Last October, we interviewed Tim Cole, a roller coaster enthusiast who is building a model of the infamous Airplane Coaster that operated at Rye Playland from 1928 to 1957. He recently sent us some spectacular images of his progress on the...
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A-Z Coaster of the Week: Shivering Timbers
Michigan’s Adventure blossomed from a small petting zoo with a couple of rides to the largest amusement park in the state of Michigan during the late 1980s and 90s. By the mid 90s, the park had 3 roller coasters, a...
Continue reading...My First Coaster RCT3 Short Film
Do you remember your first ride on a roller coaster? “My First Coaster” is a short film created with Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 (RCT3) that follows a boy as he overcomes his fear of riding a roller coaster. It is...
Continue reading...Outlaw Run Testing POV Video and Photos
Silver Dollar City has released an on ride video of its brand new Outlaw Run coaster testing. Watch the video below: The speed of the coaster is incredible. It appears as though airtime will be plentiful throughout the ride. The...
Continue reading...Mount Olympus Takes Hades 360
Mount Olympus announced today at the IAAPA Attractions Expo that Hades will become “Hades 360” in 2012 with the addition of a “360 degree upside down loop and a 135 degree over-banked turn.” The park released the following information about...
Continue reading...Dauling Dragon Onride Video
The Gravity Group recently released the below onride video of their dueling wooden coaster, Dauling Dragon, which opened at Happy Valley in China earlier this year. The coaster stands 105-feet-tall and features a “high-five” element where both trains bank towards...
Continue reading...California’s Great America Announces Gold Striker
California’s Great America will construct Gold Striker, a Great Coasters International (GCI) wooden coaster, in 2013. A press release from California’s Great America reads: “California’s Great America will open the tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in Northern California in...
Continue reading...California’s Great America Strikes Gold
It’s no secret that California’s Great America has been planning a Great Coasters International wooden coaster for quite some time. After an unfortunate delay, the coaster is back on track (pun intended) and is expected to open next season. A...
Continue reading...Silver Dollar City Teasing 2013
It was only a matter of time before Silver Dollar City began teasing us about what they have up their sleeves for the 2013 season, especially with a giant wooden coaster rising from the treeline. The website, appropriately named SilverDollarCity2013.com, doesn’t...
Continue reading...A Wooden Coaster Rises in Missouri
Silver Dollar City is not so quietly building a giant wooden coaster (rumored to be named Outlaw), presumably to open in 2013. While there have been no hints thrown at the coaster community about what might possibly be in store...
Continue reading...Wodan: Themed Experience
Wodan – Timbur Coaster at the beautiful Europa Park opened late last month, and our friends at Bloggercoaster have taken an in-depth look at the incredibly-detailed themed elements of the Great Coasters International wooden coaster. I honestly had no idea...
Continue reading...The Gravity Group and The Polar Express?
At first glace you wouldn’t believe that The Gravity Group, the design team responsible for creating a number of spectacular wooden coasters, and the creative minds behind The Polar Express, the 2004 film based on the popular children’s book of the...
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