First revealed in 2014, Ferrari World this week announced that the long anticipated Mission Ferrari roller coaster will finally open on January 12, 2023. Dubbed by Ferrari World as the “world’s most immersive mega coaster,” Mission Ferrari is a SFX...
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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...Dreamworld Australia Announces New MACK Rides Coaster
Dreamworld Australia announced the addition of exciting new rides and attractions in an effort to lure visitors back to the park after a tragedy occurred there in 2016. Four people were killed in an incident on the Thunder River Rapids...
Continue reading...Coasters-101: How Launch Coasters Store Energy
In this edition of Coasters-101 we’re going to examine how launch coasters store their energy. Launched coasters are becoming more and more common. Even wood coasters are getting in on the game. Launch systems, from electromagnets, pneumatics, hydraulics,and friction wheels,...
Continue reading...Deep Space POV
Deep Space is the new indoor launched coaster from Premier Rides at Adlabs Imagica in Mumbai, India. A POV video of the Space Mountain inspired coaster was recently uploaded to YouTube. A short series of turns with show scenes leads into...
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...New Kennywood Coaster in 2010
Update: Sky Rocket is now open! Read the review and see the pictures from media day here! Discuss Kennywood’s new coaster in our forums! West Mifflin, PA – Kennywood is proud to announce the addition of a seventh roller coaster...
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