You never know when you’ll find a podcast guest in the wild. During a visit to Deno’s Wonder Wheel earlier this summer, Andrew was riding their new roller coaster, Phoenix when he struck up a conversation with a ride operator....
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Ranking the Roller Coasters of New York’s Coney Island
Growing up as a young coaster enthusiast in the pre-to-early internet era, I would try to get my hands on any form of roller coaster media that I could – those usually were coffee table books from the sale section...
Continue reading...Coney Island’s Coasters Ranked By A First Time Visitor
Coney Island is one of America’s classic amusement park locations, and is likely one of the only parks known by reputation alone to the majority of people, enthusiasts or not. During my first visit to the park this September, I...
Continue reading...The 10 Best Coasters of the 1980s Still Operating Today (in the US)
Last year we brought you our list of the 10 best coasters from the 1970s still running, and in 2019 we gave you our top 50+ year old coasters. So, naturally, it’s time to tackle the 1980s. Not quite as...
Continue reading...Adventureland Adding A Maurer Spinning Coaster in 2019
After wowing crowds with the Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster, Monster, in 2016, Iowa’s Adventureland has made the announcement for their next roller coaster: The Phoenix. Phoenix will be a family-style spinning coaster, built by Germany’s Maurer Rides. “It’s a whole new degree...
Continue reading...2018 Golden Ticket Awards Announced
The 21st annual Golden Ticket Awards, presented by Amusement Today, were held last night at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. These awards represent the “best of the best” in unique theme park categories. The Golden Ticket Awards are calculated from an...
Continue reading...6 Reason to Visit Knoebels
Knoebels might have been the most interesting park I visited on my recent East Coast Coaster Roadtrip, or at least the most unusual. Visiting it sort of felt like going back in time. The park is filled with classic and...
Continue reading...Knoebels Trip Report
The day after conquering Skyrush at HersheyPark I headed over to Knoebels Grove in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. The first thing you probably want to know is what is the status of the Flying Turns-the wooden bobsled coaster straight out of the...
Continue reading...Snowtober Hits Knoebels
The freak “Snowtober” storm that hit parts of the northeast this weekend put a damper on several parks’ last operating weekend. Knoebels was hit by the unusual storm and posted photos of the aftermath to their Facebook:
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