During the IAAPA Expo, I met Zamperla’s Head of Engineering and Service, Jay Crisler. It wasn’t a scheduled meeting, we just happened to share a charter bus seat on the way to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. During the 40 minute ride,...
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Is Sub Sea Systems’ Aquaticar the Next Great Dark Ride Concept?
For more than 30 years, the family-owned Sub Sea Systems has been a world leader in innovative products and underwater experiences for the marine tourism industry. Last month, at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Florida, Sub Sea unveiled their newest...
Continue reading...Catching Up With Devin Olson & Tawaan Brown of Devin Olson Media
Back in late 2014, one of my earliest interviews for Coaster101 was with Theme Park Documentarian Devin Olson about his then-newest project, From Dreams to Screams, Fury 325, which was released in August 2015. Fast forward almost exactly three years...
Continue reading...What it Takes to Light a Roller Coaster with Andy Versluys of KCL Engineering
In 2016, Adventureland, located in Altoona, Iowa, opened The Monster, the first Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster to open in the United States. One of the most notable features of The Monster, outside of its beyond-vertical drop and five inversions, is the elaborate...
Continue reading...Dynamic Attractions Introduces New “All-Terrain Dark Ride” at IAAPA Expo
Ever since the award was created, Dynamic Attractions has won the IAAPA Brass Ring Award for “Best New Concept Attraction” during the IAAPA Expo in Orlando. In 2015, it was their SFX Coaster, in 2016, it was their Dynamic Motion...
Continue reading...An Inside Look at Skyline Attractions’ New “Horizon” & “Eclipse”
It was a busy IAAPA Expo last week for Skyline Attractions. Not only did the unveil the lead car for their first ever Skywarp, Harley Quinn Crazy Train at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, but they also debuted two new models...
Continue reading...Alterface Debuts Wander and Erratic at IAAPA Expo
During the IAAPA Expo last week, Alterface announced two new projects; Wander and Erratic. Wander Wander is the first distributed interactive solution for on-location entertainment. It is the latest addition to the growing family of non-linear interactive attractions from Alterface. The...
Continue reading...Coaster101’s 2017 IAAPA Expo Recap
Last week, we made our first ever visit to the IAAPA Expo in Orlando; the global conference and trade show for the attractions industry. While you’ll be seeing a lot from IAAPA over the next few weeks on Coaster101, we wanted...
Continue reading...S&S Worldwide to Bring Back the Steeplechase Coaster
UPDATE: S&S has released an animation of the new Steeplechase coaster! Watch it below: Yesterday at the IAAPA Expo, S&S Worldwide announced the return of a classic Arrow Dynamics ride, The Steeplechase Coaster. A revival of an Arrow classic, S&S...
Continue reading...Silver Dollar City Time Traveler Spinning Car Unveiled
Today at the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA) Expo in Orlando, Mack Rides unveiled one of the cars of Silver Dollar City’s new-for-2018 Time Traveler launched, spinning coaster. When it opens next year, Time Traveler will be the...
Continue reading...Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster Lead Skywarp Car Revealed
At the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Attractions Expo this week, the lead car for the new Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster, coming to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in 2018, was revealed. Harley Quinn was announced back in August,...
Continue reading...Funovation Debuts RAID at IAAPA Expo
After debuting their signature Laser Maze Challenge a decade ago, the Colorado-based Funovation unveiled their newest product today at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Florida; an entirely new attraction named RAID. RAID, which stands for Rapid Alien Invasion Defense, offers mission-based...
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