It’s the time of the year when all the adrenaline junkies and coaster enthusiasts can find out what’s new at the Six Flags chain for their next season of thrills! Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey is building an awesome new 4th dimension free fly roller coaster! Get ready for Total Mayhem! Total Mayhem will be…
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 – 1902Lakemont Park, Altoona, Pa.Leap the Dips…
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…
Tuesday GoPro posted something very irresponsible bringing heat to the multi-billion dollar company. The “selfie” has become a global phenomenon in recent years, with everyone from celebrities and tourists to photobombing animals striking poses at their own camera lens. Recent studies have shown on average, more than one million selfies are taken everyday from cameras…
Last week members of the press and special guests were invited to witness the opening ceremony and to take the first rides on Justice League: Battle for Metropolis at Six Flags Over Texas! The ride was developed by Sally Corporation for both the Arlington and St. Louis Six Flags parks. The ride vehicles are equipped with…
The first hybrid coaster on the East Coast has landed at Six Flags New England! The historic woodie, known as Cyclone was closed last year at the park to make room for the new hybrid steel/woodie called WICKED CYCLONE! The new coaster re-uses most of the foundation of the original Cyclone coaster. Today history was made as the new Wicked Cyclone…
Go Big, Go Backwards! For a limited time, Batman: The Ride, will be more intense than ever when riders dare to take on an all new experience… going backwards! SixFlags Great Adventure located in Jackson, New Jersey, will open Batman: The Ride in 2015 for the coaster’s 23rd season. Since opening in 1993, Batman The Ride reigns as one of…
Six Flags is re-vamping one of the most decorated roller coaster ever for 2015. Wood meets steel as an iconic woodie gets twisted at Six Flags Magic Mountain! Rocky mountain Construction is in the process of revamping the Colossus roller coaster into a twisted wood and steel hybrid masterpiece. Park president Bonnie Rabjohn said: “At Six Flags, innovation…
Six Flags Fiesta Texas is adding a new record breaking roller coaster in 2015. Batman: The Ride will debut as the “World’s First 4D Free Fly Coaster”. S&S revealed the new train at the 2014 IAAPA Expo in Orlando Florida. We were in attendance for this record breaking debut and took a walk around the new train!…
It’s getting very close to the time of the year when everyone in the amusement and attraction industry gets a little gitty.. It’s almost time for IAAPA! The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) is the premier global event for the attractions industry, held annually at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando,…
Freak things happen to all of us, even theme parks… Yesterday a power outage at Six Flags Great Adventure temporarily shut down all the park’s rides. Some rides still had guests on them leaving many customers upset and asking for refunds. Great Adventure spokesperson Kaitlyn Turi said a power outage occurred at 1:30 p.m. and…
Six Flags Great Adventure’s Fright Fest Presented by Snickers is in it’s 23rd year at the world’s largest amusement park. The event features family-friendly “Thrills by Day,” while an amped-up “Fright by Night” will deliver more scare zones, terror trails and haunted houses plus nearly 200 zombies and Halloween-themed shows and attractions. Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson,…