While we’re on the subject of Coney Island, I thought the release of the below video was perfect timing. Earlier this year, we reported that the famous Coney Island Cyclone was to be revamped by the guys at Great Coasters...
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Wodan: Themed Experience
Wodan – Timbur Coaster at the beautiful Europa Park opened late last month, and our friends at Bloggercoaster have taken an in-depth look at the incredibly-detailed themed elements of the Great Coasters International wooden coaster. I honestly had no idea...
Continue reading...GCI to Revamp Coney Island Cyclone
Great Coasters International will repair and slightly rework the classic wooden Cyclone coaster at Coney Island in New York. GCI was carefully chosen by Central Amusement International, the group overseeing the revitalization of Coney Island. The Amusement Today article states:...
Continue reading...IAAPA 2011: GCI Big Fun concept
Great Coasters International is showing off a compact coaster concept named “Big Fun” at IAAPA 2011. Below you’ll find video animation of the concept. GCI has a model of the coaster on display at IAAPA. This would fit perfectly at...
Continue reading...More Europa Park coaster construction
The yet-to-be-named Great Coasters International coaster at Europa Park continues to rise. GCI has posted a few new photos of the construction progress on their Facebook:
Continue reading...Europa Park’s wooden coaster construction
Great Coasters International is keeping those interested in the progress of Europa’s 2012 yet-to-be-named wooden coaster updated on their Facebook page. Vertical construction began in late August. Within a week the bottom of the unnamed coaster’s drop was beginning to...
Continue reading...Europa Park to add wooden coaster in 2012
Europa Park announced today a Great Coasters International wooden coaster for the 2012 season. While the name and layout of the coaster have not yet been revealed, the park did release some pretty telling ride specifications: The currently unnamed coaster...
Continue reading...Mountain Flyer POV
Great Coasters International just unveiled a front-seat video of Mountain Flyer, their new-for-2011 wooden roller coaster at Knight Valley in Shenzhen, China. Built on the side of a mountain, it’s their tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster to date. I...
Continue reading...Gwazi to reopen with Millennium Flyer trains
This should come as good news to anyone who has previously ridden Gwazi at Busch Gardens Tampa: Gwazi will reopen on January 22nd, 2011 with sleek new Millennium Flyer trains. Busch Gardens Tampa released the following press release: “In 1999,...
Continue reading...GCI’s Knight Valley Construction Photo
The guys at Great Coasters International recently posted a construction photo from their massive Knight Valley wooden coaster project. The unnamed terrain coaster will stand 147 feet tall stretch an unheard of 4871 feet long. Click here to follow GCI on...
Continue reading...Animated POV of GCI Knight Valley coaster
GCI recently posted an animated video of their unnamed giant Knight Valley coaster which is a part of the OCT East resort. The coaster which will stand 147 feet tall will be an unheard of 4871 feet long. The video...
Continue reading...Q/A with GCI Intern Eamon Kelly
We have a special treat for you today here at Coaster101. We recently had the opportunity to talk to Eamon Kelly, currently an intern at Great Coasters International and a member of the Ohio State Theme Park Engineering Group. Originally...
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