We’re halfway into the 2014 coaster season, and that means that many parks are already dropping hints about what is coming in 2015. Yesterday, Carowinds posted the following photo on the park’s Facebook page: © Carowinds Attached to the photo was...
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Goliath Construction Continues Around the Clock
Construction crews are working at all hours of the day to make sure that Goliath is ready for riders soon — hopefully by next Thursday’s scheduled media day event. I stopped by the park today to see what progress had...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Thunderhead
This week’s A-Z Coaster is none other than Thunderhead at Dollywood — which is celebrating its 10th year of operation in 2014. Opened in 2004, The twisted wooden coaster is a product of Great Coasters International (GCI). Thunderhead’s debut marked...
Continue reading...Goliath Lift Hill Topped Off
Six Flags Great America construction crews are working quickly to prepare Goliath for its rumored early June opening. Early June? According to a “midnight premiere” promotion the park is running (see the photo below), Goliath is expected to be operating...
Continue reading...Goliath Construction Update: Lift Hill Almost Complete
I braved below-average temperatures at Six Flags Great America today to see how Goliath had progressed since my visit last Saturday. The most noticeable change was the narrowing gap between the lift hill and the first drop. Throughout the day, construction crews...
Continue reading...Kolmården Building Looping Wooden Wildfire in 2016
For many of us, the 2014 coaster season is just beginning. But one Swedish theme park is already unveiling big plans for 2016. Kolmården Wildlife Park in Sweden announced plans today for Wildfire, a Rocky Mountain Construction coaster that will...
Continue reading...Story Land’s Roar-O-Saurus Rises
Story Land’s (Glen, N.H.) new-for-2014 family wooden coaster, Roar-O-Saurus, is taking shape. The Gravity Group coaster is only 1,242 feet long and stands 40 feet tall and features quite possibly the coolest dinosaur-inspired train that I’ve ever seen (take notes,...
Continue reading...Goliath Taking Shape at Six Flags Great America
Six Flags Great America’s Goliath wooden coaster is growing. The park shared some beautiful photos of the progress — keep reading to see a few of the standout shots. Rocky Mountain Construction’s signature red track is beginning to appear in sections...
Continue reading...Knoebels Announces Steel Coaster for 2015
The 2014 season hasn’t even begun for most parks, yet Knoebels is already announcing exciting plans for 2015. Earlier today, the park shared renderings of its new-for-2015 steel coaster, Impulse. The park tweeted: You’ve heard rumors… you’ve made guesses … now...
Continue reading...No Limits 2 Simulator Released
The wait is over. The successor to 2001’s No Limits coaster simulator is now available after years of development. The highly anticipated simulator is packed with new features and track models such as B&M’s dive machine and flying coaster. Below...
Continue reading...Five Innovative Ride Concepts for 2020
Our friends at Theme Park Tourist enlisted the creative minds of five coaster experts (including our very own Nick Weisenberger) to propose five ride concepts that we may see within the next decade. The website then asked artist Matthew Zikry to bring the concepts to...
Continue reading...Carowinds Planning 300-Foot-Tall Coaster
According to this article in the Charlotte Observer, Carowinds is planning a giga coaster, a coaster that stands at least 300 feet tall. The new 300-foot-tall coaster will cost $30 million. These details were released in a closed-session transcript the...
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