No (winter) storm can stop Storm Chaser! Fortunately, Louisville, Kentucky, escaped the worst of the winter storm dumping inches (or feet) of snow across the eastern half of the United States. The former Twisted Twins dueling wooden coaster is receiving a...
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Dollywood Shares Lightning Rod Construction Progress
Dollywood’s Lightning Rod, the world’s first launched wooden coaster, is due to open in March. And construction crews have been hard at work for months preparing the hilly terrain, building supports and laying track. The park recently shared incredible drone footage...
Continue reading...Joker Construction Tour at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
This Friday I got a chance to take a a behind-the-scenes hard hat tour of The Joker at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, the new Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid of the former Roar set to open this Spring. The tour was timed to...
Continue reading...The Joker Construction Photos from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
The Joker Construction Update I swung by Six Flags Discovery Kingdom yesterday to take a look at the how the construction has been going on The Joker, the new Rocky Mountain Construction conversion of the Great Coasters International “Roar” coming...
Continue reading...Lightning Rod December 2015 Construction Update
Roller coasters that disappear into the woods, shrouded by hills and towering trees are some of my favorites — to ride. When it comes to watching their construction, not so much. I visited Dollywood last month and saw Lightning Rod’s 20-story lift...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser December 2015 Construction Update
Construction crews are making great progress on Kentucky Kingdom’s new-for-2016 Storm Chaser coaster. Spring can’t come soon enough! Until then, let’s check in on the progress of the twisted Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) creation. The former Twisted Twins station now...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Grows at Kentucky Kingdom
With temperatures dropping and many parks closed for the season, the focus turns to the many exciting coaster construction projects underway. One of the most interesting to watch has been the Twisted Twins coaster at Kentucky Kingdom — or what’s left...
Continue reading...Dollywood’s Lightning Rod POV Unveiled
Dollywood is giving coaster fans a chance to jump aboard Lightning Rod, its newest record-breaking offering, before the final pieces of track are even in place. Thanks to Los Angeles-based 3D Live, anyone with a smartphone can stream via YouTube 360...
Continue reading...Rocky Mountain Construction Plant Tour
CoasterForce has given us one of the best (and longest) inside looks at how roller coaster track is manufactured. Most roller coaster manufacturers are very secretive about how they bend their steel pipes into twisting track segments. Rocky Mountain Construction...
Continue reading...Lightning Rod Rises at Dollywood
More than three months have passed since Dollywood announced the record-and-ground-breaking Lightning Rod wooden coaster. While at the park over the weekend, I stopped by the construction site. So how does it look? It looks great! But spoiler alert: aside...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Construction at Kentucky Kingdom
Kentucky Kingdom’s Rocky Mountain Construction “Storm Chaser” hybrid coaster continues to grow as it approaches its 2016 debut. While not much more track has been installed since our last update, the support structure is beginning to take a more defined...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Construction Continues
Storm Chaser construction has taken a turn for the…ground…at Kentucky Kingdom: The coming-in-2016 Rocky Mountain Construction coaster’s inverting “barrel roll downdrop” is taking shape, and it looks pretty awesome. Storm Chaser is utilizing the support structure of the park’s former...
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