First it was the longest river ride, then the longest action river ride, then the tallest waterslide. Now, Schlitterbahn is building the WORLD’S TALLEST WATER COASTER and putting it in the award-winning Schlitterbahn Waterpark on Galveston Island! In anticipation of the opening of the world’s tallest water coaster, park officials at Schlitterbahn Galveston Island released a…
After months of seeing it dismantled and completely re-built, The Incredible Hulk coaster at Universal’s Islands of Adventure is slowly roaring back to life! The entire track rebuild was completed on March 23, 2016. The engineering crew all signed the final piece before it was raised into place. This was an awesome testament to the tireless hours they’ve…
Last month, Busch Gardens Williamsburg announced that they are indeed getting a wooden coaster! In a strategic marketing plan, fans got to vote to decide the name of the new woodie! After hundreds of thousands of votes, Busch Gardens announced that fans have selected the name “InvadR” for their new ride. Today, Busch Gardens Williamsburg released an animated InvadR POV video…
Today is a milestone moment in coaster history as MAKO completes its first test run at SeaWorld Orlando! Check out the MAKO POV video! Opening at June 10 2016, MAKO will be the tallest and fastest coaster in Orlando! With speeds exceeding 70 mph, MAKO will propel riders across a track that’s 4,760 feet long and encounter a…
Kings Island is about to open their gates for the 44th year of serving up great-class fun and entertainment! When guests visit the Mason, Ohio park starting this Saturday, there will be some changes made starting with the entrance toll booths. The new booth provide a new look and upgrade for the park, which has been…
SeaWorld Orlando has officially announced the opening date for their new record breaking roller coaster, MAKO! Opening June 10 2016, MAKO will be the first 2016 Orlando attraction to have an opening date announced. The final piece was installed on March 11. Testing is scheduled to start on April 14. However, with all new coasters, that date could change…
In just over 30 days, the world will soon see Valravn soar at Cedar Point. The new dive coaster is the latest and greatest attraction coming to the Roller Coaster Capital of the World. It is a milestone coaster as it’ll be the 18th in the collection at The Point and the 100th for scream…
Mt. Olympus in Wisconsin Dells is home to Hades 360, one of our favorite looping wood coasters since it’s overhaul in 2013! Especially it’s underground tunnels! Mt. Olympus has announced that they will be expanding their popular water park in 2016, with an addition called The Great Pool of Delphi. The $4 million dollar expansion will be…
Busch Gardens Tampa is off to an amazing start in 2016 bringing coaster fans an all new roller coaster called Cobra’s Curse! If you don’t already know, Cobra’s Curse is the newest attraction currently being installed at Busch Gardens Tampa. The new ride combines the free-spinning dizziness of a Tilt-A-Whirl with the ups and downs of a…
Every coaster lover out there is anxiously waiting for the opening of Lightning Rod, Dollywood’s new 2016 coaster. As of late, the park has been battling some very upset coaster fans since they have pushed back the opening of their record breaking new ride. The world’s first wooden launch coaster was scheduled to open this Spring but has still not happened….
Something MASSIVE is being constructed at Schlitterbahn Galveston Island this summer! First it was the longest river ride, then the longest action river ride, then the tallest waterslide. Now, Schlitterbahn is building the WORLD’S TALLEST WATER COASTER and putting it in the award-winning Schlitterbahn Waterpark on Galveston Island! The new water coaster is named MASSIV, the…
Many theme park enthusiasts are extremely bummed that Dollywood’s new record breaking roller coaster is still not open. We kept fans updated through out the construction process.. So why isn’t Lightning Rod open?!?!…. and more importantly when will It open?… The answer might just be that there is no definitive answer… Lightning Rod is the world’s first…