AlpenFury construction is underway at Canada’s Wonderland. The park is currently building the nation’s longest, tallest, and fastest launch coaster for this season. Today, we were invited to check out the construction progress. We began our morning with a congregation...
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Recapping the Roller Coaster News from IAAPA 2024
Now that we’re fully recovered from the 2024 IAAPA Expo, we thought we’d recap all of the announcements, train reveals, and any other new and interesting ride concepts and news we saw at the show. For our broader thoughts and...
Continue reading...Canada’s Wonderland Debuting AlpenFury Launch Coaster in 2025
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,...
Continue reading...The Legend Lives On: Busch Gardens Williamsburg Opens Revamped Loch Ness Monster
Last October, Busch Gardens Williamsburg announced a temporary closure for the park’s iconic Loch Ness Monster roller coaster, noting a “full restoration” would take place through the winter of 2023 and spring of 2024, with the end goal of breathing...
Continue reading...IAAPA Foundation Grants Scholarship Funding to UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management
The IAAPA Foundation is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has granted scholarship funding for seven students attending the Rosen College of Hospitality Management who are following the Attractions Management track based on a career in the attractions...
Continue reading...20 in 2020: Speed: The Ride
As the slogan goes, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” Unless you’re a roller coaster that would have turned 20 this year, and then we write about it on Coaster101.com. In this volume of “20 in 2020,” we’ll be...
Continue reading...Premier Rides Assists Park at OWA with Hurricane Cleanup
In the Muscogee Creek language, OWA means “Big Water,” and due to Hurricane Sally, the name of the Foley, Alabama amusement park took on a double meaning. The area between Mobile, Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida, took the brunt of the...
Continue reading...West Coast Racers Review – Get Ready To Race
This past weekend the long-awaited West Coast Racers opened for member and passholder previews at Six Flags Magic Mountain. We were lucky enough to get an invite from the park to come get a first ride on the new racing...
Continue reading...19 for ’99: Joker’s Jinx at Six Flags America
Welcome back to Coaster101.com’s “19 for ’99” series, where we’re taking a look at 19 of our favorite coasters who are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. This week, we’re headed just outside of the nation’s capital Washington D.C., where we...
Continue reading...19 for ’99: BuzzSaw Falls at Silver Dollar City
“You never even ‘Saw’ it coming!” and “The Wildest Ride in the Woods” were two of the frequently used taglines of Silver Dollar City’s BuzzSaw Falls, which was dubbed the world’s first “liquid” roller coaster. Welcome to another installment of...
Continue reading...Tigris Construction Tour at Busch Gardens Tampa
The construction of Tigris at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is well under way! Recently, the Tigris track was completed, and Coaster101 was invited for an exclusive behind-the-scenes construction tour of the Premier Rides Skyrocket II coaster. For background, SeaWorld Parks...
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...
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