Inside Aeronautica Landing Construction at Carowinds
Back in August 2022, when Carowinds announced that “Crossroads” would close and become the all-new Aeronautica Landing in 2023, it’s been very exciting following the progress...
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Big Bear Mountain Construction Update December 2022
Big Bear Mountain construction is moving at a blistering speed as the park prepares its sprawling, triple-launch family coaster for its 2023 debut. I visited the...
Big Bear Mountain Construction Update – Track Arrives at Dollywood
Work continues on Big Bear Mountain, Dollywood’s new-for-2023 multi-launch family coaster — this week, sections of the coaster’s bright orange track began arriving as footers continue...
Dollywood 2023 Construction Progress – April 2022
Dollywood has yet to announce its 2023 theme park plans (it did announce HeartSong Lodge & Resort last June), but dirt is already moving for the...
California’s Great America South Bay Shores Construction Tour
UPDATE: The park announced South Bay Shores will open on June 5! Check out photos from our construction tour below. ? Just announced! South Bay Shores...
South Bay Shores Construction Tour At California’s Great America
Although California’s Great America is closed until 2021, crews are still hard at work on their new, expanded water park: South Bay Shores. Yesterday I had...
15 to 15: Our 15 Favorite Coaster Construction Tours
Over the last 15 years, the Coaster101 team has had the opportunity to tour numerous roller coaster construction sites. These tours have given us up-close looks...
Inside Fury 325’s Custom Gates with Carowinds’ Shawn Hopkins
On a majority of roller coasters that operate today, there is a series of queue gates that line up riders into specific rows before allowing guests...
Carowinds Off-Season Maintenance Update
As we’ve mentioned several times before, the off-season is often thought of as a “slow” time at a theme park. However, there’s a large amount of...
A Whole New “World” : February 2020 Walt Disney World Construction Update
There are often a few trade-offs for visiting Walt Disney World in a tourist “off-season.” While you might be dealing with smaller crowds and fortunate to...
A Look Inside Kings Dominion’s Off-Season Maintenance
A common misconception about theme parks is that when they close for the season, there’s nothing going on at the park. That couldn’t be farther from...
Behind The Scenes of Pantheon Construction
Aided by the power of five Roman gods, Pantheon is quickly changing the landscape of Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Located in an area of the park formerly...
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