Each year, the IAAPA’s Brass Ring Awards’ Best New Product recognizes the best new products or services in the amusement park and attractions industry. This year, they recognized WhiteWater’s Mat Blaster and Smart Blast. Mat Blaster is a first-of-it-kind slide that combines the fun of mat racing with the thrill  of an uphill water coaster. […]

The theme for the 2016 IAAPA conference in Orlando, Florida was every experience matters. During the conference’s kickoff event, IAAPA announced the winner of the biannual Applause Award. Biannually, since 1980, the Applause Award is presented by an international committee of theme park and amusement industry professionals. The prestigeous award honors an amusement park whose management, […]

IAAPA, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, just announced today that next year it will relocate its global headquarters from Alexandra, Virginia to Orlando Florida! Founded in 1918, IAAPA is the largest international trade association for permanently located amusement facilities and attractions and is dedicated to the preservation and prosperity of the attractions […]

Every November, more than 28,000 attraction industry leaders, decision makers, and visionaries, make their way to Orlando for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Expo, also known as IAAPA. This Expo is the premier conference and trade show for the $39.5 billion global amusement park and attractions industry.   The IAAPA Attractions Expo is the global […]

In 2016 Dollywood will debut a new wooden coaster called  Lightning Rod. The new wooden masterpiece is billed as “The World’s First and Fastest Wood Launch Coaster” and the trains are designed after sweet, tricked out 1950’s hot rods. Before we say anymore, click on the video below and take a front seat ride! The […]

This morning at IAAPA, Dollywood, and Rocky Mountain Coasters did a live Q&A about their 2016 coaster, Lightning Rod. They also released the official POV. You can watch both videos below. POV Live Q&A at IAAPA (skip to 7:30 mark to start with sound) Follow our live updates from IAAPA all week on twitter! (@Coaster_Nation). […]

Every year new rides and new technology is debuted at theme parks and fun centers around the world. Before those parks purchase and reveal the rides, they have a lot of planning and shopping to do.. usually around 5 years ahead of time. So right now, parks are looking at possible attractions etc for the year […]

  Recently, the good folks over at Coaster Force took a tour of the Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) facility to see their operations and to get some sneak peeks of what new things the company expects to be churning out to it’s clients. With RMC President Fred Grubbs as their guide, Coaster Force got to see a […]

Six Flags is re-vamping one of the most decorated roller coaster ever for 2015. Wood meets steel as an iconic woodie gets twisted at Six Flags Magic Mountain! Rocky mountain Construction is in the process of revamping the Colossus roller coaster into a twisted wood and steel hybrid masterpiece. Park president Bonnie Rabjohn said: “At Six Flags, innovation […]

It’s getting very close to the time of the year when everyone in the amusement and attraction industry gets a little gitty.. It’s almost time for IAAPA! The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) is the premier global event for the attractions industry, held annually at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, […]