Dolly’s done it again! Dollywood, the pride of Great Smoky Mountains, TN, unveiled on August 7th the renderings and layout of their new wooden coaster, Lightning Rod, which will open next year in the Jukebox Junction section of the park. This is billed as “The World’s First and Fastest Wood Launch Coaster” and the trains […]

There’s another long-time coaster that’s about to retire in the Cedar Fair portfolio. This time it’s Kings Dominion’s Shockwave, located in Doswell, Virginia; the stand-up coaster had been operating since 1986 and will ride for the final time on this Sunday, August 9th. As we told you this past week, Carowinds’ Thunder Road has kicked the […]

Playland’s Castaway Cove made an announcement Tuesday to construct a major new roller coaster for the summer 2016 season. The 125-foot-tall coaster dubbed as GaleForce will feature a triple-launch, speeds of 64-mph, seven “thrilling” elements including a beyond-90-degree drop as it winds its way around the track. Playland is between 10th and 11th streets on the […]

Nothing screams “roller coaster” more than a classic wooden coaster. Over the past century, hundreds of amazing roller coasters have been erected throughout the country. Many of those amazing coasters are still operating today! Let’s run down a dozen of the nation’s oldest coasters still in operation. Leap The Dips – 1902 Lakemont Park, Altoona, Pa.Leap the […]

Kari Byron and Tory Belleci explore the science behind the World’s wildest thrill rides on Travel Channel’s new series “Thrill Factor”! Before the kids go back to school and the leaves start to change, Travel Channel is keeping the summer fun going with its all-new series “Thrill Factor,” premiering with back-to-back episodes on Wednesday, August 12 at […]

Starting this weekend, Carowinds guests will notice something different in the County Fair section of the park: they can no longer ride Thunder Road. It’s been a great run for nearly four decades for the wooden roller coaster, which ran to the public for the last time this past Sunday. The coaster was unique in the […]

Kennywood’s 66th Annual Fall Fantasy Parades will take place from August 8th through August 25th. Just like the inaugural event in 1950, Kennywood will step through the looking glass with “Alice in Wonderland” themed floats! Fall Fantasy begins high-stepping through Kennywood on August 8 with nightly parades and marching bands from 190 high schools and colleges […]

Kentucky Kingdom is retiring their classic Twisted Twins wooden roller coaster which has been closed since 2007. But with the coasters departure only means one thing.. A NEW COASTER is coming! The park is transforming the former Twisted Twins (previously Twisted Sisters) into an amazing single-lift, single-track steel-on-wood-on-steel hybrid coaster! Kentucky Kingdom has officially shared details […]

Morning Call is reporting A Philadelphia woman and nine family members went to Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom on Wednesday night but did not plan on paying to get in, according to court records. Police say 26-year-old Markeisha Bostic and her relatives were escorted into the park by employees after saying their tickets were being held […]

Do you love both roller coasters and water slides? If you answered yes, you’ll love this! For the first time in its 30-year history, ProSlide has launched two world-first technologies together in a single hybrid ride. The first install of the new FlyingSaucer/RocketBlast attractions was introduced at Siam Park in Tenerife, Spain, earlier this month and […]