As the Blue Moon rose over San Antonio last night, Six Flags Fiesta Texas announced Werewolf Gorge, a family launch roller coaster that delivers record-breaking thrills, immersive storytelling and a dynamic multi-generational experience unlike anything else in the...
One of the most anticipated roller coasters of 2025 has finally arrived – AlpenFury at Canada’s Wonderland! It recently opened to the public and two members of the Coaster101.com team had the chance to get...
In an update on social media this morning, Cedar Point announced they are retiring Top Thrill Dragster. The release reads: “After 19 seasons in operation with more than 18 million riders experiencing the world’s first...
The final domino has fallen for opening dates for SeaWorld Parks’ new-for-2020-2021- 2022 roller coasters. Harnessing the power of five Roman Gods, Pantheon will open at Busch Gardens Williamsburg on Friday, March 25, 2022. Pantheon...
This past weekend the long-awaited West Coast Racers opened for member and passholder previews at Six Flags Magic Mountain. We were lucky enough to get an invite from the park to come get a first...
Cue the Kenny Loggins music! Earlier today, Vekoma announced their newest coaster concept on the company’s Facebook page; a steel launched coaster named “Top Gun.” It is the first concept announced by Vekoma since recently...
Hello friends, and welcome to another edition of A-Z Coaster of the week, where we highlight a coaster that begins with the corresponding letter of the alphabet. For our “H” Coaster, we’re heading to Kings...
Holiday World shared an exciting moment yesterday of the park’s Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) wing coaster, Thunderbird, taking its first launch. The 0-62 mph, 3.5-second launch is B&M’s first in-house launch system. The Incredible Hulk’s (Islands...
In the last edition of Coasters-101 we discussed how roller coasters are raised to their highest point via lift hills. Today we’re going to examine a more thrilling alternative to the traditionally slower lift hills:...
We travel to California for this week’s A-Z Coaster of the Week: the soon-to-open Full Throttle at Six Flags Magic Mountain, sometimes called the “YOLO coaster.” The “YOLO” (You Only Live Once) motto was first...
The A-Z Coaster of the Week is Outer Limits: Flight of Fear found at Kings Island and Kings Dominion. Both roller coasters opened in 1996 and were the first to use Linear Induction Motors (LIMs)...
Six Flags Magic Mountain will open Full Throttle in 2013, a multi-launch coaster featuring a 160-foot-tall loop. Six Flags Magic Mountain today announced another world-record addition to their coaster dynasty with Full Throttle, the world’s...
