Zoombezi Bay waterpark, located next to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, is building a ground-breaking new waterslide complex and we were invited to get an up-close look at the construction progress. Conservation Tower will hold three new waterslides by ProSlide...

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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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Carowinds opens for its 52nd season on March 15, 2025. This year, there’s a ton of construction at “The Place Where The Carolinas Come Together, as the park is opening two new family attractions in Camp Snoopy – Snoopy’s Racing...

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On Tuesday, February 25th, 2025, members of the media were able to get a firsthand look at several of the more than 100 off-season construction projects currently taking place at Dollywood theme park. When Dollywood opens to season passholders on...

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West Edmonton Mall’s famous Mindbender roller coaster was recently removed after nearly 40 years of service. They now face the daunting task of replacing it. Two years ago, management made the difficult decision to retire their Schwarzkopf looping coaster. Since...

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Bavarian Blast is a new indoor waterpark set to be the largest in Michigan. Originally announced in November 2022 with a projected opening of Spring 2024, this $80 million dollar expansion of the Bavarian Inn Lodge is located in Frankenmuth,...

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I just returned from Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois for my first visit since 2019. Here’s a quick rundown of all the ongoing projects and changes we saw. First, there’s a new structure under construction just outside the...

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On July 31, Kings Dominion announced the park’s newest roller coaster, Rapterra, a launched wing coaster from Swiss coaster designers Bolliger & Mabillard. Located in the park’s “Jungle X-Pedition” area, Rapterra will become the third roller coaster in that area...

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Six Flags Over Georgia’s new-for-2024 Georgia Surfer water coaster is still under construction. However, with six weeks of summer officially remaining, there’s still hope that the first-of-its-kind coaster will open in “summer 2024.” Update: Six Flags Over Georgia announced on...

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This year, Busch Gardens is adding its 10th roller coaster, a B&M suspended family coaster named Phoenix Rising. Today, Busch Gardens was nice enough to invite us to the hard hat tour of their newest coaster, and during the event...

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