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 strata coaster, Top Thrill Dragster,...
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Pantheon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg Officially Opens March 25
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 joins Iron Gwazi at Busch...
Continue reading...West Coast Racers Review – Get Ready To Race
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 ride on the new racing...
Continue reading...Vekoma Debuts “TopGun” Coaster Concept
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 being acquired by Sansei Technologies....
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster Of The Week: Hypersonic XLC
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 Dominion, and opening up the...
Continue reading...Thunderbird Wing Coaster Takes Inaugural Launch
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 of Adventure) launch system was...
Continue reading...Coasters-101: Launch Systems
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: launch systems! Limitations like height...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Full “YOLO” Throttle
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 introduced in the Full Throttle...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Outer Limits
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) instead of the traditional chain...
Continue reading...Six Flags Magic Mountain Announces Full Throttle
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 tallest and fastest looping coaster...
Continue reading...Both Mr. Freeze Coasters to Run Backwards
Mr. Freeze at both Six Flags St. Louis and Six Flags over Texas will run backwards this year. Six Flags announced that the trains of both coasters would be reverse to provide a totally new experience: “The new reverse launch...
Continue reading...Sky Rocket Launches at Kennywood
Airtime while upside down?! Monday, June 28th was media day for Sky Rocket at Kennywood and Coaster101 was invited to attend. The clouds were threatening rain but, thankfully, it held off for the duration of the event. After some opening...
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