list: Afterburn at Carowinds Apollo’s...
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19 for ’99: Twister at Knoebels
We’ve finally come to the end of our 19 for ’99 series featuring 18 of our favorite roller coasters built in 1999, 20 years ago. For the last coaster in the series, we’re heading to Pennsylvania to take a look...
Continue reading...19 for ’99: Tremors at Silverwood Theme Park
Coming off a tremendous year in 1998 with 4 world renowned coasters, Custom Coasters International was not stopping in 1999 with the creation of Tremors at Silverwood Theme park in Athol, Idaho. The design itself was started in house by...
Continue reading...19 for ’99: Dueling Dragons at Islands of Adventure
Welcome to another installment of our “19 for ’99” series where we’re featuring 19 roller coasters that opened in 1999. Our latest entry takes us to the former Dueling Dragons (later known as Dragon Challenge) at Universal’s Islands of...
Continue reading...19 for ’99: Steel Eel at SeaWorld San Antonio
Welcome to another entry in our “19 for ’99” series where we’re showcasing 19 roller coasters that opened in 1999. This week we’re taking a ride on Steel Eel at SeaWorld San Antonio. Steel Eel is what you might call...
Continue reading...19 for ’99: Tennessee Tornado at Dollywood
Welcome to another entry in our “19 for ’99” series where we’re showcasing 19 roller coasters that opened in 1999. Today, we take a “spin” on Dollywood’s Tennessee Tornado, the triple-looping steel roller coaster and one of the final creations...
Continue reading...19 for ’99: Joker’s Jinx at Six Flags America
Welcome back to Coaster101.com’s “19 for ’99” series, where we’re taking a look at 19 of our favorite coasters who are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. This week, we’re headed just outside of the nation’s capital Washington D.C., where we...
Continue reading...19 For ’99: Roar at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Over the last several months we’ve been taking a look back at some of our favorite coasters celebrating their 20th birthdays this year in our 19 for ’99 series. This week we’re looking at a wooden coaster that is no...
Continue reading...19 for ‘99: Ride of Steel at Six Flags Darien Lake
Another coaster celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year is the Intamin-built Ride of Steel at Darien Lake, located just outside of Buffalo, New York. Background Six Flags Darien Lake has gone back and forth between owners for most of its...
Continue reading...19 for ‘99: Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America
Welcome to another installment of our “19 for ’99” series where we’re highlighting 19 roller coasters that opened in 1999. This week, we head to Six Flags Great America to take a ride on Raging Bull, the world’s first “hyper-twister”...
Continue reading...19 For ’99: Incredible Hulk Coaster at Universal’s Islands of Adventure
Everything looks good…I think…I think this time it’s…going to work! Welcome back to Coaster101.com’s “19 for ’99” series, where we’re taking a look at 19 of our favorite coasters who are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. This week, we...
Continue reading...19 for ’99: Face/Off at Paramount’s Kings Island
The final year of the 90’s brought Paramount’s Kings Island the second Vekoma Invertigo to the US: Face/Off. Named for the Paramount film of the same name, this Vekoma Invertigo brought the park its first inverted roller coaster. With its...
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