After a one year hiatus, the TPEG Alumni Community Design Competition will return in 2023. When the COVID-19 global pandemic hit in early 2020, hundreds of college students with lifelong dreams of working in the themed entertainment industry saw summer...
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Why Every Theme Park Operator MUST Read Absolute Efficiency by Neil Wilson
One of the biggest factors that can make or break a theme park visit is the length of the queues. Nobody likes queues, not even the theme park operators. But how can a theme park reduce queue times without breaking...
Continue reading...Enter Our First-Ever Planet Coaster Screenshot Contest
Since nearly every theme park across the globe is temporarily closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many coaster enthusiasts have turned to Planet Coaster and other roller coaster and theme park computer games to get our coaster fix until...
Continue reading...CONTEST: Enter to Win a Coaster101.com Copperhead Strike Prize Pack!
At Coaster101, we’ve had a great time covering Carowinds‘ newest roller coaster, Copperhead Strike, from teases, to announcement, to construction (and more construction, and more construction, and more construction, and more construction!) to actually getting to experience the Carolinas’ first double launch...
Continue reading...Win A Coaster101 Prize Pack with Prop Bets for Sunday’s Big Game!
This coming Sunday, the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams will face-off in the 53rd Edition of “The Big Game” in Atlanta. (which you’re technically not allowed to refer to as the Super Bowl if you’re not an NFL...
Continue reading...An Interview With Penn State Blue, 2015 Cornell TPEC Champions
Recently, several members of the Coaster101.com team had the opportunity to judge the Cornell University Theme Park Engineering Group’s inaugural Theme Park Entrepreneurship Competition (TPEC). 17 teams from Universities across the country were tasked with taking the land formerly occupied...
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Depending on the source you use, the odds at creating a perfect NCAA Tournament bracket are somewhere between 1 in 128,000,000,000 (128 Billion) and 1 in 9,200,000,000,000,000,000 (9.2 Quintillion). Don’t let those odds get you down though! Coaster101.com is offering you the...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Photo Contest 2014: Enter Your Photos
We’re well into the 2014 roller coaster season, so it’s time to dust off those cameras for our annual photography contest! This year’s contest includes three categories: original, edited and, new this year, selfie. See below for more information on entry categories...
Continue reading...Enter the 2013 Coaster101 Photography Contest
Welcome to the sixth annual Coaster101 photo contest! This year’s contest includes three categories: original, edited and new this year: mobile. See below for more information on entry categories and contest rules. See last year’s winning photos here. [box type=”note”]The...
Continue reading...Win a Copy of the American Coasters Book
Last week we reviewed American Coasters: A Thrilling Photographic Ride, a new book by photographer Thomas Crymes. Now we want to give you the chance to win your own very copy of the fantastic book. Simply navigate to the contest page to...
Continue reading...Vote in the K’nex Great Thrill Ride Build-Off
Vote for your favorite of the three finalists for Cedar Point’s K’nex Great Thrill Ride Build-Off by “liking” the photo. You can watch a video of each ride by following the YouTube link at the bottom of each photo. Comments...
Continue reading...Demon Drop K’nex Model
In honor of Math and Science Week, Cedar Point has teamed up with K’NEX for the first ever Great Thrill Ride Build-Off! Cedar Point Facebook fans can win a pair of tickets by building their own amusement park ride out...
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