Three members of the Coaster101 team recently met at Canada’s Wonderland to experience the Toronto amusement park’s 17 roller coasters and on today’s podcast we talk all about them! In a year when it felt like every other coaster enthusiast...
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The Coaster101 Podcast: Matt Schmotzer of Print My Ride Detroit
Matt Schmotzer of Print My Ride Detroit is the designer behind some of the best roller coaster models you’ve ever seen, or maybe even built yourself. Matt’s first project that caught our eye was his incredible working 3D printed roller...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Taking A Family to Universal Orlando Resort
Recently, Nick returned from a long weekend at Universal Orlando with his wife and two kids – Henry and Nora, who you may remember from our LEGOLAND New York Episode. While we all love roller coasters (yes, Nick rode VelociCoaster),...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: 2021 TPEG Alumni Design Competition Winners
Earlier this year, we interviewed the TPEG Alumni Community about the creation of their theme park design competition for college students and recent graduates. Today, we talk to the winners of the 2021 TPEG Alumni Community Design Competition Winners. I’d...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Georgia (Parks) On Our Mind
Coaster101 went down to Georgia, they were looking for wood and steel. They were in a bind, credit counts way behind, and they were willin’ to make a deal…or something like that. This week on the podcast, Andrew chats with...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Theme Park Hot Takes, Part Two
Last week on social media, we asked our audience the question “What is your most unpopular controversial theme park hot take?” Spoiler alert: The responses didn’t disappoint. While there were too many to cover in one episode (or even multiple...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast Goes to Dollywood
The 2021 Offseason was an interesting one at Dollywood. Not only did Lightning Rod become the first RMC coaster to get “RMC’d,” but Mystery Mine received some track work as well. And what about that new Mountain Coaster Go-Kart contraption...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: The Roller Coasters of Zamperla with Adam Sandy
When thinking about the “Power Players” in the roller coaster world, Zamperla isn’t typically a name that most people think of first. Adam Sandy has a goal to change that. This week on the Coaster101 podcast, Andrew and Nick are...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Grappling With Theme Park Fandom with Matt Rehwoldt and Shaul Guerrero
It’s not every day that we get verified follows on Twitter. To be honest, a lot of notable people aren’t ready to let their theme park fandom fly so openly. One of those such follows came from @DramaKingMatt, Matt Rehwoldt. Professional...
Continue reading...Men in Black: Alien Attack and Much More With Creative Director Dave Cobb: Part 1 – The Coaster101 Podcast
This week on the Coaster101 Podcast we’re continuing our series of “off-season” interviews with longtime themed entertainment creative veteran Dave Cobb! Dave is probably best known to US theme park fans for being the Creative Director on Men in Black:...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast, Episode 31: The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando with Seth Kubersky
For the next few weeks, we’re going to focus on interviews of people, both in and out of the industry, with the key linking factor that they have great stories to tell! We’re back this week with another fantastic interview...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast Episode 30: Walt Disney with Lindsay Graham, Host of the Business Movers Podcast
We’re deep in the recesses of the regional park off-season, which means that news is few and far between, save for park opening dates and the occasional raptors being placed at VelociCoaster. For the next few weeks, we’re going to...
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