Today, RollerCoaster Tycoon World game developers unveiled the upcoming game’s Steam page before releasing a new trailer for the much-anticipated new installment in the RollerCoaster Tycoon (RCT) franchise. But, unfortunately, the short preview video did not receive a glowing response from the RCT...
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Q&A with Future Coaster Designer Noah Roth
There’s a good chance you may someday ride a roller coaster designed by Noah Roth. A few weeks ago, I came across an amazing No Limits 2 creation: a fantasy RMC makeover of Mean Streak at Cedar Point: I tracked...
Continue reading...Photo Update: Fury325 Construction
Carowinds put the final piece of the Fury325 lift hill into place today. We used this opportunity to provide a Fury325-Sized Construction Update for you. Fury325 Hard Hats. This is a construction area after all. . What awaited us. Lots...
Continue reading...Lagoon Announces Cannibal Coaster for 2015
Several news outlets near Lagoon are reporting that the amusement park will debut “Cannibal,” an impressive steel coaster that has been under construction for two years. Details are still very limited as the park has not made an official announcement,...
Continue reading...Official Roller Coaster Tycoon World Screens Released
For fans of the Roller Coaster Tycoon series, 2015 can’t come soon enough. After last month’s official announcement, the Roller Coaster Tycoon community has been buzzing about Roller Coaster Tycoon World, the latest installment in the legendary simulation game series....
Continue reading...Zippin Pippin: Then and Now
My first ride on the Zippin Pippin was a blur. Only five years old, I was unknowingly coaxed onto the old wooden roller coaster at Libertyland in Memphis, Tennessee. I remember seeing the backs of the riders in front of me....
Continue reading...Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Roller Coaster
Is this the future of the roller coaster? Someone has combined the technology of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset with a ride on a real roller coaster. And it’s all synchronized. Meet the VR (Virtual Reality) Coaster. Think of it as...
Continue reading...New Theme Park Simulator Game: Parkitect
Be on the lookout in 2015 for a new theme park simulator game currently in development: “Parkitect.” Parkitect is a new “business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks.” The description of the game...
Continue reading...Theme Park Studio’s Amazing Coaster Editor
Theme Park Studio designers have begun to roll out the simulator’s roller coaster construction tools…and they do not disappoint! The simulator offers an “express” version of the editor so you can start designing coasters in minutes: Our new Express Coaster...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Photo Contest 2014: Enter Your Photos
We’re well into the 2014 roller coaster season, so it’s time to dust off those cameras for our annual photography contest! This year’s contest includes three categories: original, edited and, new this year, selfie. See below for more information on entry categories...
Continue reading...Goliath On-Ride Video Released
Six Flags Great America today released a first-person point-of-view video of Goliath. Crews have been testing the Rocky Mountain Construction wooden coaster sporadically over the past week, and luckily now we know what it looks like to be on one...
Continue reading...Goliath Six Flags Great America Testing Video
After hours of waiting and watching wood and steel rise into place, I finally caught a glimpse of Goliath making several test cycles at Six Flags Great America yesterday evening. Watch the video of the testing below: The park has...
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