Kennywood has officially announced that they will be retiring four of its classic rides. • Kangaroo • Paratrooper • Bayern Kurve • Volcano The full statement from Kennywood Park is as follows: “Even in a National Historic Landmark, change is a constant at Kennywood. In the past three years, we’ve invested more in new attractions […]

In the late 1970’s Kings Island was a booming park. After it’s 1972 opening, the park vastly expanded adding large attractions such as Kenton’s Cove Keelboat Canal, Screamin Demon, Lion Country Safari, and of course the Beast. After many meetings, Kings Island executives agreed that the park needed a new innovative record breaking coaster to […]

Atari -one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and entertainment producers — today announced a deal with GSD Group — a leading innovation and strategy agency, led by founder Shelly Murphy and partner Napoleon Smith III — to acquire the rights to build video game-themed Atari Hotels in the United States, with the first […]

After a deal made during this year’s IAAPA Attractions Expo, Polin Aquariums is proud to announce that they have partnered with VGP Marine Kingdom to install acrylic panels and life support systems for the tunnel aquarium project in Chennai, India. The project has been delayed due to technical difficulties, but this new partnership will allow […]

LOOK UP! Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) has created the first ever, fire-breathing and talking Spyro drone. A first of its kind, the Spyro drone is soaring across the United States to commemorate the upcoming video game launch of Spyro Reignited Trilogy on November 13. Kicking off […]

In a response to Ed Hart’s press conference this morning, the Fair Board released the following statement: “In our partnership with Kentucky Kingdom we have demonstrated a consistent desire to see their business succeed. There should be no surprises here as our lease with them has mutually agreed upon protocol for an orderly expansion, which […]

UPDATE (10/18/18):  Kentucky Kingdom is pleased to report that the Fair Board has granted the park its request for one acre of expansion property required for the installation of its newest and 6th coaster – the Kentucky Flyer. The park was advised of this development after Mr. Hart held a press conference yesterday at the park. […]

Cineplexx Kinobetriebe GmbH has partnered with MMI to install the company’s first MX4D Motion EFX Theatre. The 72 seat, 18 bench theatre is located in Graz, the country’s second largest city. MMI’s state-of-the-art seats will utilize a full range of motion and effects to enhance Hollywood’s latest releases. Special In-theatre atmospheric/ theater effects include wind, fog, strobing, […]

Triotech, creator of award-winning media-based attractions, is proud to announce that Andretti Indoor Karting and Games once again opted for its XD Dark Ride interactive theater for its new location in San Antonio. This 100,000+ sq ft location in San Antonio will be the fourth Andretti’s location in the US to showcase a Triotech’s XD […]

If you ever seen the show “American Pickers” you know that random artifacts can appear in random places. The staff at Coaster Nation found that out in the most interesting manner over the weekend in Scranton, Pa, when one of our staff came across the former entrance sign for the Hurler in a residential driveway. […]