The massive Wildfire wooden roller coaster at Kolmården Wildlife Park is slated to reopen this summer after having its permit revoked. The coaster was shuttered in late October of 2016 after only four months of operation after the Swedish government...
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The 2016-17 A-Z Coaster of the Week Roundup
After 26 weeks featuring 26 different roller coasters, each starting with a different letter of the alphabet, we finally wrapped up our 2016-2017 version of our A-Z Coaster of the Week series, and I thought it would be interesting to...
Continue reading...The Art of On-ride Video with Upstop Media’s Scott Schaffer
It’s amazing how many different ways there are to get involved in the amusement park industry. Everyone from engineers to marketers to art designers to videographers can play a role in the industry. And we love meeting the people in each...
Continue reading...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...Guest Blog: Silver Dollar City Trip Report
Our main trip of the summer featured one of the best amusement parks in the United States: Silver Dollar City. Lex and I visited the Branson area for the first time last summer. We absolutely loved the “small-town” feel that...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Wildfire
This week’s A-Z Coaster takes us to Wildfire at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. Opened in 2001, Wildfire is one of only five B&M sit-down looping roller coaster models in the world. At a cost of $14 million, Wildfire...
Continue reading...Kolmården Building Looping Wooden Wildfire in 2016
For many of us, the 2014 coaster season is just beginning. But one Swedish theme park is already unveiling big plans for 2016. Kolmården Wildlife Park in Sweden announced plans today for Wildfire, a Rocky Mountain Construction coaster that will...
Continue reading...Silver Dollar City Trip Report July 2013
Last Saturday, I visited Silver Dollar City after attending the Outlaw Run “Drop in the Dark” event the previous night. Interestingly enough, I was last at the park (during the day) exactly ten years earlier. I knew that the park...
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