2023 TPEG ALUMNI Community Theme Park Design Competition Registration Now Open
Registration for the 2023 TPEG ALUMNI Community Theme Park Design Competition is now open. This year’s challenge is to turn a defunct mall into a themed...
Registration for the 2023 TPEG ALUMNI Community Theme Park Design Competition is now open. This year’s challenge is to turn a defunct mall into a themed...
Halloween events at theme parks across the country are becoming more and more intricate with incredibly detailed set design and back stories. But these haunts don’t...
One of the early hits of the 2019 season has been Copperhead Strike at Carowinds. Not only is it a great addition to the park from...
After months of teasing, Kennywood revealed plans for not only their newest coaster, the S&S-manufactured Steel Curtain, but also for the new land where the coaster...
The wait is almost over. No Limits 2, scheduled for release this month, will come packed with new features including 4D, dive machine and laydown coaster...
German engineer Anton Schwarzkopf is no doubt a legend in modern roller coaster design. He was responsible for the first weight-drop launched roller coaster in the...
I recently stumbled across a website with some incredible looking theme park concepts and I just had to know more! The inventor and owner of the...
Many aspiring engineers dream of designing roller coasters and thrill rides one day. Dan Guy is an engineer pursuing a career in the amusement park industry and,...
When we wanted to know more about roller coaster design, we decided to go straight to one of the most well known and respected businesses in the industry. Fortunately,...
I’ve been modeling a new chassis configuration for the cantilevered roller coaster. Here’s a quick preview video showing the range of motion of the car. Sorry...
How do you keep multiple trains on a roller coaster from running into each other? In order to have the highest throughput possible, most modern roller...
A typical wheel used on a roller coaster is constructed by taking an aluminum hub and bonding a polyurethane tire to the hub’s outside diameter. This...
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