Last week during a preview event for passholders, California’s Great America revealed their “Seasons of Fun” event lineup for 2020. These announcements come on top of the announcement last summer about the re-theming and expansion of CGA’s waterpark into South...
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“Four Seasons Of Fun” Coming to Carowinds in 2020
Carowinds opens for the park’s 48th season on Saturday, March 21, 2020, and this season, Carowinds has promised “Four Seasons of Fun” with their 2020 event schedule. Curious what’s going on in each season? Let us educate you! SPRING! March:...
Continue reading...The Sights And Sounds of Carowinds’ WinterFest 2019
Now in its third year (in its current run — following versions in 1983 and 2005 ), WinterFest at Carowinds continues to grow into one of the premier holiday events in the Carolinas. Following visits in 2017 and 2018 (including...
Continue reading...Ringing in 2019 at Carowinds’ WinterFest New Years Eve
After the success of their inaugural WinterFest in 2017, Carowinds announced earlier in the 2018 season that the park would be adding several additional days to the WinterFest calendar, including December 31, New Year’s Eve. Even with the promise of...
Continue reading...REVIEW: The Sights And Sounds of Kings Dominion’s Inaugural Winterfest
On August 16, 2017, Kings Dominion made their announcement for what was coming to the park in 2018. While everyone was excited that the park was getting the Mid-Atlantic’s first hybrid coaster in Twisted Timbers (and deservedly so!), Kings Dominion...
Continue reading...WinterFest Returns To Carowinds
Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin’? In the lane, snow is glistenin’. A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight, walkin’ in a WinterFest Wonderland. After its debut last year, WinterFest at Carowinds quickly became one of my favorite events/seasons to visit...
Continue reading...West Coast Park Holiday Roundup
With Halloween season now squarely in our rear-view mirrors, amusement parks throughout the country are starting to jump into their holiday season festivities. From overlays to shows to food, West Coast parks are all growing their celebrations this year. So,...
Continue reading...Coaster101 Roundtable: Cedar Fair’s Winterfest Events – were they a success?
Three members of the Coaster101 team visited three different Winterfest events at different Cedar Fair parks: Eric went to California’s Great America, Andrew attended Carowinds, and Nick went to Kings Island. We had a quick discussion about things we liked,...
Continue reading...Walking in a WinterFest Wonderland at Carowinds
I wasn’t alive for the 1983 introduction of WinterFest at Carowinds, and as a 14-year old in 2005, wasn’t aware that the event was returning to the park for one year after a hiatus. So when Carowinds announced that WinterFest would...
Continue reading...A Look at California’s Great America’s WinterFest 2017
California’s Great America kicked off their second annual WinterFest event last weekend, and we stopped by the park to take a look. This year, WinterFest at CGA is one of several Cedar Fair parks hosting a holiday “WinterFest”, along with...
Continue reading...“It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas” as Carowinds Prepares for Winterfest
In past years, after the monsters of SCarowinds finished terrifying the midways of Carowinds around Halloween, it meant that the park would settle down for a long winter’s nap, until reopening the following Spring. Not this year, though. Carowinds is...
Continue reading...Kings Dominion Announces Twisted Timbers & Winterfest for 2018!
After months of teasing, Kings Dominion made their biggest announcement in park history today, announcing the all-new Twisted Timbers coaster as well as the addition of Winterfest for the 2018 season! Twisted Timbers is a Rocky Mountain Construction conversion of the former Hurler wooden...
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