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The Coaster101 Podcast: As the (Deno’s) Wonderwheel Turns – 1 on 1 with Deno “DJ” Vourderis

You never know when you’ll find a podcast guest in the wild. During a visit to Deno’s Wonder Wheel earlier this summer, Andrew was riding their new roller coaster, Phoenix when he struck up a conversation with a ride operator....

Aug 7, 2023 by Andrew Stilwell Podcast 0

Ranking the Roller Coasters of New York’s Coney Island

Growing up as a young coaster enthusiast in the pre-to-early internet era, I would try to get my hands on any form of roller coaster media that I could – those usually were coffee table books from the sale section...

Jul 3, 2023 by Andrew Stilwell Features 0

Coney Island’s Coasters Ranked By A First Time Visitor

Coney Island is one of America’s classic amusement park locations, and is likely one of the only parks known by reputation alone to the majority of people, enthusiasts or not. During my first visit to the park this September, I...