It’s been a few years, but we’re back with another one of our highly scientific “capital of the world” questions. First, we wanted to determine which park had the most B&M track. Then, we were tasked with a follow up...
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Behind The Scenes of Kings Island’s Beast
When you sign up for a coaster enthusiast event, you’re often promised some sort of “behind-the-scenes” tour. Your results may vary, but these tours can be fairly mundane. You get the same photo angle as every other enthusiast with a...
Continue reading...The Re-Tracking of Timber Wolf: Worlds of Fun’s Oldest & “Newest” Coaster
It’s been twelve years since Worlds of Fun christened a new roller coaster at the park, but after a multi-year retracking, the park’s oldest operating coaster, Timber Wolf, is essentially brand new, and in 2021, will be running like a...
Continue reading...Top 10 Roller Coasters We Wish Had Been RMC’ed
Texas Giant. Rattler. Mean Streak. Some of the biggest wooden roller coasters ever built have been turned into new steel hybrid creations by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC). They’ve gone from being either OK or downright bad rides to being ranked...
Continue reading...SeaWorld San Antonio Confirms Tallest, Fastest Wooden Coaster in Texas for 2020
With construction already underway, we had some idea what the next roller coaster coming to SeaWorld San Antonio would be: A wooden coaster. Today, the park confirmed the news on social media, but was sparse in many of their details....
Continue reading...Timber Wolf at Worlds of Fun Reopens with New Finale
Worlds of Fun’s Timber Wolf roller coaster has reopened with a new track layout. After months of construction and major renovations, the thrill ride now features a new finale that sends riders nearly sideways through an intense 70-degree banked turn....
Continue reading...Sesame Place adding Oscar’s Wacky Taxi in 2018
Sesame Place announced today that they will be adding Oscar’s Wacky Taxi, a new family wooden coaster, and also the park’s first wooden coaster, to the park in 2018. One of the largest new attractions in the park’s 37-year history,...
Continue reading...Watch This Incredible Mine Blower On-Ride Video
The compact, inverting Mine Blower wooden coaster at Fun Spot America in Kissimmee, Florida, is preparing to open, and an incredible on-ride POV video is now available to hold you over until it opens to the public. Watch the Mine...
Continue reading...Small Park Showcase: Belmont Park
While visiting my college roommate in San Diego this week, I had the opportunity to visit Belmont Park. The park, which began operating in 1925, sits on just seven acres adjacent to San Diego’s Mission Beach. Given its small size,...
Continue reading...Mystic Timbers Construction Update
Several members of the Coaster101 team visited Kings Island this past weekend as part of the Great Ohio Coaster Club Mid-Summer Scream Pt. 2. Walking around the park, we came to an area of the park across from Reds’ Hall...
Continue reading...Lightning Rod Review: Dollywood Launched Wooden Coaster
I passed through the Dollywood turnstiles 15 minutes before the park’s scheduled 10 a.m. opening. My hands were already sweating — partially due to the soupy, humid air and partially due to the prospect of finally riding Lightning Rod. After...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens to Add Great Coasters International Wooden Coaster in 2017
There has been much speculation about what exactly #Project2017 would be for Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Many people (including the guys at BGCabana) speculated that the project would turn out to be a new coaster, and today, we have an answer....
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