Our friends at Theme Park Tourist enlisted the creative minds of five coaster experts (including our very own Nick Weisenberger) to propose five ride concepts that we may see within the next decade. The website then asked artist Matthew Zikry to bring the concepts to...
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Six Flags New Orleans’ New Life as Film Set
Six Flags New Orleans last operated on August 21, 2005. By August 30, 2005, the park was submerged in water as a result of a levee break following Hurricane Katrina. Since then, the park has sat mostly silent. Although guests...
Continue reading...What’s next for Disney California Adventure?
We know the current re-imagineering and expansion of Disney California Adventure should be completed by 2013. But according to many, there will still be a considerable amount of work left to do to further complete the park’s metamorphosis. The LATimes...
Continue reading...Coaster101 turns five years old
Happy Birthday Coaster101! The website has been in operation for five years now! If someone told me five years ago that Coaster101 would live five years, I probably would have laughed. When I created the website on June 15, 2005,...
Continue reading...Kentucky Kingdom to reopen
A group led by Ed Hart, the original operator of the former Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, has been approved to regain ownership of the park: The Courier-Journal of Louisville reported Thursday, the board voted unanimously for a proposal from Ed...
Continue reading...Adios Mark Shapiro
In a shocking move, Mark Shapiro has left Six Flags. According to SixFlags.com: Al Weber to Serve as President and Interim CEO of Six Flags NEW YORK – May 12, 2010 – Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (“Six Flags”) today announced...
Continue reading...Will Son of Beast ever reopen?
Here’s an interesting article from Cincinnati.com that questions the current status of the Son of Beast at Kings Island and if it will ever reopen. The ride as you know has been plagued with problems ever since it opened, even...
Continue reading...Two Years of Herschend at Wild Adventures
Wild Adventures Marks Two Years Under Herschend Family Entertainment Leadership Company Plans More Investment in the Future Valdosta, GA – Wild Adventures Theme & Water Park (WA) marked its two year anniversary under Herschend Family Entertainment’s (HFE) ownership this fall,...
Continue reading...What’s coming to California Adventure
It might be old news that Disney’s California Adventure is receiving a major makeover, I thought I would share a link to a new website Disney has launched in order to show you what all is ahead for the park....
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