Carowinds is hosting year two of the Run and Ride series featuring some awesome running events and lots of air time on coasters! With a half-marathon, 10k, 5k, and 1-mile fun run to choose from, there is something for everyone to try! Runners will also be able to ride the all new Fury 305! Fury 325 fully embodies this same aggressive…
Hmmmm……When memos and rumors start flying about a new coaster as Cedar Point, there’s always a big spotlight on those possibilities. The 145 year old park (who doesn’t look a day over 70) made announcements last year about the closing of Good Times Theatre, which had an IMAX screen and housed family friendly shows for…
On Friday, February 13th, Factory of Terror Haunted Attraction in Canton, Ohio opened it’s doors for a special Friday The 13th / Valentine’s event. We were there to check out everything the “World’s Longest Haunted House” had to offer! Continuing their tradition of opening for every Friday the 13th, FOT hosted yet another successful evening of haunted entertainment, this time called…
Have you rode Millennium Force a million times? How About Raptor? Well, Cedar Point is watching closely and tallied up the numbers. This past week, Tony Clark, who is Cedar Point’s Director of Communications, released the 2014 ridership numbers for coasters and other attractions at America’s Roller Coast. The list shows some pretty significant capacity for their hottest coaster…
We love roller coasters, but it’s time for some off season Halloween fun! We just wrapped up the first haunted house convention of the season with HAuNTcon in Baton Rouge, but this weekend is loaded with haunted attractions that are open for business. It’s Friday the 13th, it’s Valentine’s Day on Saturday, AND it’s President’s Day…
Produced by Hero ventures. The Marvel Experience is a first-of-its-kind city to city traveling attraction that features a 3-D stereoscopic Dome, a 4-D motion ride, and other fancy techno words like “augmented reality, multi-person gaming and RFID progress tracking.” Your journey will take you through a 360-degree, 3-D stereoscopic projection Dome, where you’ll get closer than…
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is about to change the park forever with the removal of the giant hat, but in the meantime, why not begin with good coffee! February will see the official opening of Walt Disney World’s fifth Starbucks inside the new Trolley Car Cafe. The Trolley Car Café is themed to a classic trolley car station along…
Tonight Disneyland held a special after-hours press event to finally reveal plans for the long awaited 60th Anniversary celebration. The diamond-infused celebration will begin May 22, 2015 with no announced end date. Disneyland will be adding an all new parade and new fireworks show, using modern technology to light up the nights for the 60th anniversary….
When it comes to LED lighting, Gantom, (formerly known as darklight) is a household name in the theme park and haunted attraction industries. Gantom is an award winning manufacturer of ultra-compact specialty LED lighting and controls serving themed entertainment, theatre, haunted attractions, museums and architectural markets. The general public may not all be aware of who…
We here at Coaster Nation take pride in bringing our readers exclusive and up to date news in the amusement industry. But every now and then we like to toss in something from a current event to keep things on the lighter side. With the Super Bowl only one week away, it’s hard to get…
After a 25-year absence, Friday the 13th is making a return to video games! Jason Voorhees’ new killing spree will be released on multiple platforms this October. Jason fans are finally getting the game they’ve been wanting since… well… forever. A video game based on “Friday the 13th” is being developed as a multiplayer horror…
Busch Gardens Tampa has announced the final day to ride their wooden coaster Gwazi, will be February 1st, 2015. Park President Jim Dean said: “No decisions have been made about what lies ahead for Gwazi or for the future plans of that area of Busch Gardens, but, we are always looking for ways to enhance…