Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the world’s largest regional theme park company, has announced thrilling new offerings for 2018! The lineup includes new coasters, water rides, and even some never before seen rides! Don’t want to read? Watch this video highlighting all the new rides! Six Flags New England – Western Massachusetts: The Thrill Capital of New…
Today, Six Flags Great America in Chicago, announced the addition of the world’s largest loop coaster for 2018! When it debuts in late spring, the ride will be the World’s largest coaster of its kind. Standing at 100 feet tall, it will take riders forward and backward on a gigantic loop before suspending them completely upside down for…
Over the past few weeks, a lot of parks have made their announcements for 2018. We’re keeping it simple and compiling all of the 2018 major announcements in one place. SeaWorld San Diego Back in January, SeaWorld San Diego announced they would be adding a new roller coaster in 2018 called Electric Eel. The…
Today Six Flags Magic Mountain announced that they will be launching 365-day operation beginning January 1, 2018. This move into the destination travel market will make Six Flags’ operating calendar on par with all of the other theme parks in southern California. Currently, both Magic Mountain and its accompanying water park, Hurricane Harbor, have limited…
On Wednesday, Canada’s Wonderland also announced their plans for 2018 – two new rides and an expanded splash area! The first ride, Lumberjack sends riders swinging on two axe pendulums. With feet dangling, riders are sent through 360 degree loops, 75 feet in the air. The combination of the loops and height will give riders…
Get ready to dive on the West Coast! Knott’s Berry Farm will welcome HangTime in 2018 – a brand new steel roller coaster and the only dive coaster on the West Coast. HangTime will tower 150 feet over the park’s Boardwalk area, showcasing gravity-defying inversions, mid-air suspensions and twisting dive tracks. HangTime will send riders…
Following months of speculation and extreme interest radiating within the amusement industry and from coaster enthusiasts around the globe, Silver Dollar City announces the World’s Fastest, Steepest and Tallest Complete-Circuit Spinning Roller Coaster with the spring 2018 debut of Time Traveler. The Branson, Missouri internationally-awarded 1880s-style theme park makes history again with this custom-designed, custom-engineered…
This morning California’s Great America officially announced their groundbreaking new single rail steel coaster, RailBlazer, for the 2018 season. RailBlazer will be the first coaster of its kind on the West Coast featuring a single rail track throughout; the design requires the rider to straddle the rail, creating an extremely low center of gravity that amplifies…
On National Roller Coaster Day, Carowinds announced the park will debut a newly expanded kids’ area called Camp Snoopy, in the spring – just in time for the 2018 season! Formerly known as Planet Snoopy, The re-imagined Camp Snoopy kids area will feature new rides, a climb and play area, and a more natural looking…
After months of hints and speculation, Kings Dominion has confirmed the addition of a new / re-imagined hybrid roller coaster and a Winterfest event! The announcement was made this morning on National Roller Coaster Day during a special media event at the park. The famed Hurler roller coaster will be re-imagined and reconstructed into a…
After a year of hints and speculation, Cedar Point has finally confirmed what’s been happening in frontier town. The announcement was made today (on National Roller Coaster Day) during a special announcement event at the park. Last August, Cedar Point announced that Meanstreak, known to be a rough ride, would be getting the axe.The ride…
Busch Gardens Williamsburgs Bier Fest will continue to offer a large selection of craft beers from around the world, but this years event will have even more local flavor. Bier Fest honors the theme parks Bavarian heritage with it’s own Oktoberfest celebration. Enjoy authentic German food and homemade pretzels paired with your favorite Oktoberfest biers. More…