If you’ve been on the internet (or just near it) within the last week, you’ve probably seen an ALS Ice Bucket Challenge video. For those unfamiliar with the social media sensation of 2014, people are dumping buckets of ice water...
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Ride Six Flags Mexico’s Medusa Steel Coaster
On Saturday, Six Flags Mexico unleashed its Medusa Steel Coaster, a twisted Rocky-Mountain-Construction (RMC) makeover of the former Medusa wooden coaster. What was once a worn, Custom-Coasters-International (CCI) coaster has become the latest in RMC’s growing arsenal of jaw-dropping hybrid coaster rebirths....
Continue reading...Video: Drop Face Down on Falcon’s Fury
If you don’t think you’re afraid of heights, you may want to reconsider after watching the video below. Busch Gardens Tampa has released on-ride footage of Falcon’s Fury, the soon-to-open 335-foot-tall drop tower. Watch it if you dare: Unfortunately, the...
Continue reading...Beast Onride Video from 1979
Can you believe that Kings Island’s legendary Beast roller coaster is 35+ years old? The 7,359-foot-long wooden coaster zips through the wooded outskirts of the Mason, Ohio theme park—an experience I named my best ride of 2012. The below video...
Continue reading...Karacho Opens at Tripsdrill
Last month, we shared photos of Tripsdrill’ under-construction, Gerstlauer launched coaster, Karacho. Now, the coaster is open and ready for riders. Tripsdrill shared some great photos from Karacho’s opening day: View more pictures at the park’s Facebook page. Below, you’ll...
Continue reading...Full Throttle Opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain
Six Flags Magic Mountain’s newest coaster, Full Throttle, opened this past weekend. The launched Premier coaster now holds the title as the world’s tallest and fastest looping roller coaster. Full Throttle riders face a zero-to-70 mph launch up and over...
Continue reading...Smiler Begins Testing
Alton Tower’s record-breaking Smiler coaster is nearing completion, and we’re beginning to see video of the coaster in action. The video below taken from the midway shows the 16-person Smiler trains maneuvering through the 3,840-feet of track and 14 inversions....
Continue reading...Video: Do You Remember Your First Big Coaster?
Conquering your first big roller coaster is a memorable experience for many young (or old) coaster riders, and this video is a great example of that first ride. The kid in this video is terrified at the first launch of...
Continue reading...Onride Iron Rattler Video
Six Flags Fiesta Texas recently released onride video footage of the soon-to-reopen Iron Rattler coaster. The former wooden roller coaster received a major refurbishment and re-tracking from Rock Mountain Construction. Watch the video below: Will you ride Iron Rattler this season? What...
Continue reading...Take a Virtual Ride on Gold Striker
California’s Great America released today an on-ride video of the park’s new-for-2013 wooden coaster, Gold Striker. The Great Coasters International (GCI) coaster is in the midst of the testing phase. Watch the video below: The coaster seems slightly sluggish in a few...
Continue reading...Outlaw Run Testing POV Video and Photos
Silver Dollar City has released an on ride video of its brand new Outlaw Run coaster testing. Watch the video below: The speed of the coaster is incredible. It appears as though airtime will be plentiful throughout the ride. The...
Continue reading...Outlaw Run Onride Animated Video
Silver Dollar City recently sent us this great on-ride animation of the park’s under-construction Outlaw Run wooden coaster. Previously, we’ve seen glimpses of this animation, but now you can virtually experience the coaster from start to finish. Check it out for...
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