Half of the Coaster101 team ventured to Atlanta last month to visit Six Flags Over Georgia. Two in the group, Mike and I, had been to the park. The other two, Kyle and Nick, were SFOG newbies. We spent 1...
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20 in 2020: Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain
The next stop in our series of coasters celebrating their 20th anniversaries in 2020 takes us to Southern California. On February 11, 2000, the fastest, longest dropping closed circuit coaster in the world opened: Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain...
Continue reading...Rating Every Coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain
Two members of the Coaster101 team recently visited Six Flags Magic Mountain. For John, it was his first visit, while I (Eric) am a somewhat regular visitor (usually a few times a year). Together we’ve decided to rate every full-size...
Continue reading...Top 5 Coasters at Six Flags Over Georgia
As one of the oldest parks in the Six Flags chain, Six Flags Over Georgia has amassed a respectable collection of 11 roller coasters in its 52 years of operation. Like many parks of its size, Six Flags Over Georgia’s...
Continue reading...Top 5 Coasters at Six Flags Great America
What are the best roller coasters at Six Flags Great America? The Chicago amusement park has 14 coasters to choose from, with one more opening in a few months. The park features an array of “mild to wild” coasters with...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America Update 2017
I visited Six Flags Great America (multiple times) over this past Memorial Day Weekend. My priority of course was riding the new-for-2017 Joker roller coaster (read my review here), but I wanted to see what else was new at my...
Continue reading...Trip Report: Six Flags Great America July 2016
I visited Six Flags Great America earlier this month — my first trip to the park in 2016. The park’s Fourth of July weekend celebrations were sponsored by Coke. One of the perks was the hour of early ride time...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America July 2015 Update
I visited Six Flags Great America today to see what was new at the park since I last visited in early June. The day was off to a great start. The sun was shining and the temperatures were mild. I...
Continue reading...Six Flags Great America 2015 Update
I visited Six Flags Great America a few (okay, five) times last week while I was in the area. It was my first time to my unofficial “home park” this season. After working in the area last summer and visiting...
Continue reading...Our Favorite Moments from 2014, Part 1
The 2014 coaster season was a stellar one for the Coaster101 team, and we’re highlighting a few of our favorite moments from the year in this two-part series. John Timber was a common theme of my 2014 coaster season. Wooden...
Continue reading...A Goliath Music Video
Since Goliath’s opening last month, I’ve accumulated a collection of video clips showing the record-breaking wooden coaster in action. Rather than let them fade into the vast depths of my hard drive, I decided to mesh them together to the...
Continue reading...A Six Flags Great American Sunset
It seems as though several of my trips to Six Flags Great America as of late have been plagued by fog and cloudy skies. So when I was at the park earlier in the week and noticed the beautiful twilight...
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