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New CandyMonium Roller Coaster Completes First Test Run At Hersheypark
ByDan Hower May 5, 2020May 6, 2020

Although amusement parks around the world have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, construction and planning hasn’t totally stopped behind-the-scenes. Work continues at some parks on new attractions, including at Hersheypark, where Candymonium completed its first test run today. CandyMonium will open as the main attraction for the park’s brand new Chocolatetown area. Chocolatetown…

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Wisconsin Man Raps Dr. Seuss Rhymes Over Dr. Dre Tracks In Hilarious Mashups
ByDan Hower May 5, 2020May 5, 2020

With most of America staying indoors due to COVID-19, we have seen in influx in creativity across all social media platforms. After watching the videos below, some of your favorite children stories may never be the same! Filmmaker Wes Tank is serving his fans green eggs and ham with a side of gin and juice…

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Cedar Fair | Kings Island | News | Video

Long Lost Proposed Kings Island Wooden Coaster Rediscovered
ByDan Hower May 3, 2020May 1, 2025

Over the the last few weeks, we have highlighted several proposed coasters that were never built in our “Lost Concepts” series. This week’s featured coaster was proposed and never built, but the concept was revived as a much larger coaster. In 1979, Kings Island opened the Beast, a record breaking wooden coaster. The ride opened…

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Holiday World Sets New 2020 Opening Date
ByDan Hower May 1, 2020May 3, 2020

Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari located in Santa Claus Indiana, was originally scheduled to open for their 2020 season this weekend. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the park was forced to delay their opening day indefinitely. Today, park officials say they are now planning to open on Sunday, June 14th. In an announcement…

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Construction | Kings Dominion | News | Video

Long Lost Proposed Kings Dominion Coaster Rediscovered
ByCoaster Nation April 26, 2020May 15, 2020

Over the course of the last few weeks, we have highlighted several proposed coasters that were never built in our “Lost Concepts” series. This week’s featured coaster was proposed, but replaced by a ride from another manufacturer. In the early 1990’s Kings Dominion was booming. In 1991, the park built Anaconda, an Arrow multi-inversion coaster….

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Vantage Pivots to Offer Contact Tracing Solutions During COVID-19 Pandemic
ByDaniel Glauser April 20, 2020April 20, 2020

They say necessity is the mother of invention and as we’re currently seeing, the global COVID-19 pandemic has sparked the ingenuity and resourcefulness of many companies around the globe. Their ability to quickly pivot in order to produce much needed supplies, from personal protective equipment to hand sanitizer, demonstrates how businesses are finding ways to…

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Long Lost Proposed CCI Concept Coaster For Bell’s Amusement Park Rediscovered!
ByDan Hower April 19, 2020May 15, 2020

Over the course of the last few weeks, we have presented several coasters from our new series “Lost Concepts”. From Kings Island’s Cat and Mouse, to Fiesta Texas’ TOGO creation, these lost concepts are rides that were proposed to parks, but were not selected or built. This week’s feature is a ride that was selected,…

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Long Lost Fiesta Texas Proposed Concept Coaster by TOGO
ByDaniel Glauser April 12, 2020May 11, 2020

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,…

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Cedar Fair | Construction | Kings Island | News | Video

Long Lost Kings Island Proposed Coaster Rediscovered
ByCoaster Nation April 5, 2020December 13, 2020

When a park chooses a roller coaster to build, they often listen to multiple competing bids. Usually information about the bids never becomes public information, however a recently discovered article from 1987 provides insight into the decision making process. After the Bat was demolished, Kings Island was looking for a new signature coaster. When it…

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News | Special Events | Video

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Launches Icon-ic Experience From Home
ByDaniel Glauser April 1, 2020April 2, 2020

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has announced a string of activities allowing the public to experience the thrills and spills of the UK’s favorite amusement park from home. To kick things off, the park is launching a virtual experience of their double launched roller coaster, ICON on Saturday 4th April at 4pm – ‘riders’ will reach dizzying new…

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Europa Park From The Sky – Drone Aerial Video
ByDan Hower March 28, 2020March 28, 2020

Europa-Park, operated by the Mack family (Mack Rides), is the largest theme park in Germany, and often referred to by coaster enthusiasts as the best amusement park in the world. Located in Rust, (south-western Germany), Europa-Park has been named the world’s best amusement park by the Golden Ticket Awards every year since 2014. The park is home…

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News | Sea World Parks and Entertainment | Video

VIDEO: Emperor Dive Coaster At SeaWorld San Diego
ByDan Hower February 25, 2020February 27, 2020

We take a behind-the-scenes sneak peek look at SeaWorld San Diego’s new dive coaster, Emperor — and see one of the ride cars for the first time. Emperor is a floorless dive coaster that will, in fact, be the tallest, fastest and longest dive coaster on the West Coast, as well as the only floorless dive…

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