We travel to California for this week’s A-Z Coaster of the Week: the soon-to-open Full Throttle at Six Flags Magic Mountain, sometimes called the “YOLO coaster.” The “YOLO” (You Only Live Once) motto was first introduced in the Full Throttle...
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A-Z Coaster of the Week: X-Flight
This week’s A-Z Coaster of the Week is X-Flight at Six Flags Great America. This is the newest roller coaster here and was possibly one of the most anticipated roller coasters for Six Flags Great America since it hasn’t received a major...
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We travel to my home state of Tennessee for this week’s A-Z Coaster of the Week. Dollywood’s Wild Eagle was the first B&M wing coaster to open in the United States when it debuted in March of 2012. Dollywood officials...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Undertow
This week we feature a coaster that hasn’t opened yet: Undertow at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California. The Maurer Söhne spinning coaster will stand 50 feet tall and will reach speeds of 40 mph during the coaster’s 1,410-foot course. Undertow...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Shivering Timbers
Michigan’s Adventure blossomed from a small petting zoo with a couple of rides to the largest amusement park in the state of Michigan during the late 1980s and 90s. By the mid 90s, the park had 3 roller coasters, a...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Revenge of the Mummy
This week we travel to Universal Studios Florida where we find the “R” A-Z Coaster of the Week: Revenge of the Mummy. Based on Universal’s Mummy film series, the Premier indoor launched coaster propels riders at speeds exceeding 40 mph....
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This week we travel to Missouri for this week’s “A-Z Coaster of the Week” as we visit Six Flags St. Louis’ Ninja. Ninja’s history is interesting. It originally opened as “Scream Machine” at Expo ’86 in Vancouver. It operated there...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Maverick
This week’s A to Z Coaster is Maverick, Cedar Point’s second newest roller coaster and one of the most unique roller coasters at the park, also which has its own unique history as well. After Top Thrill Dragster was built...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Kraken
We return to sunny Florida for this week’s A-Z Coaster of the Week. SeaWorld Orlando’s Kraken is named after the mythical sea monster of the same name, and the coaster is certainly built to emulate a powerful creature. The coaster’s opening...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Incredible Hulk
We return to Florida for this week’s “A-Z Coaster of the Week.” The Incredible Hulk opened along with Universal Studios Islands of Adventures on May 28, 1999 within the Marvel Super Hero Island area of the park. The towering green...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Expedition Everest
This week we travel to the sunny state of Florida for the “E” coaster of the week: Expedition Everest. Opened in 2006 at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom theme park, Expedition Everest quickly became an iconic Disney attraction, and brought...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Diamondback
Kings Island, only having a wooden coaster that was over the 200-foot mark that didn’t quite please the public, wanted a true hyper-coaster built and in 2009, it came and it was a hit. Having a height of 230 feet (tallest coaster...
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