Every summer I take a trip to Six Flags Great America. Although I live in Memphis, Tennessee, Great America is more my “home park” than any other park. I spent four days at the park during my visit this year,...
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Lagoon Trip Report Part 1: The Coasters
I visited my first amusement park of the year on Saturday, April 23rd. Instead of going to a nearby, local park, I ended up being able to visit one 1700 miles from my home. Lagoon Park is located in Farmington,...
Continue reading...Street View: Inside Alton Towers, Part I
Google Street View is a great tool. Within the past few years, the panoramic views have gone beyond just streets. Google Street View now allows you to see inside many landmarks, including a select number of theme parks. We have chosen Alton Towers, one of the...
Continue reading...2010: Year in Review
2010 was a great year for us here at Coaster101. From attending our very first media day event to the record number of interview features, it was a groundbreaking year. 2011 should be even better! Here are some of the...
Continue reading...Trip Report: Six Flags St. Louis
I travelled north yesterday to Eureka, Missouri to visit Six Flags St. Louis. Overall, the day was enjoyable. But I guess I’m spoiled by Six Flags Great America, the staff, customer service, cleanliness, etc., just doesn’t seem up to par....
Continue reading...Trip Report: Rainy Day at Six Flags Great America, Part 2
And now we continue our adventure at Six Flags Great America! Click here to read Part 1 of this trip report. I feel like I should say “Rest In Peace Would-Be Chang.” But that would sound dumb. In other news,...
Continue reading...Trip Report: Rainy Day at Six Flags Great America, Part 1
Today I ventured to Gurnee, Illinois to visit one of my favorite Six Flags parks, Great America. The park always seems to have a good crowd, especially during the month of July. However, I lucked out today as waves of...
Continue reading...East Coast 2010: Kings Dominion Trip Report
Forum member CreditCrazy visited Kings Dominion during his East Coast trip. Here’s what he had to say: Kings Dominion was a really nice park. Lots of trees, good rides, easy to keep busy at. There’s a lot of Paramount niceness...
Continue reading...Holiday World Trip Report
I was going to post this earlier but then tragedy struck the park and it just didn’t feel right so I held off on it until now. I visited Holiday World the day before president Will Koch passed away. First,...
Continue reading...Orlando 2010: Epcot Trip Report
While there aren’t many attractions at Epcot to keep thrill-seekers’ adrenaline pumping, a day at Epcot is sure to be an entertaining one. Today was no different. I like Spaceship Earth a lot more without the goofy signage. I also thoroughly...
Continue reading...Orlando 2010: SeaWorld Trip Report
SeaWorld Orlando was our next stop on our Orlando trip. Not having been to the park in over 17 years, I was looking forward to the seeing all of the changes and expansions that have taken place since that visit....
Continue reading...Orlando 2010: Magic Kingdom Trip Report
Magic Kingdom was the first stop on our 2010 Orlando expedition and while the park was crowded our group managed to hit the more popular attractions within the park. You know you’ve arrived when you see the iconic train station...
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