Last weekend, I attended Silver Dollar City’s Outlaw Run “Drop in the Dark” event. There, around 50 coaster enthusiasts were some of the first to ride the park’s new Rocky Mountain Construction wooden coaster in the dark. In true...
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Review of Cannonball Run at Waterville USA
Rising from Alabama’s Gulf Shores skyline stands Cannonball Run at the Waterville USA amusement and water park. The 1995 Custom Coasters International (CCI) wooden coaster is 65 feet tall and only 1,700 feet long. Although it may seem unassuming, Cannonball...
Continue reading...A Chilly Day at Six Flags Great America
Last weekend I spent a grey and chilly day at Six Flags Great America. I was excited to see what had changed at the park since I last visited in August of 2012. One of the noticeable changes to the...
Continue reading...GateKeeper Review
Coaster101 team members Nick and Kyle had the opportunity to ride the new record breaking wing coaster at Cedar Point and shared their GateKeeper reviews: Kyle: For months now we have heard about how great GateKeeper was going to be,...
Continue reading...Disney Cruise Review – Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of my review of the three night Bahamian cruise aboard the magnificent Disney Dream. In Disney Cruise Review Part 1 I talked about my thoughts on entertainment, cleanliness, and outstanding customer service. Today I’ll be discussing...
Continue reading...Disney Cruise Review – Part 1
The Disney Cruise Line is a great alternative for fans of Disneyland and Walt Disney World that just can’t get enough! Why go on a Disney cruise? What can you expect on a Disney cruise? I’ll be answering some of...
Continue reading...Book Review: American Coasters
I remember as a child walking into bookstores scavenging through shelves in hopes of finding a roller coaster book that I did not have. Sadly, however, new roller coaster books were and still are rare. When I opened my copy...
Continue reading...Best Ride of 2012: Beast at Night
When Joel at The Coaster Critic asked me to take part in the “best ride experience of 2012” series, I thought for a while before deciding. My stellar 2012 coaster season included riding both of the new U.S. wing coasters (Wild Eagle and X-Flight)....
Continue reading...New Fantasyland Review
We had the pleasure of visiting the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World resort on Sunday, December 2nd to get a look at New Fantasyland (not including Storybook Circus). The new area is very well done with lots of...
Continue reading...Coaster Crazy App Review
Since purchasing the iPhone 5 last week, I have been in an app-downloading frenzy. Conveniently, a brand new coaster game app launched this week entitled “Coaster Crazy.” The 3D game, developed by Frontier Developments Limited (the makers of Roller Coaster Tycoon...
Continue reading...Sneak Peak! Canada’s Wonderland Opening Tomorrow. Stormy Leviathan Photos!
Who’s excited for the summer? No school, no Canadian snow, and no more waiting for theme parks to open! Here in Toronto, the weather is sunny and perfect for tomorrow’s opening day at Canada’s Wonderland, and I am stoked and...
Continue reading...Blue Streak ride review
Forum member “FeelTheFORCE” took a ride on the newly-reopened Blue Streak roller coaster at Conneaut Lake Park and shared his thoughts about the ride with us on the forums: “I’d like to start with saying that there are NO SEAT...
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