As a theme park lover who also reads and writes books, I’m often talking about literature with my theme park friends. I’ve put together a list of books that I think every theme park lover would enjoy. So pick a...
Continue reading...theme parks
Horticulture Hallways: 5 Theme Parks Throwing Shade, In A Good Way
Like many ridiculous articles on this website, it started with a tweet where one of of observed something at a park – in this case, it was our site’s founder, John, on a recent visit to Six Flags St. Louis,...
Continue reading...College Football & Roller Coasters: The Benefits of Bowl Game Travel
As a college football fan, Bowl Season is one of my favorite times of the year. Throughout December and January, football teams from 86 colleges and universities across the country travel to a variety of bowl game locales, ranging from...
Continue reading...A Quick Visit to One of the Only Remaining Free Admission Amusement Parks: Waldameer
Four members of the Coaster101 team recently converged on Niagara Falls, Canada before we visited Six Flags Darien Lake and Canada’s Wonderland (more on those parks soon). Instead of flying from Ohio, I decided to drive specifically so I could...
Continue reading...Live From New York: 12 Times SNL Visited A Theme Park!
This past week, the classic NBC Sketch Comedy show Saturday Night Live made waves in the theme park community by spoofing a high school trip to Worlds of Fun. A group of teens, played by SNL Cast Members Kyle Mooney,...
Continue reading...Theme Park Twitter 101: 101 Must-Follow Theme Park-Related Accounts
Twitter is a unique social media platform. Where else can you follow strangers on the internet, and interact with their views, opinions, memes and gifs, all in 280 characters or less? (Don’t answer that question.) The subsection of theme park...
Continue reading...Eight Animated Amusement Parks We Wish We Could Visit
Right now, if you want to visit a theme park, your options are supremely limited. But after you’ve watched all of the roller coaster POV videos and walked around your favorite parks on Google Maps, there’s not much more you...
Continue reading...10 Things You Need to Know About Theme Park Attendance in 2016
The amusement industry is a fickle beast — trends can change, attendance numbers can fluctuate — all in a very short amount of time. Amusement and theme park attendance is one of the more telling indicators of those trends and changes. Consumers’...
Continue reading...Theme Park Trends Revealed in 2017 Voice of the Visitor Report
Theme park and tourist attraction planner PGAV Destinations recently released its second annual “Voice of the Visitor” report, which researches and analyzes 2016 theme park trends and other patterns in the attractions industry. The firm partnered with H2R Market Research...
Continue reading...Hurricane Matthew Theme Park Closure Updates
Hurricane Matthew — currently a Category 4 storm — is barreling toward the eastern Florida coast and is expected to travel up the East Coast later this week and this weekend. As many regional parks are only operating weekends now, expect additional...
Continue reading...Tokyo DisneySea Review and Report – Part 2
Astute Twitter followers of Coaster101 noticed that last month I visited Tokyo DisneySea, widely regarded as one of the best theme parks in the world. After getting back from Japan and digging through loads of photos, I’ve finally got a...
Continue reading...Theme Park Safety with Randy King
The amusement industry has received a lot of national media attention the past few weeks due to a series of tragic and unfortunate accidents (and other non-events completely blown out of proportion). We thought it would be a good time...
Continue reading...
Recent Discussion