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…
Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA have promoted Kevin Lembke to park President. Lembke began his journey with SeaWorld in 2000 as an area manager. Since then he has had a variety of leadership roles including the Vice President of Merchandise from 2013-2016 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and most recently the Vice President of…
The Seven Seas Food Festival is returning to SeaWorld Orlando! The event will run weekends from February 17th to April 15th. This year, the fun extends beyond the food with live performances each Saturday from top country, rock, and Latin music artists. The live entertainment includes performances by : Bachman & Turner (Saturday, February 17th) Larry…
The time is here! Testing is officially in progress! Silver Dollar City is debuting a shiny new roller coaster in 2018 called “Time Traveler”. It will open as the World’s Fastest, Steepest and Tallest Complete-Circuit Spinning Roller Coaster. Construction has been going non-stop for the past few months. Back in the Fall of 2017 we stopped by…
Calling all SeaWorld San Diego fans, the Fun Card is now on sale! The Fun Card comes with minimal blackout dates and will pay for itself in as little as one visit. To get the Fun Card, guests pay for a one day admission and will receive a Fun Card to access SeaWorld San Diego as much…
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…
At the end of the 2017 season, Kennywood permanently closed the Log Jammer after 42 years of operation. Since then, little has been said about the ride… until now. The dismantle and removal process has officially started as seen in the video below. Images of the demo process started floating around the interwebs as early as…
Busch Gardens Williamsburg has officially announced the permanent closure of the Curse of DarKastle dark attraction. In a post made on the park’s Facebook page, the park elaborated that while the ride maintained a loyal following over the last 13 years, the closure will allow new & exciting opportunities for Howl-O-Scream, Christmas Town, & other events….
Get your sweet tooth ready, the phenomenon known as Voodoo Doughnut is opening at Universal Orlando’s CityWalk this spring! Loved for its sinfully delicious, delightfully weird lineup of fried creations, this unique doughnut shop from Portland, Oregon built a cult following that led to multiple locations throughout the states. Now, they’re taking their delicious fried delicacies…
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…
Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari have always been known for their unique holiday theme-ing and award wining rides, but those rides don’t just sit in the snow and wait on guests each winter. It takes a lot of hard work and maintenance to keep rides running safely… and SMOOTH! During the off season, Holiday World announced…
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…