After we dropped our most recent episode, a good amount of news dropped in the theme park industry, and in true podcast fashion, we’re a few days late in covering said news. Nick and John join Andrew to talk all...
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The Coaster101 Podcast: The SeaWorld Parks Coaster Draft
There’s not a lot of news in the industry this week, which means it’s a perfect time for a good ole-fashioned coaster draft, and this time, we’re taking the coasters SeaWorld Parks – SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, and Sesame Place. C101...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Carowinds’ Hurler is Getting RMC’d – No, Not That Way.
Hurler at Carowinds is getting RMC’d. Pause for gasp. But not quite in the way you’re thinking those letters typically represent, where Rocky Mountain Construction is involved. Instead, Hurler is receiving Routine Maintenance by Carowinds. This week on the podcast, we’re joined by Steve Jackson,...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Seth Kubersky Returns!
In the early days of the podcast, (episode 31, to be exact) author Seth Kubersky joined us to talk about his book – the Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando, then in its sixth edition. Luckily he’s back (105 episodes later!)...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: New Year, New Coasters For 2024
Our new year’s resolution is to be more consistent with podcasting, and we’re back for 2024, ready to ride every new roller coaster opening this year. Andrew is joined by C101 team members Mike (who makes his first ever podcast...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: IAAPA Recap-a
Real life has a funny way of getting in the way of podcasts, but after Andrew took a break to plan his wedding and get married, followed by kidney stone removal surgery – the Coaster101 podcast is officially back, and...
Continue reading...The cOaster101 pOdcast: All Things Rocky Mountain Construction with COO Jake Kilcup
It’s been a busy 2023 for Rocky Mountain Construction. Two all-new coasters, a major retrak-ing project in Orlando, a merger, bringing Silver Dollar City’s Fire In The Hole to a new generation, and arguably, most importantly, WILD MOOSE. Andrew is...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Iron Menace 2 Society with Dorney Park’s Ryan Eldredge
Happy National Roller Coaster Day! Last week, Dorney Park announced Iron Menace – the park’s first ground-up roller coaster to be built since Hydra: The Revenge in 2005. Standing 160′ tall, with a 95-degree first drop, Iron Menance will truly...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: As the (Deno’s) Wonderwheel Turns – 1 on 1 with Deno “DJ” Vourderis
You never know when you’ll find a podcast guest in the wild. During a visit to Deno’s Wonder Wheel earlier this summer, Andrew was riding their new roller coaster, Phoenix when he struck up a conversation with a ride operator....
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: The Universal Draft
It’s a big week for theme park news, so before all that drops, we wanted to have a little bit of fun. Andrew, Shane, and Nick join forces for a 12-round Universal draft to try and create the best Universal...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: 1 on 1 with “Chief” of Lost Island Theme Park, Eric Bertch
We can count on one hand the number of new, full-scale theme parks that have opened in the United States in the past 15 years. One of those parks happens to be Lost Island, located in Waterloo, Iowa. By all...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Let’sa Go To Universal Studios Japan and Super Nintendo World
Despite living in California, Eric has not yet made it to Universal Studios Hollywood to experience Super Nintendo World stateside. He has however, now officially done the next best (and to be honest, probably better) thing: Visited the original land...
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