During the IAAPA Attractions Expo in November of 2019, Great Coasters International (GCI) revealed an all-new steel track. To obtain a patent on the new design, the track was installed on very short stretch of White Lightning at Fun Spot Orlando.  After seeing this, many coaster fanatics were wondering when the new GCI steel track […]

Six Flags Great America —the Thrill Capital of the Midwest— today announced the third season of Holiday in the Park will open as a lights experience on November 27, 2020. The magical holiday celebration marks the first time the theme park will open in 2020 and will feature over two and a half million dazzling […]

Six Flags America, DC’s Thrill Capital, leads the way for Halloween thrills and chills with a new event for the entire family— HALLOWFEST. The event will feature Thrills by Day with plenty of family-friendly activities and Chills by Night with rides on monster coasters in the dark and haunting Halloween theming throughout the park. “Our […]

 Six Flags Great Adventure, the World’s Ultimate Thrill Park, leads the way for Halloween thrills and chills with a new event for the entire family—HALLOWFEST.  The event will feature Thrills by Day with family-friendly activities and Chills by Night with rides on monster coasters…in the dark and haunting Halloween theming throughout the park. “Our annual Fright Fest celebration is one of […]

With Six Flags pushing numerous 2020 additions to 2021, many thrill seekers were curious as to what would happen at parks that had already completed their installations for 2020 additions before COVID-19 struct. We finally have that answer.. Six Flags Over Georgia has posted a mysterious video to Instagram with the caption “Catch the Wave”. […]

Six Flags America’s Hurricane Harbor will open this Friday, July 3 with all new safety measures and protocols. New safety measures, hygiene protocols and new technology systems to protect our guests and employees include: Health Screenings for Guests and Team Members Contact-less IR thermal imaging will be used to screen temperatures of guests and employees […]

After announcing a daily surge of nearly 500 deaths linked to COVID-19, Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine revealed bad news today for those looking forward to amusement parks reopening. Amusement parks in PA such as Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, Kennywood, Knoebels, Dutch Wonderland, Hersheypark, and more won’t be among businesses to open their gates under […]

Last week, Coaster Nation presented the long-lost Kings Island Cat and Mouse concept. This week, we have another never built coaster — this one from Fiesta Texas. In the late 1990’s Fiesta Texas was in a rapid expansion. The park originally opened with two coasters in 1992. In 1995 they were acquired by Six Flags, […]

Over the last few weeks, COVID-19 has made a large impact on the amusement industry. From delayed openings to alterations of season passes, COVID-19 has mainly affected the operational standpoint of parks. Until today, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has been actively promoting the Sidewinder Safari coaster on their website. As of today (4/8/2020), the Safari […]

For many years, Cedar Point and Six Flags Magic Mountain have battled for the highly-sought after record of having the most roller coasters in a single park. Currently, Cedar Point has 17, while Six Flags Magic Mountain has 19. An announcement this week by Poland’s Energylandia has put them in contention for the record. The […]