It’s that time of the year again! Regional parks are awakening out of their winter slumber and opening their doors to what has been going on behind the scenes over the off-season.We had the privilege to visit Kings Island this...
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New Coasters and More Revealed for Wizard of Oz Land at Movie World Australia
Warner Bros. Movie World in Australia is home to world-renowned rides like DC Rivals and Superman Escape, but later this year they will open one of their most ambitious projects yet, an entire new land themed to the Wizard of...
Continue reading...Flash: Vertical Velocity, North America’s First Vekoma Super Boomerang, Coming to Six Flags Great Adventure in 2024
Six Flags Great Adventure will be opening North America’s first Vekoma Super Boomerang, The Flash: Vertical Velocity in 2024, the park’s 50th anniversary. The new coaster will be located in the park’s “Movietown” section, and will flank the park’s entrance...
Continue reading...Rookie Racer Construction Update
Earlier this year Six Flags St. Louis announced Rookie Racer, a new family roller coaster. During our visit to the park on Saturday, August 12 we took a moment to check in on the status of construction of the new...
Continue reading...Kings Island Announces Surprise New Roller Coaster for 2024
In 2024, Kings Island’s new Camp Snoopy will feature the park’s newest roller coaster, Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers. It will be the amusement park’s first family boomerang coaster, that races riders both forward and backward on the same track. With...
Continue reading...Unboxing Holiday World’s 2024 Teaser
It’s Christmas in July and we received a mysterious gift from our friends at Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari. What do you think could be inside? The mystery package is about the size of a shoe box and weighs less...
Continue reading...Kentucky Kingdom Retires T3 Roller Coaster
Kentucky Kingdom today announced that the park has retired its T3 roller coaster. The park confirmed the news in an email to guests: Guests reported they received an email from the park stating after 30 years of thrill riders, the...
Continue reading...Six Flags Announces New Attractions For 2023
Six Flags today announced a slew of new attractions and experiences that will open in 2023. Let’s take a look at their new-for-2023 lineup. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom A walkthrough experience — “The Rainforest Trail” — will feature a lush...
Continue reading...Six Flags St. Louis Announces New Family Coaster for 2023
Six Flags St. Louis today announced its ninth roller coaster — Rookie Racer. This family coaster, manufactured by Vekoma, will feature Formula 1 racecar-style trains and allow riders 36″ and taller to experience a max speed of 27 mph with...
Continue reading...Tron Lightcycle Run Review
“The Grid. A digital frontier. I tried to picture clusters of information as they moved through the computer. What did they look like? Ships, motorcycles? Were the circuits like freeways? I kept dreaming of a world I thought I’d never...
Continue reading...Energylandia’s New Sweet Valley Themed Area Opens Soon
Chocolate connoisseurs, cake addicts and dessert lovers of all types will soon have a new theme park land to devour. Energylandia, located in Zator, Poland, will soon unveil its newest area, Sweet Valley. (All photos and graphics courtesy of Energylandia)...
Continue reading...Trio of New European Coasters Now Open
Three roller coasters on our list of most anticipated coasters for 2022 outside of the United States have recently opened. Dino Dash – Tayto Park Location: Ashbourne, Meath, Ireland Manufacturer: Vekoma Length: 833.3 feet Height: 38.4 feet Speed: 28.6 mph...
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