Combining the elements of fire and ice, Canada’s Wonderland is inviting guests to face nature’s wrath next year on AlpenFury, the longest, tallest and fastest launch coaster in Canada. When fire and ice come together inside the mysterious Wonder Mountain,...
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Review: Penguin Trek at SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld Orlando is on a roll. They have added more roller coasters in recent years than most regional parks, and each coaster is more unique than the last. This year, the park is opening Penguin Trek, their second-in-a-row B&M prototype...
Continue reading...Tron Lightcycle Run Review
“The Grid. A digital frontier. I tried to picture clusters of information as they moved through the computer. What did they look like? Ships, motorcycles? Were the circuits like freeways? I kept dreaming of a world I thought I’d never...
Continue reading...Vancouver’s PNE Playland Opening Zamperla LSM Launch Coaster in 2024
Today, the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE), owners of Playland Amusement Park in Vancouver, announced the purchase of Canada’s fastest launch coaster, and the first LSM coaster from Zamperla. The coaster will open at Playland in 2024. The $9 Million (CDN)...
Continue reading...SeaWorld San Diego Announces Arctic Rescue Roller Coaster
SeaWorld San Diego announced their new roller coaster for 2023 this morning: Arctic Rescue. The new ride will be an Intamin Family Launch coaster, looking pretty similar to Wave Breaker at sister park SeaWorld San Antonio. The multi-launch coaster is...
Continue reading...Cedar Point Retiring Top Thrill Dragster
In an update on social media this morning, Cedar Point announced they are retiring Top Thrill Dragster. The release reads: “After 19 seasons in operation with more than 18 million riders experiencing the world’s first strata coaster, Top Thrill Dragster,...
Continue reading...Zamperla Unveils New “Double Heart” Hyper Coaster Concept
Zamperla has promised a year full of announcements for the company’s roller coaster division, and today, the Italian ride makers unveiled their latest creation; the Double Heart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I111jCdNwxE Featuring a unique, compact footprint that combines vertical visibility with minimal use of...
Continue reading...Ice Breaker Launch Coaster Coming to SeaWorld Orlando in 2020
Back in June, SeaWorld Orlando begun teasing a new addition, featuring “plunging thrills” and “predatory heights.” At a joint announcement with Busch Gardens Tampa Bay this morning, the park has announce Ice Breaker, the park’s sixth roller coaster. Ice Breaker will be...
Continue reading...Dreamworld Australia Announces New MACK Rides Coaster
Dreamworld Australia announced the addition of exciting new rides and attractions in an effort to lure visitors back to the park after a tragedy occurred there in 2016. Four people were killed in an incident on the Thunder River Rapids...
Continue reading...Six Flags Magic Mountain Adding Multi-Launch Racing Coaster West Coast Racers in 2019
At a ceremony Wednesday night, Six Flags Magic Mountain announced their new project for 2019: West Coast Racers. The ride will be a multi-launch racing coaster, and the parks 20th roller coaster. West Coast Racers is a Premier Rides designed...
Continue reading...Deep Space POV
Deep Space is the new indoor launched coaster from Premier Rides at Adlabs Imagica in Mumbai, India. A POV video of the Space Mountain inspired coaster was recently uploaded to YouTube. A short series of turns with show scenes leads into...
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