Last March, we interviewed Brad Corben, who was working on an incredible Rocky Mountain Construction wooden roller coaster model. After 14 months of hard work and patience, Brad’s “Ironside – The Viking Warrior” coaster model is complete — and it looks amazing:...
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Our Thoughts on Voyage at Holiday World
Although Thunderbird was the main attraction of our trip to Holiday World last month, the Coaster101 team couldn’t miss riding the park’s legendary Voyage coaster. Many of us rode the coaster for the first time. Below, read our thoughts on...
Continue reading...Dollywood Announces Lightning Rod Launched Wooden Coaster for 2016
Dollywood unveiled plans today for Lightning Rod, the world’s fastest — and first launched — wooden coaster. Opening in March 2016, Lightning Rod is another groundbreaking Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) wooden roller coaster — themed after a tricked out 1950s-era hot rod. Lightning Rod...
Continue reading...Gravity Group opens upside-down wooden coasters in China
This may have slipped by most of us coaster fans in the US because it’s mostly happened over seas but The Gravity Group are on a roll right now! They’re scheduled to open an amazing SEVEN coasters this year, not...
Continue reading...How to make a Great Coaster – Q&A with Adam House of Great Coasters International, Inc.
I’ve long been a fan of Great Coasters International Inc. (GCII), known for their twisting, fast, wooden coasters. I considered myself incredibly lucky when they built Gold Striker in 2013 at California’s Great America, one of my local parks, and that...
Continue reading...Rampage Rides Again at Splash Adventure
When the Alabama Adventure theme park changed to a “waterpark-only” operation in 2011, the future of the park’s signature Rampage wooden coaster was uncertain. Rampage originally opened in 1998. It stands 120 feet tall and reaches a top speed of 56...
Continue reading...Take a Spin on Gravity Group’s New Chinese Coaster
The brand new Hotgo Park in Liaoning, China is home to The Gravity Group’s latest wooden creation, “High Heat.” The twisted wooden coaster stretches 4,000 feet and features a top speed of 58 mph. Take a spin on the custom terrain coaster...
Continue reading...Review: Hellcat at Timber Falls Adventure Park
The Wisconsin Dells offers more than Mount Olympus to the passing coaster enthusiast. A short drive from Hades 360 stands a smaller wooden roller coaster: Hellcat (or Avalanche, as it was once named). I rode Hellcat just once during my...
Continue reading...Another Goliath Construction Update
Yesterday I made a quick stop at Six Flags Great America to see construction crews working hard to hopefully finish Goliath within the next week. As has been the case for the past few weeks, the Goliath site is bustling with...
Continue reading...Goliath Construction Update May 2014
Six Flags Great America’s new-for-2014, record-breaking wooden coaster Goliath is nearing completion. And with the park now open comes the opportunity to get an up-close look at the giant coaster’s progress. I was at the park yesterday to see the progress that...
Continue reading...Take a Virtual Ride on Miracle Strip’s New Starliner
Florida will see the return of a historic wooden roller coaster in 2015. Sorta. Construction crews are in the process of building a new, 14-acre Mirale Strip at Pier Park only 200 feet from the first revival of Miracle Strip. It opened...
Continue reading...Hurler at Carowinds Receiving Off-Season Repair
Great Coasters International (GCI) recently shared some interesting photos of the coaster company’s off-season work on Carowind’s Hurler wooden coaster. The coaster opened in 1994, along with its sister coaster of the same name and design at Kings Dominion. “The...
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