It was Dame Judi Dench who once said, “Remember how easy it was to learn your ABC’s? Thank the Phoenicians, they invented them.” Spaceship Earth references aside, we wanted to examine all of the world’s operating roller coasters (sorry, no...
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First Intamin Launched Single Rail Coaster Coming in 2021
In a year in which there hasn’t been much good news in the amusement industry we had two exciting and surprising coaster news drop this week. First, the announcement of Indiana Beach adding a roller coaster. And now the news...
Continue reading...Eight MORE Animated Amusement Parks We Wish We Could Visit
A few weeks back, we posted a list of eight animated amusement parks we wish we could visit. With the current global situation the way it is, parks like Spongebob’s Glove World or Tiny Toon Adventures’ HappyWorld Land were the...
Continue reading...Fun Spot Kissimmee Adding New Roller Coaster, Needs Help With Name
Fun Spot Kissimmee will be adding the park’s fourth roller coaster in 2020, and it needs a name! According to Fun Spot, the new steel coaster will stand five stories tall, featuring a triple out-and-back design and a layout of...
Continue reading...15 Fun Roller Coasters Under 35 MPH
Tachophobia, the fear of speed, is the abnormal, often unwarranted fear of doing something too fast. While the most common reasons for being too scared to ride a roller coaster might be due to height or inversions, fear of speed...
Continue reading...Flying Machines’ Nate Morrell talks massive Black Mamba coaster
Nate Morrell, CEO of Flying Machines Inc., is the designer of Black Mamba, the newest, scariest, most horrifying roller coaster in the world. Set to open at Adventureland in Virginia this summer, Black Mamba will surely be the coaster all...
Continue reading...Mystic Timbers Construction Update
Several members of the Coaster101 team visited Kings Island this past weekend as part of the Great Ohio Coaster Club Mid-Summer Scream Pt. 2. Walking around the park, we came to an area of the park across from Reds’ Hall...
Continue reading...North Carolina Couple Gets Married on Fury 325
It’s that classic “fairy tale” love story we all know and love. Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Boy proposes to girl, and then they get married on top of the world’s tallest and fastest giga coaster and live...
Continue reading...Amazing Amusement Park Stories Book Review + Giveaway
Roller coasters are often the main draw at an amusement park. Others may visit for the experience, the ambiance, water rides or even the carousel. But when I think back on my years of coaster riding, some of the most memorable moments...
Continue reading...Last Chance for Coaster101 2016 Calendar
If you’ve seen our Coaster Enthusiast Gift Guide, you know we are selling our first-ever roller coaster calendar for 2016. The Coaster101 2016 Calendar features 12 roller coasters from across the United States. The calendars are available for $15 and...
Continue reading...7 Stages of Riding Out a Coaster Breakdown
There’s no good time for a coaster to break down — especially when you’re in line. And you have X number of minutes left at the park to ride X number of coasters. You’re halfway through a line when you hear the dreaded spiel over...
Continue reading...Frontier Announces Planet Coaster Game
Watch out, Rollercoaster Tycoon World. The minds behind Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 announced today a new theme park and roller coaster simulation: Planet Coaster. Frontier announced Planet Coaster earlier today at E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo). The game is due to be released...
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