With the 2023 Roller Coaster season coming to a close, we rank the top 20 roller coasters that opened in the United States this year.
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Coaster Gets an Opening Date
Walt Disney World’s newest roller coaster finally has an official opening date, and it’s not far away. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, the groundbreaking Vekoma indoor launched spinning coaster, will open to the public at EPCOT on May 27th....
Continue reading...Columbus Zoo Announces Tidal Twist Roller Coaster
If you thought that we were done getting new coaster announcements for 2021, think again. The Columbus Zoo announced today in their member magazine that they would be adding Tidal Twist, a Spinning Roller Coaster from Zamperla, to the zoo...
Continue reading...Waldameer Adding SBF-Visa Spinning Coaster and Mat Racer in 2020
2020 will be a big year for Waldameer, as the park has announced that they will be adding their fifth roller coaster, an SBF-Visa Group Spinning Coaster named Whirlwind. In addition, the park will be adding Rally Racer, a six-lane mat...
Continue reading...Adventureland Adding A Maurer Spinning Coaster in 2019
After wowing crowds with the Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster, Monster, in 2016, Iowa’s Adventureland has made the announcement for their next roller coaster: The Phoenix. Phoenix will be a family-style spinning coaster, built by Germany’s Maurer Rides. “It’s a whole new degree...
Continue reading...Time Traveler’s Spin Technology Explained in Silver Dollar City Video
Silver Dollar City today released a video explaining the technology behind the “controlled spin” of the park’s new-for-2018 Time Traveler, which will be the world’s fastest (at 50.3 mph), steepest (at 90 degrees) and tallest (at 100 feet) spinning coaster when...
Continue reading...Silver Dollar City Time Traveler Spinning Car Unveiled
Today at the International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions (IAAPA) Expo in Orlando, Mack Rides unveiled one of the cars of Silver Dollar City’s new-for-2018 Time Traveler launched, spinning coaster. When it opens next year, Time Traveler will be the...
Continue reading...Silver Dollar City Adding Time Traveler in 2018
Silver Dollar City announced today that it will be adding Time Traveler, the world’s fastest (50.3 mph), steepest (90 degrees) and tallest (100 feet) spinning coaster. “Time Traveler speaks to the dreamer in each of us. This custom-designed coaster defies...
Continue reading...Hersheypark Readies Laff Trakk for Debut
Hersheypark is preparing Laff Trakk, America’s first “indoor, spinning, glow-coaster,” for a public debut tomorrow, Saturday, May 23, 2015. The coaster is a Maurer Söhne indoor spinning coaster that features a four-seat ride vehicle with two seats in two rows, back-to-back. Reaching...
Continue reading...Turbulence Testing at Adventureland
Adventureland (in Long Island, N.Y.) is preparing to open its spinning coaster, Turbulence. Mack, the maker of the coaster, recently shared a video of the coaster testing. Watch it below: I was surprised how quickly the 12-seat train zipped through...
Continue reading...Trimper’s Rides Building Tiny Spinning Coaster
Earlier today, Trimper’s Rides in Ocean City, Maryland, shared photos of an interesting-looking portable coaster I’d previously never seen. Appropriately named “Spinning Coaster,” the ride is a “Compact Spinning Coaster” model from SBF Visa Group, an Italian group specializing in portable...
Continue reading...A Glimpse Inside Laff Trakk at Hersheypark
Hersheypark has made significant progress on its indoor spinning “glow coaster,” Laff Trakk, ahead of its schedule May 2015 opening. Some new photos of the coaster were recently posted on the park’s Facebook page. The park’s 13th roller coaster, Laff...
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