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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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 to Close Apocalypse Stand-Up Coaster
Six Flags America today announced that Apocalypse, the park’s stand-up roller coaster, will close in September of 2018. The somewhat unexpected announcement comes only six years after Apocalypse: “The Last Stand” roller coaster opened at Six Flags America. The 100-foot-tall...
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...Toverland Planning Fenix Wing Coaster for 2018
Toverland in the Netherlands announced this week major plans for its 2018 season including a wing coaster, large boat ride, a new area and more. The theme park’s 2018 additions center around a new area of the park, Avalon. The...
Continue reading...Cedar Point Announces Valravn Dive Coaster for 2016
Today, Cedar Point announced plans for Valravn, the world’s “tallest, fastest and longest” Bolliger & Mabillard dive coaster, which is scheduled to debut in the summer of 2016. According to Cedar Point, Valravn is the “regal king of birds, swooping in...
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