This week’s show is a little different than usual. Andrew had the opportunity to visit Carowinds for a Construction Tour of the all-new Aeronautica Landing, which opens later this spring. If you missed it on the site, and prefer to...
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The Coaster101 Podcast: The GP Visit Six Flags Fiesta Texas
As coaster enthusiasts, we all have friends who we refer to (lovingly) as “GP.” So when members of the GP visit a park that you’ve never visited, you obviously want the “real” story that isn’t as coaster focused. Andrew is...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Carolinas (+ Tennessee & Virginia) Coaster Draft with @ParkRovers & @eriks_coasters
Happy New Year! Native North Carolinian Andrew is joined by two other North Carolinians, Andrew from Park Rovers and Erik of “Erik’s Coaster Tweets” to conduct a Carolinas Coaster Draft, with the added wrinkle of Virginia and Tennessee thrown in...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: All Your Home Parks Want For Christmas
It’s the last new Coaster101 Podcast Episode of 2022, and we’re talking Christmas Gifts. Not just any Christmas gifts – but what you want your home parks to open under the tree! Last week, we posed the question “What do...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: An Audio Journey of “Kings Island: A Photographic Journey” with Author Barry Hill
Longtime listeners will remember when we interviewed author Evan Ponstingle about his book: Kings Island: A Ride Through Time. After that book was released, publisher Barry Hill of Rivershore Creative felt that the only thing missing was a visual accompaniment....
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Ranking The Best States for Coaster Enthusiasts with @Coaster365
After the Thanksgiving break, we’re back again with some peak “off-season” content. Bryant Olivera, aka the internet’s “Coaster-A-Day” calendar, @Coaster365, joins Andrew to arbitrarily rank the best states for coaster enthusiasts. Their lists are similar, but you might be surprised at...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: IAAPA 2022 in Review: New Coasters, Surprise Announcements & A Condiment Cow!
It’s Thanksgiving Week, which means everyone will gather around the table to talk about all of the shiny new trains revealed at IAAPA. At least that’s what we think. Shane visited the IAAPA Expo in Orlando last week, and has...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Previewing IAAPA 2022 with Marcus from The Drunk Riders
It’s IAAPA Week, and we’re joined by “friend of the pod” Marcus from The Drunk Riders to talk media announcements, speculation and more! We’re going to see a week’s worth of lead car reveals, and have a constant stream of...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Adam Sandy Returns!
Ahead of next week’s IAAPA Expo We’re joined on the podcast this week by Zamperla’s Director for Roller Coaster Sales and Marketing (as well as “Friend of the Pod” and all around good-guy) Adam Sandy. Zamperla is in the midst...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Ghoster101 – The C101 Team Takes on HHN, SCarowinds, and ZOMBIEzi Bay!
With one week until Halloween, we’re taking the time to talk Haunts — from the small ZOMBIEzi Bay at Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, to SCarowinds at Carowinds, to the Granddaddy of them all, Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando. This...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Redeeming Coaster Moments
Last week on Twitter, we posed the question: What’s a coaster that is overall not great but has *one* redeeming element or moment? The Coaster101 audience came through with a variety of answers, and we discuss them this week! John...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Wooden Coaster Draft!
We’re back, and this week, we’re taking on the highly original concept of hosting a wooden coaster fantasy draft. To put an added wrinkle, we’ve put together 10 unique categories that our three podcasters have to draft by. Head to...
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