Cedar Point’s B&M wing coaster Gatekeeper officially opened on Saturday, and our social media manager Larry Treece was on hand to ride the coaster and take some beautiful photographs of the world’s newest wing coaster. The panoramic shown below illustrates...
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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...
Continue reading...Backwards Batman: The Ride Video
Six Flags Great America’s backwards Batman: The Ride opened with the park this past weekend, and the park has uploaded an onride POV video of the coaster their YouTube page. Watch the video below: Batman: The Ride coasters are known...
Continue reading...Steel Dragon 2000 to Receive B&M Trains
For only the second time in the company’s history, Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) will provide trains for a coaster that they did not build. Steel Dragon 2000 at Japan’s Nagashima Spa Land will open this year sporting two new, sleek...
Continue reading...Incredible Photos from Atop GateKeeper
The Sandusky Register posted some incredible photos of Cedar Point’s GateKeeper taken by photographer Jason Werling. Some of the photos were taken atop the wing coaster’s 170-foot-tall lift hill. © Jason Werling, Sandusky Register This photo gives you an idea of what...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Leviathan
The A-Z Coaster of the Week is Leviathan at Canada’s Wonderland. It’s the second week in a row we’ve featured a coaster named after a mythical sea creature. Leviathan is the 306-foot tall giga coaster at Canada’s Wonderland that debuted...
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...Roller Coaster Manufacturing Videos
We’ve all seen hundreds of pictures of roller coaster construction at our local amusement parks, from the laying of the concrete foundations, to erecting the supports, and finally connecting all the pieces of track to the columns. But how does...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Goliath
Goliath at Six Flags over Georgia is this week’s A-Z Coaster of the Week. The 200-foot-tall Bolliger & Mabillard hyper coaster opened in 2006. The coaster features a first drop of 175-feet. One of the coaster’s more noteworthy features is...
Continue reading...Cedar Point’s Gatekeeper Rises
May 2013 may seem far away, but Cedar Point is wasting no time in constructing as much of the Gatekeeper wing coaster before the harsh winter strikes. The park’s Facebook page revealed the first completed section of track, which appears...
Continue reading...Canada’s Wonderland Trip Report
I’m going to write this Canada’s Wonderland review in the same style as Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback (MMQB) columns. Let me know if you like this format or not. Quick note, Wonderland is famous for their outstanding collection of...
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