The calendar has officially turned to September, which marks the end of the “regular” season of daily operation for most regional parks around the United States. However, as summer days give way to brisk autumn...
From Speculation, to Announcement, To Documenting Construction Progress (And More Construction Progress, and More, and More) we’ve covered nearly every aspect of Carowinds‘ newest roller coaster, the MACK Rides-designed Copperhead Strike, the first “double-launch” coaster in...
Coaster101 was recently invited to the Busch Gardens Tampa 60th Anniversary Celebration! This was an event I was absolutely stoked about for a number of reasons. One, Busch Gardens Tampa is my personal favorite theme...
2018 was a great season for new roller coasters. But the season has come to an end and now we turn our attention on the new year and the new crop of roller coasters and...
In our last round-table discussion, we looked back on 2018. Now it’s time to turn toward the future and discuss our plans for 2019. 2018 was a great year for Coaster101 thanks to our amazing...
After the success of their inaugural WinterFest in 2017, Carowinds announced earlier in the 2018 season that the park would be adding several additional days to the WinterFest calendar, including December 31, New Year’s Eve....
It’s been a few weeks since Kennywood pulled back the curtain on The Steel Curtain roller coaster, but we’re still gushing over how awesome and shocking the announcement was. In no particular order here’s five...
