Today marks the opening of Defiance, the country’s highest looping roller coaster, at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. Situated at 7,132 feet above sea level, Defiance features a 102.3 degree, 110-foot freefall...
Gerstlauer is off to the races, with the announcement of Palindrome, a new roller coaster at Cotaland, adjacent to Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Named after a word, phrase...
Gerstlauer and Ride Entertainment love their “surprise” teaser announcements. Earlier today, it was announced that the German coaster manufacturers have signed an agreement to manufacture a one-of-a-kind Infinity roller coaster for...
Earlier this year, roller coaster enthusiasts were guessing where a “mystery” record-breaking roller coaster from Gerstlauer would land in 2022. Today, we got our answer. As first reported by USA Today’s...
Yesterday, Gerstlauer, through their partners at Ride Entertainment, announced that they would be building a “One-of-a-Kind” record breaking coaster in the United States. The coaster is scheduled to open in May...
When thinking about the “Power Players” in the roller coaster world, Zamperla isn’t typically a name that most people think of first. Adam Sandy has a goal to change that. This...
KCL Engineering created a new gold standard for roller coaster lighting with its first coaster lighting project, Monster at Adventureland, back in 2016. Over the past two years, KCL has continued...
Last year at the IAAPA Expo, we met KCL Engineering, a mechanical and electrical engineering firm based in West Des Moines, Iowa. As it relates to the amusement industry, KCL is...
The first ever Infinity coaster on the West Coast, and only the second in the USA, has officially opened to the public. HangTime at Knott’s Berry Farm opened this weekend, the...
In 2016, Adventureland, located in Altoona, Iowa, opened The Monster, the first Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster to open in the United States. One of the most notable features of The Monster, outside of...
From roller coasters and extreme thrill rides to multi-media attractions and record-breaking amusements, Ride Entertainment has sold, operated and installed entertainment fixtures internationally for more than two decades. They’re a local Maryland...
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