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New Roller Coasters
Copperhead Strike Almost Ready to Launch at Carowinds
Earlier this week, I joined a construction tour of Carowinds new roller coaster Copperhead Strike. The track is complete, but the station, launch barn, and area around the ride are still far from complete. Steve Jackson, Director of Maintenance and Construction led the tour and did a great job answe...
Reviews
Review: Mine Blower at Fun Spot America
Overview Located at Fun Spot America in Kissimmee, FL, Mine Blower is a hybrid wooden coaster. It’s hybrid to the extent that it has a steel support structure but the track is made of wood and it rides like a woodie so for all intents and purposes it’s a wooden coaster. Opened in 2017, it was desig...
Coasterology
What Is A Launch Coaster?
What is a Launch Coaster? Those clickety-clack chain lifts are a thing of the past. In case you haven’t been to a theme park in a decade or so, there̵...
Roller Coaster Showdowns
Showdown: Montu vs Banshee
Overview What these two have in common is that they’re inverted coasters built by B&M (Bolliger & Mabillard). Montu, located at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay...
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