Roller coaster manufacturing and construction company Martin & Vleminckx shared with us some photos of their newest coaster, Leviathan at Sea World in Queensland, Australia. The coaster made its official debut last Friday. Martin & Vleminckx partnered with The Gravity...
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Rating and Ranking Canada’s Wonderland Roller Coasters
Four members of the Coaster101 team recently met at Canada’s Wonderland to experience the Toronto amusement park’s 17 roller coasters, which of course we had to rate and rank. Below are our ratings, on a scale of 1 (bad) to...
Continue reading...Our Favorite Moments from 2014, Part 1
The 2014 coaster season was a stellar one for the Coaster101 team, and we’re highlighting a few of our favorite moments from the year in this two-part series. John Timber was a common theme of my 2014 coaster season. Wooden...
Continue reading...Ryerson Design Competition Recap: Day One
The inaugural Ryerson Invitational T.H.R.I.L.L. Design Competition was held at Ryerson University in Toronto from October 31st to November 1st. The contest pitted teams from Drexel, Waterloo, Guelph, Cornell, and Ryerson universities against each other in three unique challenges: Roller coaster...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Leviathan
The A-Z Coaster of the Week is Leviathan at Canada’s Wonderland. It’s the second week in a row we’ve featured a coaster named after a mythical sea creature. Leviathan is the 306-foot tall giga coaster at Canada’s Wonderland that debuted...
Continue reading...Canada’s Wonderland Trip Report
I’m going to write this Canada’s Wonderland review in the same style as Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback (MMQB) columns. Let me know if you like this format or not. Quick note, Wonderland is famous for their outstanding collection of...
Continue reading...Canada’s Wonderland Opens for the Season
What perfect weather for opening day, in Canada’s Wonderland; Sunny, warm, breezy and bright, I couldn’t have asked for a better day. I arrived at 9 am and swept right into the park with my season pass, which allowed pass...
Continue reading...Sneak Peak! Canada’s Wonderland Opening Tomorrow. Stormy Leviathan Photos!
Who’s excited for the summer? No school, no Canadian snow, and no more waiting for theme parks to open! Here in Toronto, the weather is sunny and perfect for tomorrow’s opening day at Canada’s Wonderland, and I am stoked and...
Continue reading...Leviathan On-ride Video
Leviathan at Canada’s Wonderland isn’t scheduled to open until May, but the park has released an on-ride video of the world’s first Bolliger & Mabillard giga coaster. The speed and pacing is incredible. Watch it below: Do you plan on riding Leviathan...
Continue reading...Leviathan Complete
Leviathan at Canada’s Wonderland has been completed, as seen in a video uploaded to the park’s Facebook page. Below are some photos of Leviathan’s nearly-completed track. The bright blue track almost blends perfectly with the clear sky in some of...
Continue reading...Leviathan Construction Progress
Canada’s Wonderland’s Leviathan coaster doesn’t open until the Spring, but considerable construction progress has already been made on the world’s first B&M giga-coaster: In the above photo a crane lifts a large track section into place. The structure of the...
Continue reading...Canada’s Wonderland announces Leviathan for 2012
Leviathan, B&M’s first giga coaster, was announced today by Canada’s Wonderland, to debut in 2012. “In 2012, Canada’s Wonderland will unveil one of the biggest and tallest roller coasters in the world: Leviathan. When the Park opens in May 2012,...
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