At Busch Gardens Tampa’s 60th Anniversary Celebration earlier tonight, the park was eager to show off the lead car for Tigris, which will open later this year. However, in a video posted to the park’s social media channels, touting all...
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Lightning Rod Reopens at Dollywood After Months of Downtime
Lightning Rod yesterday reopened at Dollywood after more than three months of downtime. The coaster last operated in early July. Until last week, when the American Coaster Enthusiast (ACE) Southeast region’s Twitter account shared a photo of the coaster testing,...
Continue reading...RailBlazer Review: One Rail To Rule Them All
California’s Great America has officially opened their newest roller coaster, RailBlazer, to the public! RailBlazer is a first of its kind ride on the West Coast, and is also the first major project as part of the park’s new master...
Continue reading...Review: Twisted Cyclone Strikes Six Flags Over Georgia
Rain dotted my windshield as I drove to the media preview of Six Flags Over Georgia’s new-for-2018 Twisted Cyclone, the latest hybrid steel coaster from Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC). Earlier in the morning, I nervously watched the weather radar as a...
Continue reading...Steel Vengeance: The Last Hyper-Hybrid Ever Built?
Steel Vengeance, Cedar Point’s record breaking hyper-hybrid coaster, is receiving rave reviews with some even calling it the best ride ever. Rocky Mountain Construction transformed the 161-foot-tall wooden monstrosity formerly known as Mean Streak by adding on more than 40 additional...
Continue reading...Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point: Best Ride Ever?
This week, Coaster101 writers Kyle and Larry had the privilege of attending media day for Cedar Point’s new coaster Steel Vengeance! This coaster has driven the coaster community bonkers over the past year and now it is just days away...
Continue reading...White Cyclone at Nagashima Spa Land Closes For RMC Treatment
White Cyclone at Nagashima Spa Land in Japan ran it’s last train earlier this week, closing for what the park referred to as a “renewal”. The ride is going to be converted into a hybrid wood/steel coaster by Rocky Mountain...
Continue reading...How Skyline Attractions Developed One of 2018’s Most Anticipated Rides
When Six Flags announced the new attractions coming to their parks for 2018, one of the most exciting was a never before seen ride coming to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster, designed by Skyline Attractions, will be...
Continue reading...RailBlazer Coaster Announced at CA Great America for 2018!
This morning California’s Great America officially revealed their new attraction coming in 2018, RailBlazer. The ride will be a first of its kind RMC Raptor coaster, using a single rail design (at least, if they beat Six Flags Fiesta Texas to...
Continue reading...Cedar Point Announces Record-Breaking Steel Vengeance for 2018
Cedar Point today announced plans to open Steel Vengeance in 2018, a “hyper-hybrid,” record-breaking steel coaster built from the remnants of the former Mean Streak wooden coaster. Steel Vengeance, a product of Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC), will feature the company’s...
Continue reading...Six Flags Fiesta Texas adding Wonder Woman RMC Raptor in 2018
As first reported by Arthur Levine for USA Today, in 2018, Six Flags Fiesta Texas is opening one of the first Rocky Mountain Construction “Raptor” coasters; Wonder Woman Golden Lasso. It will be the world’s first single-rail coaster. The trains, which...
Continue reading...We Guess the 2018 “SR1” Coaster at California’s Great America
Construction markers started popping up at California’s Great America (CGA) earlier this summer, with the cryptic notation “SR1” on them. Just a couple of weeks ago construction walls started popping up at the park (HT Robert Ingle). The park also recently...
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