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      John
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      Joel
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      October 29, 2019
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Author Joel

Joel

Founder of CoasterCritic.com. My favorite coasters are B&M hypers and gigas. I'm also a huge fan of terrain roller coasters.

Steel Vengeance Roller Coaster - Cedar Point

CoasterCritics’ Picks: Top 12 New Roller Coasters for 2018

Joel
March 1, 2018
Coaster Critics Picks, New Roller Coaster Lists
7
What are the best looking new roller coasters opening in 2018? It's time again, for the long-running tradition on CoasterCritic, of answering that question. This year, it'll be a team-driven list based on a com... Read More...

Slinky Dog Dash Opens This Summer at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Joel
February 18, 2018
Roller Coaster News
Disney's Hollywood Studios, located in Orlando, FL, will be opening a new roller coaster along with the new Toy Story Land. Slinky Dog Dash looks to be a launched coaster designed by Mack Rides. Fittingly, the ... Read More...
Rebel Yell Renamed Racer 75 - Kings Dominion - 1000

Why Changing Rebel Yell’s Name is the Right Move

Joel
February 10, 2018
Theme Park News
9
Last week Kings Dominion announced that it was going to rename one of its roller coasters from Rebel Yell to Racer 75. The '75' refers to 1975, the year that the ride opened. And of course 'Racer' refers to its... Read More...
Batwing - Afterburn - Carowinds - Roller Coaster

Our Favorite Ride Experiences of 2017

Joel
February 5, 2018
Editorials
3
Before we look forward to the upcoming theme park season, we thought it'd be fun to take one more look back at our favorite ride experiences of 2017. The Smiler at Alton Towers Surprisingly, my favorite rid... Read More...
Vortex - Carowinds Roller Coaster

Review: Vortex at Carowinds

Joel
January 4, 2018
Roller Coaster Reviews, Steel Roller Coaster Reviews
1
Vortex represents an era of roller coaster history. The Bolliger & Mabillard-designed ride opened in 1992 back when the novelty of riding a roller coaster while standing was still relatively new. Today, the... Read More...
Carolina Goldrusher - Green Train - Carowinds

Review: Carolina Goldrusher at Carowinds

Joel
December 31, 2017
Roller Coaster Reviews, Steel Roller Coaster Reviews
2
Located in the Carolina Boardwalk area, Carolina Goldrusher is a steel mine train roller coaster that debuted during the park's opening year in 1973. As you'd find on any mine train coaster, it features locomot... Read More...
Hurler - Carowinds - Roller Coaster

Review: Hurler at Carowinds & Kings Dominion

Joel
December 29, 2017
Roller Coaster Reviews, Wooden Roller Coaster Reviews
8
In 1994, the Paramount-owned Kings Dominion and Carowinds opened two wooden roller coasters dubbed, Hurler. The ride's original theme was connected to the 1992 movie and Saturday Night Live skit, Wayne's World.... Read More...
Carolina Corkscrew - Roller Coaster - Carowinds -1200-2
3.5
Bad

Review: Carolina Cyclone at Carowinds

Joel
December 27, 2017
Roller Coaster Reviews, Steel Roller Coaster Reviews, Worst Roller Coasters
6
Carolina Cyclone opened in 1980. I'm not sure if it opened with a lot of fanfare, but it deserved it. It was a real record-setter as the World's first roller coaster to feature four inversions, surpassing Cedar... Read More...
electric-eel-seaworld-san-diego-roller-coaster

Electric Eel Coming to SeaWorld San Diego in 2018

Joel
December 11, 2017
Roller Coaster News
In 2018, SeaWorld San Diego will open a new launched looping roller coaster called Electric Eel. It'll be a 150 foot tall and reach speeds of 60 mph. While it'll have a small footprint, at only 863 feet in leng... Read More...
Villain at Geauga Lake - Defunct Roller Coaster

Defunct Coasters We Wish We Could Have Ridden

Joel
December 1, 2017
Defunct Roller Coasters
5
Defunct Roller Coasters That Were Gone Too Soon Over the years there have been some great-looking roller coasters that we just never got a chance to ride. Some of them have become legendary within the coaster ... Read More...
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