The Top Posts of 2018
It’s that time of the year again! It’s New Year’s Eve and 2019 is just hours away. We here at Coaster Nation are incredibly thankful for another great year and we’re proud to spend another year as your source for theme park news. As holiday events wind down at all the parks, we’d like to take a moment and remember some of the most memorable coaster-related moments of 2018. Now, we bring you the top 10 posts of 2018!
10. Busch Gardens Williamsburg Closes Curse of DarKastle Ride Forever
Last January, Busch Gardens Williamsburg announced that the dark attraction, Curse of DarKastle would be closing permanently to make way for new attractions and events.
9. List of Haunted Houses Open For Christmas Events in 2018
Halloween isn’t the only holiday that involves haunted houses and our readers like to be scared year-round!
8. Coaster Nation Comes Across a “Wicked” Kings Dominion Artifact
One of our staff members happened upon a former entrance sign for Kings Dominons the Hurler in a residential driveway.
7. New Details Released About Busch Garden’s 2018 Howl-O-Scream Halloween Event
2018 marked the 20th anniversary of Busch Gardens’ Howl-O-Scream and they celebrated with new haunted houses, bars, terror-tories, party zomes and No Escape rooms.
6. World’s Steepest Coaster Topped off at NJ American Dream Meadowlands
On March 28, the tallest section of track was installed on the Euro Fighter coaster at American Dream complex. The new coaster will open officially in 2019.
5. WinterFest Returns to Kings Island with More Rides in 2018!
In 2018, WinterFest at Kings Island returned bigger and better than ever. The park added two additional rides to its WinterFest line-up – Flight of Fear and Shake Rattle & Roll.
4. Flying Jump Coaster Coming To Michigan
Cedar Valley Wild Frontier Park in Comins, Michigan became the first US-based parked top open a “nautic jump” attraction.
3. Kennywood Teases New Attraction While Construction Is Happening Around Park
This summer, we followed along with Kennywood’s reveal of Project 412, which we now know to be a new Steelers themed area of the park!
2. Project Teel Documents Reveal New Coaster Coming To Busch Gardens Tampa
Documents filed with the Southwest Florida Water Management District in June show that Busch Gardens Tampa is advancing on a new attractiong they’re calling “Project Teel”.
1. Hyper Coaster Coming to Hersheypark For 2020 Season
Hershey announced a large expansion for 2020 including a re-design of the park entrance and a new hyper coaster!
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