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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
