In honor of National Roller Coaster Day on August 16, 2021, David Ho and his daughter Sarah Anne Ho (age 12) will be attempting to break the record for most consecutive rides on Dutch Wonderland’s Kingdom Coaster. David and Sarah...
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20 in 2020: Hurricane: Category Five at the Myrtle Beach Pavilion
While researching the 20 coasters on our list that would turn (or would have turned) 20 in 2020, I wanted to do a deep dive on several coasters in my region that were no longer with us, but that I...
Continue reading...How Every Modern Wooden Roller Coaster Traces Back to One Company
For the last 20 or so years, there have been two primary wooden roller coaster maker: Great Coasters International and the Gravity Group. Custom Coasters International dominated the wooden coaster market in the 1990s. Before CCI, names like Dinn and...
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: Hoosier Hurricane
Hoosier Hurricane at Indiana Beach is the A-Z Coaster of the Week. The first wooden coaster built in Indiana in fifty years, the 77 foot tall Hoosier Hurricane opened at Indiana Beach in May, 1994. The out and back layout...
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