There’s so much to see and do while visiting Cedar Point — depending on how long you plan on staying, it may be hard to squeeze everything in during your visit. The good news is that there are three different VIP tours you can book during your visit. Whether you’re looking to maximize all the activities…
If you live near a seasonal amusement park, you’re probably reaching that point in the off season where you’re anxiously awaiting opening day. Today, Cedar Point held their annual Winter Chill Out charity event to benefit “A Kid Again” — an organization that fosters hope, happiness, and healing for families raising kids with life-threatening illnesses. The…
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company has appointed amusement park industry veteran Tony Johnson as general manager of the Kings Dominion amusement park in Doswell, Virginia — effective today. Most recently, Johnson served as corporate vice president of operations overseeing rides, water parks, and even security throughout all of Cedar Fair’s parks. Johnson is inheriting the park…
The new projection show, “The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts Castle” is officially up and running! It officially debuted on January 31st and will continue to run select nights throughout 2018. As night falls in Hogsmeade, state-of-the-art projection mapping, special effects and lights, will wrap Hogwarts castle in a dazzling display celebrating the four houses of…
When Kings Dominion opens its gates for the 2018 season next month, guests will notice a lot of new changes around the park, new ride names, PLUS the addition of the new Twisted Timbers roller coaster! (See the new trains here). Twisted Timbers is located in the Candy Apple Grove area of the park. When…
One of the best ways to get the most out of your season pass is to take advantage of early ride times. Most of the Cedar Fair parks offer some sort of early entry benefits to their season passholders. If you have a Cedar Fair Platinum Pass, you can enjoy these benefits at almost all…
When Kings Dominion opens for the 2018 season, their famed Hurler roller coaster will be re-imagined and reconstructed into a new twisted wonder containing wood and steel called Twisted Timbers. The re-imagined coaster will be taller, longer, faster and most importantly SMOOTHER than ever before! The ride will still use many of the wood supports that…
Before you know it, summer will be here and we’ll be back to riding our favorite coasters! Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom is already gearing up for their 2018 season, which officially kicks off on Friday May 4, 2018. This year, Dorney Park has reached a milestone and will be celebrating the parks 135th season…
If you’re a fan of Christian music, now is a great time to start planning your trip down to SeaWorld Orlando for Praise Wave. Every Saturday from January 20 through February 10, guests can enjoy the live concert series that features some of the hottest names in Christian music. Let’s take a look at who’ll…
During the holiday season, Universal Orlando debuted “The Magic of Christmas at Hogwarts Castle”, a projection mapping show that brought Harry Potter inspired Christmas moments to life on the outside of the Hogwarts Castle. It was so successful that Universal has created a second show. Today, Universal announced a all-new projection mapping experience coming to…
If you’re anything like us (and not lucky enough to live somewhere warm enough that the parks stay open all year!), you might be reaching the point in the off-season where you’re itching to get back on your favorite coasters. That’s why we were excited when Cedar Point published a blog update yesterday looking forward…
It’s New Years Eve and just like you may be doing right now, we’re reflecting on the past year. We’re grateful for another great year here at Coaster Nation and we’d like to thank you all for joining us on our website and our social media outlets. To celebrate the beginning of 2018, we’re looking…