Nagashima Spa Land has constantly been a dream destination for countless coaster enthusiasts. In 2019, it’s about to become an even bigger dream as the park is debuting a new coaster that is sure to be highly sought after by coaster enthusiasts. The park has hired Rocky Mountain Construction to perform an IBox re-tracking of…
Even though the 2018 season hasn’t started yet for most parks, many are already preparing for 2019. Looking ahead, 2019 is already shaping up to be an incredible year for thrill seekers. One of the highlights of the 2019 additions is the pair of Gerstlauer coasters being built at the American Dream Meadowlands complex in…
A few months ago, Coaster Nation reported on the Linnanmäki demolishing the Vonkaputous water coaster. However, Linnanmäki has revealed their largest coaster to date. Something exciting has been brewing at Linnanmäki Amusement Park during the past winter. The amusement park has been posting teasers in the social media implying that “Taiga is in the air”….
Vonkaputous, the last remaining Premier Liquid Coaster aka “water coaster”, will be soon be removed from Linnanmäki Park (Helsinki, Finland) according to park officials. The coaster, which had opened in May of 2001 at Linnanmäki in Finland, appeared as a boat—seating 10 passengers in 5 rows. Once departing the station, the car descended into a 90 degree turn…
Dollywood is expanding their park in a big way for the 2019 season. According to documents submitted to the Pigeon Forge Planning Commission, Dollywood is planning to add a 5 acre expansion behind Thunderhead for the 2019 season. Crews are already developing five acres of property on the Dollywood campus for the expansion that includes…
Bobbejaanland has announced their intentions to create the largest investment in park history for the 2019 season. An all new section of the Belgium park will span 5 acres which includes the current Typhoon (Eurofighter) and Sledge Hammer (Giant Frisbee) attractions. However the highlight of the new section will be a triple-launch coaster. The image below shows…
Carowinds is preparing to open their new Camp Snoopy on March 24th — however, a batch of projects are already in progress for the 2019 season. Unlike many other Cedar Fair parks, Carowinds does not have a hotel on its property. This will change starting in 2019, as a new hotel will be constructed adjacent to the park. The…
Walibi Holland will open the first hybrid roller coaster in Europe on July 1, 2019. Well known roller coaster manufacturer Rocky Mountain Construction (known as RMC) will convert Robin Hood, the park’s Vekoma Wooden Coaster, into a completely new ride using a combination of wood and steel. Robin Hood was built in 2000 to coincide with Walibi Holland’s…
We haven’t even made it through 2017 yet, and Amusement parks are already starting to reveal their upcoming 2019 attractions. Storybook Land in New Jersey will be adding a brand new coaster dubbed, the “Cinderoller Coaster”. Designed by SBF, this is their larger 3 loop spinning coaster found at parks such as Beech Bend in…
Fresh off of their recent Gravitykraft wooden coaster, Timber, Walibi Rhône-Alpes is adding yet another new coaster. The ride is being constructed by renowned manufacturer Gerstlauer. Promotional images of the new ride have been released by the park. It will have a beyond vertical drop, a top hat, a dive drop, and a zero-G roll….
Universal Studios Orlando has finally let the cat.. or Dragon.. out of the bag! As speculated for the last few years, Dragon Challenge, formally Dueling Dragons (1999-2010), will be closing forever on September 4th. The ride will reopen in 2019 as an all new highly-themed Harry Potter coaster. While Universal isn’t sharing many details just yet, Kristen…