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Rocky Mountain Construction Part Recall Closes Coasters
Update: We’ve added some new information about the earlier Joker closure to this post. A Rocky Mountain Construction part recall has closed two of its newest roller coasters, including Lightning Rod at Dollywood. So if you’re planning to ride a new...
Continue reading...Trip Report: a Day at Kentucky Kingdom
Can you think of a more amusement park underdog story than Kentucky Kingdom’s? The park was abandoned by Six Flags in 2010, stripped of some of its most noteworthy attractions and left to rot. But then along came the park’s original owner,...
Continue reading...Want to Win some C101 and RMC Prizes?
Happy Memorial Day everyone! Hopefully you’re all enjoying a day off, maybe riding some roller coasters. In honor of our recent reviews of The Joker and Storm Chaser, and the (delayed) opening of Lightning Rod, we thought it would be...
Continue reading...Review: Storm Chaser Touches Down at Kentucky Kingdom
Two Coaster101 writers recently visited Kentucky Kingdom to preview the park’s newest roller coaster, Storm Chaser. The Rocky Mountain Construction coaster utilizes the support structure from the park’s former Twisted Twins, a dueling wooden coaster built by the now-defunct Custom Coasters...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Kentucky Kingdom Preview Photos
Today, members of the Coaster101 team traveled to Kentucky Kingdom to take a spin on the park’s newest roller coaster: Storm Chaser. We’re working on compiling our review of the (spoiler) amazing Rocky Mountain Construction coaster. In the meantime, enjoy a...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Testing at Kentucky Kingdom
It’s the day many have been patiently waiting for: Kentucky Kingdom’s Storm Chaser coaster has begun testing! The Rocky Mountain Construction I-Box coaster, using the structure of the park’s former Twisted Twins wooden roller coaster, is well on its way...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Track Nearly Finished
Storm Chaser at Kentucky Kingdom continues the race toward completion. The track is nearly finished, so hopefully testing will begin within the next few weeks. In the meantime, let’s check in on a slightly muddy construction site to get a...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Nears Completion at Kentucky Kingdom
The coaster season is fast approaching, and construction crews at Kentucky Kingdom are wasting no time pushing towards completion of Storm Chaser, the Rocky Mountain Construction steel hybrid coaster formerly known as Twisted Twins. The 140-degree stall and overbank dive...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Construction Update
Is it storm chasing time yet? While there are still pieces of Storm Chaser track arriving at Kentucky Kingdom, the coaster continues to make significant progress. You can see the horizontal ledgers in place that there are still a few...
Continue reading...Storm Chaser Construction Continues at Kentucky Kingdom
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...
Continue reading...Looking Forward to 2016
It’s hard to think that another year has come and gone. The 2015 coaster season was a great one for the Coaster101 team, and we’re excited about what’s to come in 2016. In June, we reached a significant milestone: Coaster101...
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