Let’s face it: most family roller coasters aren’t very fun. Almost every amusement park has a family coaster yet the majority of them are cloned, off-the-shelf models with boring layouts. Slow speeds, clunky restraints and rough track transitions make for...
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S&S Worldwide to Bring Back the Steeplechase Coaster
UPDATE: S&S has released an animation of the new Steeplechase coaster! Watch it below: Yesterday at the IAAPA Expo, S&S Worldwide announced the return of a classic Arrow Dynamics ride, The Steeplechase Coaster. A revival of an Arrow classic, S&S...
Continue reading...Dutch Wonderland Opening Merlin’s Mayhem Suspended Coaster in 2017
Next summer, Dutch Wonderland will open Merlin’s Mayhem, a suspended roller coaster and the park’s first new roller coaster in nearly two decades. The coaster will take guests on an “enchanted journey with Dutch Wonderland’s friendly magician, Merlin:” Families will join...
Continue reading...Six Flags New England Opening Joker 4D Coaster in 2017
Six Flags New England today announced Joker: 4D Free Fly Coaster, a fourth-dimension “free spin” coaster, will open at the park in 2017. Joker will stand 120 feet tall and will feature a vertical lift hill. Riders will invert...
Continue reading...Joker 4D Coaster Opening at Six Flags over Texas in 2017
Six Flags over Texas will Joker, a fourth-dimension (4D) free-spin coaster in 2017, the park announced today. Joker is a S&S Worldwide “Free Spin” coaster. According to S&S’s website, the 4D Free Spin coaster model “utilizes magnetic technology to induce and control...
Continue reading...Joker 4D Coaster Opening at Six Flags Great America 2017
Six Flags Great America today announced Joker, a fourth-dimension (4D) Free Spin coaster will debut at the park in 2017: Joker will stand 120 feet tall and will feature a vertical lift hill. Riders will invert at least six times as...
Continue reading...Hersheypark Announces Hershey Triple Tower for 2017
Hersheypark today announced Hershey Triple Tower for 2017, the United States’ first “choose-your-thrill” drop and launch tower complex. Hershey Triple Tower, located in the park’s Kissing Tower Hill area, will be comprised of three S&S towers of varying heights, each providing a different...
Continue reading...12 Reasons Why Marineland is Equally Awesome and Disappointing
Marineland of Niagara Falls, Canada is one of the most unique, bizarre, and polarizing amusement parks in North America. Opened in 1961 by John Holer with just three sea lions, Marineland now boasts sixteen rides, including two roller coasters, and...
Continue reading...Batman Flips and Flies at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Batman: The Ride at Six Flags Fiesta Texas soft-opens to season pass holders this weekend, giving members of the public a preview of the first-of-its-kind “Free Spin” coaster from S&S Worldwide. Watching this “reverse” POV gives you an idea of...
Continue reading...Take a Spin on Fiesta Texas’ Batman
Six Flags Fiesta Texas gave us an unobstructed virtual ride on the park’s new-for-2015 Batman: The Ride coaster. As you may know, this Batman: The Ride will be very different from the other Batmans at Six Flags parks. Vertical construction hasn’t...
Continue reading...Six Flags Fiesta Texas Announces Batman: The Ride
Six Flags Fiesta Texas announced the world’s first free fly coaster today. From the press release: “After being lifted straight up a 120-foot hill, this 4D Wing Coaster challenges riders to “face their fears” as they flip head-over-heels at least...
Continue reading...Review: Hellcat at Timber Falls Adventure Park
The Wisconsin Dells offers more than Mount Olympus to the passing coaster enthusiast. A short drive from Hades 360 stands a smaller wooden roller coaster: Hellcat (or Avalanche, as it was once named). I rode Hellcat just once during my...
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