Kings Dominion announced plans today to open Rapterra, a Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) launched wing coaster, in 2025 for the park’s 50th anniversary season. Touted as the world’s tallest and longest launched wing coaster, Rapterra will feature a 0-65 mph...
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SeaWorld Orlando Announces Penguin Trek Opening Date
Get ready for a thrilling new adventure – SeaWorld Orlando has revealed the long anticipated Penguin Trek opening date! The Coaster Capital of Orlando (and B&M Coaster Capital) has announced the grand opening of Penguin Trek on July 7, 2024....
Continue reading...Which Park Can Stake Claim to “B&M Capital of the World?”
(Author’s Note: This post has recently been updated to include “New For 2024” Additions.) With SeaWorld Orlando’s 2022 announcement of Pipeline: The Surf Coaster, it gave the park four (now five with the addition of Penguin Trek!) roller coasters from...
Continue reading...20 in 2020: Medusa at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
For our next stop in our 20 in 2020 look at coasters celebrating their 20th anniversaries this year, we’re heading back to the California, and to a park that we also featured in our 19 in 99 series last year....
Continue reading...SeaWorld Orlando Tests Mako with Riders in Masks
You heard right! On Tuesday, Midway Mayhem shared photos on Twitter of Mako at SeaWorld Orlando testing with riders wearing face masks. Mako with MASKS!!!! People continue to ride Mako at @SeaWorld during testing! Crews are testing out several arrangements...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Fury 325
Welcome back to another addition of A-Z Coaster of the week, where we examine a coaster corresponding with each letter of the alphabet. This week, we’re headed to where the Carolinas come together, Carowinds, and taking a look at the...
Continue reading...Alton Towers’ “Air” Flying Coaster to become “Galactica” Virtual Reality Coaster in 2016
Alton Towers’ Bolliger and Mabillard Flying Coaster “Air,” which has been thrilling park guests since 2002, will receive a new name and theme this year. Now called “Galactica,” the flying coaster will be the first flying coaster in the world entirely...
Continue reading...Fury 325 Media Day Report
From announcement to track completion, and everywhere in between, Coaster101 has been on top of Fury 325 construction at Carowinds Amusement Park in Charlotte, NC. On Wednesday, March 25, (3/25, get it?) a mere 217 days after I attended the announcement for...
Continue reading...Baron 1898 Dive Machine Layout Revealed
In October, we saw just a glimpse of Efteling’s new-for-2015, highly themed Baron 1898 Bolliger & Mabillard dive machine. But this week the park gave us a broader look at the “miniature” steel monster. The new artist’s renderings show the most of...
Continue reading...Fury 325 Construction Update 1/30/15
On Friday, Carowinds placed the final piece of track into place for Fury 325. We had the opportunity to take a hard hat tour of the Fury 325 site yesterday, and took some photos. Be sure to check out part...
Continue reading...Photo Update: Fury325 Construction
Carowinds put the final piece of the Fury325 lift hill into place today. We used this opportunity to provide a Fury325-Sized Construction Update for you. Fury325 Hard Hats. This is a construction area after all. . What awaited us. Lots...
Continue reading...Behind the Scenes at Montu
Check out the below tour of the Roller Coaster Insider tour of Montu at Busch Gardens Tampa. The video features a great behind-the-scene look at Montu and the technical aspect of the coaster. Presented by Cheezonastick.net
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