Georgia Gold Rusher at Six Flags Over Georgia — the world’s first Intamin Ultra Surf Coaster — opens to the public on March 15, 2025. Coaster101’s Andrew Stilwell and John Stevenson had the opportunity to preview the forward- and backward-launching,...
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The Coaster101 Podcast: 2025 at SFOG and Carowinds with Chris Foshee
On episode 14 of the podcast, we interviewed Chris Foshee about all things social media. Now, 4.5 years and 146 episodes later (don’t do the math if we made it a weekly show, making a weekly show is tough!) –...
Continue reading...Six Flags Over Georgia Announces 2025 Event Calendar
Six Flags Over Georgia will open for its 58th season March 15. In addition to the debut of the park’s 13th roller coaster, Georgia Gold Rusher, the amusement park will feature an expanded lineup of special events. From new festivals...
Continue reading...Surf’s Up No More: Six Flags Over Georgia Announces Georgia Gold Rusher
It’s been known for several months that Six Flags Over Georgia will open this spring with a new family thrill attraction – Georgia Surfer. However, the surf’s no longer up in Georgia as the park has given the attraction a...
Continue reading...Mine Over Matter: Six Flags Over Georgia Begins Teasing
Earlier this week, Six Flags Over Georgia dropped a “nugget” on social media that led theme park fans to think that change is on the horizon at the park. Found this on our Maintenance Director’s desk. Wonder what it could...
Continue reading...Georgia Surfer Construction Update at Six Flags Over Georgia
Six Flags Over Georgia’s new-for-2024 Georgia Surfer water coaster is still under construction. However, with six weeks of summer officially remaining, there’s still hope that the first-of-its-kind coaster will open in “summer 2024.” Update: Six Flags Over Georgia announced on...
Continue reading...Six Flags Over Georgia Announces Surf Coaster for 2024
Six Flags Over Georgia today announced at its Coaster Fest event a first-of-its-kind “ultra surf coaster” that will open in 2024. In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), the park said riders will “coast back and forth along...
Continue reading...Six Flags Announces New Attractions For 2023
Six Flags today announced a slew of new attractions and experiences that will open in 2023. Let’s take a look at their new-for-2023 lineup. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom A walkthrough experience — “The Rainforest Trail” — will feature a lush...
Continue reading...Six Flags Over Georgia Announces Racing “P’Sghetti Bowl” Single-Rail Coasters for 2023
At today’s annual American Coaster Enthusiasts’ “No Coaster Con” event in Chicago, Six Flags Over Georgia made an announcement that seemed to come out of nowhere. Like Six Flags Fiesta Texas, which made an announcement at last fall’s SF92 Event,...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Georgia (Parks) On Our Mind
Coaster101 went down to Georgia, they were looking for wood and steel. They were in a bind, credit counts way behind, and they were willin’ to make a deal…or something like that. This week on the podcast, Andrew chats with...
Continue reading...Six Flags Over Georgia First-Timers’ Initial Reactions
Half of the Coaster101 team ventured to Atlanta last month to visit Six Flags Over Georgia. Two in the group, Mike and I, had been to the park. The other two, Kyle and Nick, were SFOG newbies. We spent 1...
Continue reading...Six Flags Over Georgia, White Water, and American Red Cross Donate 300 Free Tickets to Encourage Blood Donations
Six Flags Over Georgia, White Water, and American Red Cross have teamed up to give away 300 tickets to individuals who donate blood. Anyone who donates blood at select upcoming blood drives will receive one free ticket to Six Flags...
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