2020 was hyped up to be an exciting one for new roller coasters. We were even asking questions like “will 2020 be the best year for new roller coasters ever?” We all know how that turned out. But 2020’s losses...
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Coaster101’s 2020 Year in Review
Believe it or not, we have finally reached the end of the roller coaster of a year that was 2020. Please remain seated as we dismiss the train one row at a time in order to promote social distancing, and...
Continue reading...One Team: Cedar Fair Comes Together for Cedar Point’s Fall Fest
If there’s one word to describe the past eight months in the theme park industry, interesting feels like a strong candidate. (This is assuming that we can’t use a bunch of choice “four-letter” words, since this a family-friendly website.) What...
Continue reading...Announcing the 2020 Golden Ticket Award Winners
This year, the Golden Ticket Awards, presented by Amusement Today to the best-of-the-best in the theme park industry, looked a little different. While the world grapples with an ongoing health crisis, the publication realized its traditional core categories involving best water...
Continue reading...Dorney Park to reopen July 8th with new health and safety protocols
Dorney Park is the latest Cedar Fair owned amusement park to set an opening date for the 2020 Season. The park will initially open to Season Passholders exclusively on July 8 and subsequently to daily ticket holders on July 11...
Continue reading...A Master List of 2020 North American Regional Park Opening Dates
Unless you’re fortunate enough to live in Central Florida or California (or parts of Texas), you’re probably like many other coaster enthusiasts out there: smack in the middle of the off-season, with seemingly no end in sight before your local...
Continue reading...How Aquaman Power Wave Works
Six Flags Over Texas recently announced their 2020 addition will be Aquaman Power Wave, the first Mack Rides Power Splash – a launched shuttle water coaster – to be built in the US. The ride will launch riders backwards, forwards,...
Continue reading...Holiday World Teasing 2020 Addition, Sets Announcement Date
Holiday World 2020 Announcement Date Last week, Holiday World began teasing their 2020 plans. First was this tweet: The cat’s out of the bag… well almost! Want to be the fastest to know what’s happening in 2020? Sign up for...
Continue reading...SeaWorld Orlando Teases New Coaster for 2020
A new coaster is coming to SeaWorld Orlando in 2020. Over the weekend, the park released a teaser video announcing the arrival of a new coaster next year. The video, posted below, shows the camera flying through a snowy mountain...
Continue reading...SeaWorld San Diego Adding Emperor Dive Coaster in 2020
SeaWorld San Diego announced that they’ll be opening their third new roller coaster in three years in 2020, and it’s going to be a first for the West Coast. At a community event over the weekend the park revealed that...
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