The Roller Coasters of Adventureland Resort, Ranked by a First-Time Visitor
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,...
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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....
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...
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...
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,...
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: LIKE...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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