2018 was a great season for new roller coasters. But the season has come to an end and now we turn our attention on the new year and the new crop of roller coasters and thrill rides. Which ones are...
In business for more than 50 years, Zamperla has likely seen it all as a company when it comes to the amusement industry. At this week’s IAAPA Expo, they announced that they are looking ahead to the future with not...
Zamperla, one of the world’s leading amusement ride manufacturers, has donated a new ride to Give Kids The World Village (GKTW), the Central Florida nonprofit that provides cost-free wish trips to critically ill children and their families. Zamperla presented...
It was a big day for Six Flags today, as the company announced the chain’s 2019 additions. From children’s areas to new roller coasters, each park in the chain will receive some form of capital investment for next year. Six...
Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, and Six Flags Over Georgia all announced today that they are going to be open new giant pendulum rides in 2019. All three rides will be Zamperla Giant Discovery models, similar to...
This week, we had the opportunity to visit Carowinds and take a look at some of their off-season construction progress as the park expands and rebrands its Camp Snoopy kids area and makes several other improvements around the park. Do-Si-Do...
During the IAAPA Expo, I met Zamperla’s Head of Engineering and Service, Jay Crisler. It wasn’t a scheduled meeting, we just happened to share a charter bus seat on the way to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. During the 40 minute ride,...
Originally opened in 1975 as Hanna-Barbera land, Carowinds‘ children’s area has undergone several changes over the years, including a re-branding to Nickelodeon Universe in 2004, and another re-branding to its current theme, Planet Snoopy, in 2010. The area will be...
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