It’s not Thanksgiving without gravy on the table and now it’s not Holiday World without Good Gravy! in your day! The first Vekoma Family Boomerang coaster has opened in southern Indiana and Coaster101 was on hand to pour over the...
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REVIEW: Is “Epcot After Hours” The Best Way to Experience Epcot?
On a recent trip to Orlando for a conference, I had an “open” night which happened to line up with a date for an “Epcot After Hours” event. Having not visited the park since pre-COVID in February of 2020 –...
Continue reading...Tricks (and Treats) for SCarowinds 2023
As the calendar turns to October, it’s officially “Spooky Season,” and what better way to kick off the month than with a trip to your favorite local theme park haunt? If you’ve been reading our site with any level of...
Continue reading...Villain-Con: Minion Blast Review
Dark rides have come a long way since their creation, and the shooting dark ride is one of the most successful evolutions of the concept. Now, Universal Orlando has created a new twist, a shooting dark ride where there is...
Continue reading...Zambezi Zinger’s Return: Review of Worlds of Fun’s 2023 Wooden Coaster
From the year that Worlds of Fun opened in 1973 to the time of its departure in 1997, fans flocked to the Africa section of the park to catch a ride on the legendary Zambezi Zinger. Complete with its bobsled...
Continue reading...Big Bear Mountain Initial Reactions to Dollywood’s 2023 Coaster
Big Bear Mountain, Dollywood’s new-for-2023 multi-launch coaster, is now open! Coaster101 writers John and Kyle attended the media preview event last week and returned with thoughts about Dollywood’s 10th and longest coaster (as well as a few bear puns). Keep...
Continue reading...Blasting Off: ArieForce One Opens at Fun Spot America Atlanta
ArieForce One is now open at Fun Spot America Atlanta. Yesterday, I had the chance to preview the ride before its grand debut, and I’m still processing everything this coaster packs into its layout. ArieForce One was formally announced in...
Continue reading...Review: Inside The Orlando Informer Meet-Up at Universal Orlando
Often, when you don’t live in the theme park capital of the world and don’t have as much time to visit Orlando’s theme parks as you’d like during your visit (it’s only money, right?), it’s important to maximize your in-park...
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...Jolly Rancher Remix Review
Last week we were lucky enough to be among the first to experience Jolly Rancher Remix at Hersheypark! You may be quick to dismiss this new attraction as just “new paint” but I assure you there is much more here...
Continue reading...Inside The Puttery: An Adults Only, Theme Park-Esque Mini Golf Experience
As adult fans of theme parks and the amusement industry, we’re often looking for ways to scratch a theme park “itch.” We realize that not everyone has the time or lives in the geographic area where they can conveniently just...
Continue reading...Why the Legoland New York Hotel is My Family’s New Favorite Hotel
Within moments of stepping inside the Legoland New York Hotel, I could tell this was going to be one of the most tech-savvy, kid-friendly, and well themed resort hotels we’ve ever stayed. Over the past eight years, my family of...
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