Over the course of the last month, we have highlighted coaster proposals and designs that never saw the light of day in our Lost Concepts series. In the early 1990’s Kings Island attempted to build a new wooden coaster for the Cincinnati park. The new wooden coaster, a near replica of the Rye Aeroplane Dips […]

Hersheypark has officially announced plans to welcome guests back on July 3, 2020, with exclusive days for Season Passholders on July 1 and 2. As part of the summer opening weekend, Hersheypark will debut Candymonium, the tallest, fastest, longest and sweetest coaster at Hersheypark. The hypercoaster features a lift height of 210 feet, max speed […]

Along with Kings Island and Cedar Point, Worlds of Fun has also announced their phased re-opening. The Kansas City amusement park will re-open for passholders on June 22 — with daily ticket sales planned to begin in early July. The park has developed an extensive coronavirus reopening plan to help reduce the spread of germs. […]

In 1972, Kings Island opened with 3 roller coasters: Bavarian Beetle, Racer, and Scooby Doo. Many folks know about the Racer and Scooby Doo (now Woodstock Express), but few remember the Bavarian Beetle. The story of the Bavarian Beetle started in 1969 at Cincinnati’s Coney Island. Coney Island had an massive expansion in the 1950’s. […]

In the 1980s Kings Island was home to several record breaking coasters: King Cobra, Beast, Racer, and the Screamin’ Demon. The Screamin’ Demon, also referred to as the Demon, was one of the first shuttle loop coasters ever built. The ride was installed in 1977 as part of a $5 million dollar upgrade to the […]

Over the course of the last few weeks, we have featured several roller coasters in our “Lost Concepts” series. In doing research for the series, we came across an alternate design of Kings Island’s Beast that was present through the very early stages of the ride’s planning and construction. The Beast was designed in-house by […]

Over the the last few weeks, we have highlighted several proposed coasters that were never built in our “Lost Concepts” series. This week’s feature is a record-breaking racing coaster that was proposed, redesigned, and built as a different type of coaster. In the mid 1970’s Cedar Point was in the midst of a rebirth. In […]

Cedar Point was set to host an entire season of epic 150th anniversary celebrations during 2020. But, those celebrations will have to wait until 2021. Park officials have confirmed that all of their planned 150th season attractions and festivities have been postponed until next year – including the new Snake River Expedition boat ride. As […]

Angry at work? school? life? or just want to blow off some steam? Rage rooms, also known as Smash Rooms or Anger Rooms, have opened in cities around the world, and they offer a safe place for people to shatter away their anger – literally. You can hurl a plate across a room, take a […]

Although amusement parks around the world have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, construction and planning hasn’t totally stopped behind-the-scenes. Work continues at some parks on new attractions, including at Hersheypark, where Candymonium completed its first test run today. CandyMonium will open as the main attraction for the park’s brand new Chocolatetown area. Chocolatetown […]