In the year 2000, roller coaster fans finally got to experience something that parks had touted for years but never really achieved: the true feeling of flight. On April 1, 2000, Stealth, the World’s First Flying Coaster, opened at Paramount’s Great...
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20 in 2020: Speed: The Ride
As the slogan goes, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” Unless you’re a roller coaster that would have turned 20 this year, and then we write about it on Coaster101.com. In this volume of “20 in 2020,” we’ll be...
Continue reading...20 in 2020: Son of Beast at Kings Island
For the next stop in our 20 in 2020 series we are heading down the road to Cincy to what may be arguably one of the most infamous coasters of the last two decades. Son of Beast opened on April...
Continue reading...20 in 2020: The Four New Coasters of Six Flags Ohio
Unless we’re talking about the opening of a brand new amusement park, it’s almost unheard of for one park to open four new roller coasters in one operating season, however, 20 years ago, that’s exactly what happened at the park...
Continue reading...20 in 2020: Medusa at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
For our next stop in our 20 in 2020 look at coasters celebrating their 20th anniversaries this year, we’re heading back to the California, and to a park that we also featured in our 19 in 99 series last year....
Continue reading...20 in 2020: Lightning Racer at Hersheypark
For the next stop in our 20 in 2020 series we are heading to the sweetest place on earth, Hershey, Pennsylvania. Lightning Racer struck at Hersheypark on May 13, 2000. When it opened it was the first wooden dueling and...
Continue reading...20 in 2020: Hurricane: Category Five at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion
While researching the 20 coasters on our list that would turn (or would have turned) 20 in 2020, I wanted to do a deep dive on several coasters in my region that were no longer with us, but that I...
Continue reading...20 in 2020: Kraken at SeaWorld Orlando
This year we’re featuring 20 roller coasters that opened 20 years ago in 2000 (that’s a lot of 20s). The year 2000 was arguably one of the most exciting for the roller coaster community, with iconic roller coasters like Millennium...
Continue reading...20 in 2020: Flying Unicorn at Universal’s Islands of Adventure
This year we’re featuring 20 roller coasters that opened 20 years ago in 2000 (that’s a lot of 20s). The year 2000 was arguably one of the most exciting for the roller coaster community, with iconic roller coasters like Millennium...
Continue reading...20 in 2020: Carowinds’ Nickelodeon Flying Super Saturator
As I’ve become more of a roller coaster “enthusiast” over the past several years, one of my biggest regrets is never taking the time to experience the Nickelodeon Flying Super Saturator, which operated at my home park, Carowinds. Flying Super...
Continue reading...20 in 2020: Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain
The next stop in our series of coasters celebrating their 20th anniversaries in 2020 takes us to Southern California. On February 11, 2000, the fastest, longest dropping closed circuit coaster in the world opened: Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain...
Continue reading...20 in 2020: Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce
It may be hard to believe that the turn of the millennium was twenty years ago, especially when it is grounded and defined by some notable coasters that we all know and love, which includes this entry in our 20...
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