Hades 360 at Mt. Olympus officially opens today. The park released an onride and offride video of Hades 360 maneuvering through its new corkscrew inversion. Watch the videos below: Onride video: Offride video: Hades 360 originally opened as “Hades” in...
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A-Z Coaster of the Week: Zippin Pippin
Our last “A-Z Coaster of the Week” is one that is very special to me: the Zippin Pippin. Once located at Libertyland in my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, a replica of the historic roller coaster now operates at Bay Beach...
Continue reading...Mt. Olympus begins Hades 360 Transformation
Mount Olympus announced plans last month to drastically transform the Hades coaster for the 2013 season. The transformation includes the addition of a corkscrew inversion and 135-degree over-banked turn. The park is wasting no time in constructing the new section...
Continue reading...IAAPA 2012 Recap
The annual IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Aquariums) conference took place this past week in Orlando, Florida. IAAPA is a yearly colossal expo show where park representatives are on hand to try and sell or purchase new rides....
Continue reading...Mount Olympus Takes Hades 360
Mount Olympus announced today at the IAAPA Attractions Expo that Hades will become “Hades 360” in 2012 with the addition of a “360 degree upside down loop and a 135 degree over-banked turn.” The park released the following information about...
Continue reading...IAAPA 2012 Day 1: Wooden Coasters Galore
The annual IAAPA Attractions Expo began today in Orlando, Florida. Around 25,000 people are expected to attend the week-long convention showcasing the innovations and new products within the amusement industry. Several exciting announcements and surprises have already taken place at...
Continue reading...Voyage gets some off-season TLC
The number one wooden roller coaster in the world is getting a whole lotta love this off-season. Holiday World’s extra care and attention will be sure to keep The Voyage at the top of enthusiast’s Best Of lists. A few...
Continue reading...Brad Sherman’s Amusement Ride Models
Welcome to our first interview feature of 2012! Brad Sherman is a builder of amusement ride models. Thanks to Brad for taking the time to answering a few of our questions about model building. 101: Could you tell us a...
Continue reading...Street View: Kemah Boardwalk
Kemah Boardwalk, developed by Landry’s Restaurants, opened in 2001 overlooking Galveston Bay. In 2007, the park opened Boardwalk Bullet, a compact Gravity Group wooden coaster. The entertainment destination survived the damaging effects of Hurricane Ike in 2008 and has come back...
Continue reading...Zippin Pippin track is complete
After several months of construction in blizzard-like conditions, Bay Beach Amusement Park has finally finished work on the new Zippin Pippin. The park posted the following photos of the nearly-finished coaster on their Facebook. Other than a few minor things, it looks...
Continue reading...High Five element to debut in 2011
This should be an interesting addition for future racing rollercoasters! “The latest Wood Roller Coaster element HIGH FIVE will be delivered by Martin & Vleminckx to the new OCT Park in Wuhan, China. This is the second delivery for MVR...
Continue reading...Timberliner Trains for The Voyage
Holiday World’s Voyage Gravity Group coaster will become the first coaster in the world to feature The Gravity Group’s new Timberliner trains. Check out Holiday World’s website for more cool renderings of the train! “The #1 Wooden Roller Coaster in...
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