Phoenix Rising construction is picking up speed at Busch Gardens Tampa as the park’s new-for-2024 Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) family inverted coaster prepares to go vertical. Update: This afternoon, Busch Gardens Tampa shared on Facebook photos of a large light...
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Winter Chill Out Top Thrill 2 Update
On Saturday, February 24 , Winter Chill Out attendees got an exclusive, inside peek at Cedar Point in the middle of winter and helped a great cause. No rides are open during the event (it was twenty-five degrees!) but a...
Continue reading...Kings Island Installs First Piece of 2024 Snoopy Coaster
Kings Island reached an exciting milestone today when construction crews installed the first piece of track of the park’s new-for-2024 family roller coaster, Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers. Announced in August 2023, Snoopy’s Soap Box Racers is a Vekoma “Family Boomerang”...
Continue reading...Top Thrill 2 Construction Update
We visited Cedar Point on Friday, September 22nd to check out all the family fun and frights Halloweekends has to offer. But of course we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get a look at the current construction status of...
Continue reading...Fire in the Hole Behind-the-Scenes Construction Tour
This past Monday I had the incredible opportunity to attend the big reveal at Silver Dollar City for the announcement of their new 2024 attraction. Here’s a quick rundown of the event, including the behind-the-scenes tour of the Fire in...
Continue reading...Rookie Racer Construction Update
Earlier this year Six Flags St. Louis announced Rookie Racer, a new family roller coaster. During our visit to the park on Saturday, August 12 we took a moment to check in on the status of construction of the new...
Continue reading...Aquaman: Power Wave Testing at Six Flags Over Texas
The wait is finally over — Aquaman: Power Wave will open next month, and the long-awaited coaster has been testing ahead of its debut. While at the park over the weekend, the Last week, Six Flags Over Texas announced on...
Continue reading...New Wildcat’s Revenge Construction Photos and On-Ride POV Animation
To tide fans over until Wildcat’s Revenge opens this summer, Hersheypark has shared an on-ride POV animation of its new-for-2o23 Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) hybrid coaster as well as construction photos and the coaster’s custom-designed trains. Wildcat’s Revenge will be...
Continue reading...Dollywood Shares Big Bear Mountain Construction Progress
Dollywood today shared exciting construction photos of Big Bear Mountain, the park’s new-for-2023 multi-launch coaster. Construction on the Vekoma-manufactured coaster continues to progress at a rapid pace. In fact, the coaster’s final section of track is expected to be installed...
Continue reading...Orlando Coasters Rising Quickly
The theme park capital of the country is about to get even better. Several major roller coasters are under construction in Orlando. Let’s check in and take a look at their progress and recent status. Tron – Magic Kingdom The...
Continue reading...Big Bear Mountain Construction Update December 2022
Big Bear Mountain construction is moving at a blistering speed as the park prepares its sprawling, triple-launch family coaster for its 2023 debut. I visited the park over the weekend for the park’s annual Smoky Mountain Christmas and of course...
Continue reading...Big Bear Mountain Construction Update – Track Arrives at Dollywood
Work continues on Big Bear Mountain, Dollywood’s new-for-2023 multi-launch family coaster — this week, sections of the coaster’s bright orange track began arriving as footers continue to be poured across the sprawling construction site. The six-acre construction site will soon...
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