Living in North Carolina, I typically find the amusement parks of the midwest as places that are best described as “inconvenient to travel to.” Of course, that makes me want to visit them even more, and when I found myself...
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Adventureland Announces Roller Coaster and Flume Ride for 2023
Adventure Island in Iowa announced today the theme park will open two new rides in 2023 — an intertwined roller coaster and a water flume ride. Both of Adventureland’s new-for-2023 rides are products of Zamperla (Antonio Zamperla Group). Flying Viking...
Continue reading...Small Park Showcase: Long Island’s Adventureland
One of the best aspects of being a coaster enthusiast is finding parks that you wouldn’t have known about otherwise. During a recent visit to Long Island, New York, I happened to visit one of these parks for the first...
Continue reading...Palace Entertainment to Acquire Iowa’s Adventureland Resort
It’s been a big few days for Palace Entertainment. After announcing a multi-year, multi-million dollar improvement plan at Kennywood, the entertainment company, a subsidiary of Parques Reunidos, one of the leading global operators of amusement parks with more than 60...
Continue reading...Adventureland Long Island Adding “Fireball” Roller Coaster in 2022
In a post on their Facebook page, Long Island’s Adventureland amusement park announced that the park would be adding a new family-friendly roller coaster in 2022, named Fireball. Fireball will be a first-of-its-kind attraction in North America. While details are scarce...
Continue reading...Adventureland Announces Dragon Slayer 4D Free Spin for 2021
Adventureland today announced plans to open Dragon Slayer, a 4D Free Spin coaster, in 2021. The Iowa park unveiled their plans via a Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/AdventurelandParkIowa/posts/3028690640547634?__cft__[0]=AZUDkoQz0xPTHuQ52OgUxIi_fvafPWcAqle2cxiJYZks0vVmlaEjBB0KAxSIKiyrfDPAlDZHDhlezpQirnmdxPBxQb5JAP7Ig5vBO29Shsp4FO63i9e5YBc8P4toBNkkLieokBzOGsH3KBxJHb8yJsnKlRhUq3VNckOmzd01pBhXrQ&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R While the park did not release specific details about Dragon Slayer, from the video...
Continue reading...Adventureland Iowa Removing Dragon Coaster and Teasing 2021
Adventureland Park in Iowa is already looking ahead to the 2021 season. The park quietly began removing its Dragon coaster while teasing its potential replacement/2021 addition on social media. On Sunday, the park shared on Facebook the below graphic, which...
Continue reading...Adventureland Adding A Maurer Spinning Coaster in 2019
After wowing crowds with the Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster, Monster, in 2016, Iowa’s Adventureland has made the announcement for their next roller coaster: The Phoenix. Phoenix will be a family-style spinning coaster, built by Germany’s Maurer Rides. “It’s a whole new degree...
Continue reading...What it Takes to Light a Roller Coaster with Andy Versluys of KCL Engineering
In 2016, Adventureland, located in Altoona, Iowa, opened The Monster, the first Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster to open in the United States. One of the most notable features of The Monster, outside of its beyond-vertical drop and five inversions, is the elaborate...
Continue reading...HangTime Dive Coaster Coming To Knott’s Berry Farm in 2018
Last night Knott’s Berry Farm revealed what may have been the best kept secret among the 2018 Cedar Fair coasters (not a high bar), “HangTime”, a Gerstlauer Infinity coaster. HangTime will be the first dive coaster on the West Coast,...
Continue reading...The Monster Goes Vertical at Adventureland
Adventureland’s “Monster” coaster is rising from the ground. The park has been sharing photos of the coaster’s progress on Facebook: While the coaster hasn’t yet reached its 133-foot peak, the airtime hill between the “Omega loop” and the Immelmann loop is...
Continue reading...Turbulence Testing at Adventureland
Adventureland (in Long Island, N.Y.) is preparing to open its spinning coaster, Turbulence. Mack, the maker of the coaster, recently shared a video of the coaster testing. Watch it below: I was surprised how quickly the 12-seat train zipped through...
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