On September 3rd, Six Flags over Texas will close two longtime attractions: the Flashback roller coaster and the Texas Chute parachute tower. © Six Flags over Texas A press release from the park reads: “Six Flags Over Texas is inviting...
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What’s in Six Flags Great America’s Crate?
Six Flags Great America is beginning to tease what the park has up its sleeves for the 2013 season. The park recently posted the below photo on their Facebook page: While it doesn’t give away much about what the 2013...
Continue reading...Mystery Supports at Six Flags Magic Mountain
I’m not so sure what to think of this one. A video recently posted on YouTube shows some colorful pieces of steel near Apocalypse at Six Flags Magic Mountain. UPDATE: Some are saying these could be for a slingshot-style ride as...
Continue reading...Disaster Transport Closing for a Cause
Cedar Point announced today that the Disaster Transport coaster and Space Spiral observation tower will close permanently on July 29, 2012 to make way for that somewhat-announced 2013 wing coaster. Cedar Point’s Facebook post reads: “Something big is happening. Disaster...
Continue reading...Silver Dollar City Teasing 2013
It was only a matter of time before Silver Dollar City began teasing us about what they have up their sleeves for the 2013 season, especially with a giant wooden coaster rising from the treeline. The website, appropriately named SilverDollarCity2013.com, doesn’t...
Continue reading...A Wooden Coaster Rises in Missouri
Silver Dollar City is not so quietly building a giant wooden coaster (rumored to be named Outlaw), presumably to open in 2013. While there have been no hints thrown at the coaster community about what might possibly be in store...
Continue reading...Cedar Point Wing Coaster in 2013
Cedar Point will debut a massive 170-foot-tall Bolliger & Mabillard wing coaster in 2013, at the expense of two older rides: Disaster Transport and Space Spiral. The coaster is expected to be located near the front gate of the park,...
Continue reading...SeaWorld Reveals New Antartica Details
At a tourism event in Los Angeles today, SeaWorld Orlando park execs revealed a few new details about Antarctica – Empire of the Penguin, the park’s 2013 new attraction: Antarctica – Empire of the Penguin will include a first-of-its-kind family...
Continue reading...Kentucky Kingdom to Reopen as Bluegrass Boardwalk
The Kentucky State Fair Board unanimously approved a lease that moves the Koch family one step closer to reopening the shuttered Kentucky Kingdom as Bluegrass Boardwalk: This afternoon’s unanimous vote by the Kentucky State Fair Board to approve a lease...
Continue reading...Alton Towers SW7 Fan-Made Animation
Watch the video below for an incredible recreation made with No Limits of Alton Towers’ planned 2013 coaster, code named “Secret Weapon 7” (SW7). If the coaster turns out to be anything like this video, I doubt many will be disappointed, especially if multiple trains...
Continue reading...Alton Towers 2013: New Coaster
Alton Towers is planning to build a massive vertical drop coaster in 2013, and the park recently filed for permits to build the new coaster. The manufacturer seems to be Gerstlauer, and the layout of the coaster looks exciting and...
Continue reading...Kings Island plans for the future
I love following parks on Facebook. They always seem to post the most interesting things during the offseason. Kings Island is no exception. The park recently posted the following photos of some important-looking people surrounding some sort of white blueprint...
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