When it was announced in August that Carowinds would remain closed for the season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it was assumed that the park’s “long winter’s nap” following WinterFest 2019 would continue into Spring 2021. Fortunately, for those...
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Cliffside Coaster, North America’s Longest Mountain Coaster, Opens in Lake Placid
Feel the Rhythm, Feel the Rhyme! Get on up! It’s Mountain Coaster Time! ADG Mountainsides is proud to announce the opening of their latest mountain coaster, The Cliffside Coaster, at the US Olympic Venue in Lake Placid, New York. At...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Episode 3 – 2020 Coasters!
This week on the Coaster101 Podcast we’re talking 2020 coasters! We start off by getting into what some of our pre-pandemic expectations were on the coaster class. Which rides most excited us, which did we think we were actually going...
Continue reading...“Knott’s Bear-y Tale: Return to the Fair” Will Be Open When Knott’s Berry Farm Re-Opens
Knott’s Berry Farm posted an update from park GM Jon Storbeck to their website today. It included one big piece of attraction related news. Knott’s Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair Will Be Ready According to the post, Knott’s Bear-y...
Continue reading...LEGOLAND New York Postpones Opening Until 2021
As parks across the world are currently shuttered and phrases like “social distancing” and “flattening the curve” are thrown around on an almost daily basis, 2020’s most anticipated new theme park will not open as scheduled this year, and instead...
Continue reading...Iron Gwazi, Emperor Begin Testing
Monday was a day of bi-coastal roller coaster testing at SeaWorld-owned parks as Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens Tampa and Emperor at SeaWorld San Diego made their first test runs, inching us ever closer to the coasters’ openings. Iron Gwazi...
Continue reading...The Old Mill Returning to Kennywood in 2020
Kennywood’s oldest operating ride is getting a facelift in 2020. The boat ride near the park’s entrance, which has been themed to “Garfield’s Nightmare” since 2004, will once again regain the moniker of “The Old Mill,” and the “old” ride will...
Continue reading...Parades, Monster Trucks, and More Coming to California’s Great America in 2020
Last week during a preview event for passholders, California’s Great America revealed their “Seasons of Fun” event lineup for 2020. These announcements come on top of the announcement last summer about the re-theming and expansion of CGA’s waterpark into South...
Continue reading...Boogie Board Racer Rises at Carowinds
When Carowinds‘ Carolina Harbor opens this summer, a new addition (and first since the transformation into Carolina Harbor) will be towering near the water park’s entrance. The vibrant colors of Boogie Board Racer, the longest mat-racing water slide in the southeast,...
Continue reading...Enter To Win a West Coast Racers NanoCoaster!
Happy March, everybody! We’re now in the month when seasonal parks start to open, and we’re getting close to the opening of 2020’s new coasters. In honor of that, we’re giving away a prize from the first 2020 new coaster:...
Continue reading...SeaWorld San Diego’s New Dive Coaster, Emperor, Hits Construction Milestones
Emperor, the newest ride at SeaWorld San Diego, reached two major construction milestones today. Crews installed both the last section of track on the ride, and loaded a train onto the track for the first time. Emperor is the newest...
Continue reading...“Four Seasons Of Fun” Coming to Carowinds in 2020
Carowinds opens for the park’s 48th season on Saturday, March 21, 2020, and this season, Carowinds has promised “Four Seasons of Fun” with their 2020 event schedule. Curious what’s going on in each season? Let us educate you! SPRING! March:...
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