There are currently seven roller coasters in the world that reach speeds of 100 miles per hour or more. After November 3rd, that number will drop to six. In a post to their Facebook page on October 23rd, Dreamworld Australia...
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Predicting Where The Next Giga Coaster Will Be Built
On August 15th, 2019, Kings Island announced Orion, the world’s seventh giga coaster, would open at the park in 2020. A giga coaster now being defined as one with a height or drop between 300 and 399 feet. In the...
Continue reading...La Ronde Announces “Vipère” for 2020
Following the announced closure of Six Flags Magic Mountain’s “Green Lantern: First Flight,” there was a lot of speculation as to where the coaster would end up. It looks like we have our answer, as Six Flags is sending the...
Continue reading...Pantheon Arriving at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in 2020
After several weeks of speculating what the newest addition to Busch Gardens Williamsburg will be, we finally have our answer: Pantheon. The might of five roman gods in one record-breaking coaster. Pantheon bills itself as America’s fastest multi-launch coaster, and reaches...
Continue reading...7 Things I Learned About Cedar Point From John Hildebtandt’s Book
Earlier this year I read John Hildebtandt’s fantastic book, Always Cedar Point: A Memoir of the Midway. As John himself says, his book is not a history of Cedar Point nor a corporate history of the park, but rather his...
Continue reading...Universal Orlando Opens Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
Florida’s longest roller coaster is officially open. photo: Universal Orlando Following the 2017 closure of Dragon Challenge at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure Theme Park, Universal announced that the former “dueling” coasters would be replaced with a “new generation of...
Continue reading...Back with a Vengeance: Intamin Announces Two World Class Coasters
In the early 2000s, Intamin was, without a doubt, king of the coaster world. With creations like Millennium Force, Top Thrill Dragster, and Maverick just at Cedar Point, not to mention Kingda Ka, Expedition GeFroce, Superman: Ride of Steel, and...
Continue reading...Knott’s Berry Farm’s BigFoot Rapids to become Calico River Rapids in 2019
While a large portion of the amusement industry is at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando for all of the new product announcements this week, over on the west coast, Knott’s Berry Farm had an announcement of their own today: their...
Continue reading...Redefining Roller Coaster Types for the Modern Era
Since Disneyland’s Matterhorn opened in 1959, roller coasters have been divided into two main categories: steel roller coasters and wooden roller coasters. According to the Roller Coaster Database, there are over 4,000 roller coasters operating worldwide today. Of these, only...
Continue reading...Turbo Track Opens at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
Yesterday, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi officially opened its launched “Turbo Track” roller coaster. Four rows of three riders sit back-to-back in odd, spaceship-like trains, launching out of the station at 63 mph. It’s a short ride — Turbo Track’s stretches...
Continue reading...Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Set to Launch Turbo Track Coaster
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi announced today that its new Turbo Track launched shuttle coaster will open in late March. The coaster’s three-stage backstory features the Ferrari Driver Academy, where drivers receive an “all-around, extensive, technical, athletic and cultural training to...
Continue reading...Top Ten Roller Coasters Opening in 2017 in US
As 2016 comes to a close it’s time to look ahead to next year. Here’s our list of the top ten roller coasters opening in 2017 in the US that you need to ride next year. 10. Rollin’ Thunder at OWA...
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