We’ve selected 19 of our favorite roller coasters that are celebrating their 20th anniversaries this year, and will profile them every other Thursday for the next several weeks. After taking the “Highway to the Danger Zone” with Afterburn at Carowinds...
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19 for ’99: Afterburn at Carowinds
As we mentioned last week, 1999 was a big year for new roller coasters in the United States. We’ve selected 19 of our favorite roller coasters that are celebrating their 20th anniversaries this year, and will profile them every other...
Continue reading...19 Coasters from ’99
When we ranked the Top 5 years for new coasters in 2015, 1999 just missed the cut, coming in as an honorable mention. In honor of the 20th anniversary of a pretty solid year for coasters (with a few real...
Continue reading...Worlds Of Fun Temporarily Renaming Patriot Roller Coaster
Sports fans will do whatever it takes when it comes to trying to help their team to victory. Kansas City’s Worlds of Fun has renamed their Patriot roller coaster in advance of this weekend’s AFC Championship game against the New England...
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...
Continue reading...Hersheypark Announces New Coaster, Chocolatetown Area for 2020
Hersheypark today unveiled plans for Chocolatetown, a $150 million new area of the park that will feature a new roller coaster, park entrance, restaurants, shops and more. The 23-acre addition to the park is scheduled to open in the summer...
Continue reading...Six Flags America Announces Firebird Floorless Coaster for 2019
We now know what will become of Six Flags America’s Apocalypse standup coaster. The B&M coaster will be reborn in 2019 as “Firebird Coaster” with a new look and new floorless trains. Six Flags America announced earlier this month that...
Continue reading...Yukon Striker Dive Coaster Opening at Canada’s Wonderland in 2019
Canada’s Wonderland today announced plan’s for Yukon Striker, which will become the world’s tallest, fastest and longest dive coaster when it opens in 2019. It will also be the only one of its kind to include four inversions — one of...
Continue reading...Digging Up Clues for Canada’s Wonderland 2019 Roller Coaster
Amusement parks have been killing it with the 2019 teasers so far. From Kennywood’s fun scratch and word search, to what’s brewing up at Carowinds, it’s been a really exciting time to be a roller coaster enthusiast. And it just...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s Roller Coaster Insider Tour Review
Known often for it’s beautiful landscaping (19-time defending Golden Ticket Award Winners), Busch Gardens Williamsburg also has an impressive portfolio of eight roller coasters, including their latest; InvadR. Visiting the park for the better part of the last 15 years, I’ve enjoyed countless...
Continue reading...Floorless Conversion Creates Patriot, Improving Vortex
This weekend California’s Great America opened Patriot, the newly converted Vortex, to the public. Vortex was one of the earliest Bollinger & Mabillard stand-up coasters, actually the company’s second ever coaster, opening in 1991 at the park. Over the years...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Fury 325
Welcome back to another addition of A-Z Coaster of the week, where we examine a coaster corresponding with each letter of the alphabet. This week, we’re headed to where the Carolinas come together, Carowinds, and taking a look at the...
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