Review: Wicker Man at Alton Towers Bobbie May 31, 2018 Roller Coaster Reviews, Wooden Roller Coaster Reviews 1 Overview Opened in March of 2018, Wicker Man is the first wooden coaster to be built in the UK in 21 years and the first ever wooden coaster to be built at Alton Towers. When SW8 (projects at Alton Towers a... Read More...
Review: Banshee at Kings Island Bobbie May 10, 2018 Inverted Coasters, Roller Coaster Reviews, Steel Roller Coaster Reviews 15 Overview The longest inverted coaster in existence and the last one to be built in the USA, Banshee at Kings Island in Mason, OH opened in 2014 to critical acclaim. Built by B&M (Bolliger & Mabillard)... Read More...
Review: Time Traveler at Silver Dollar City Bobbie May 7, 2018 Roller Coaster Reviews, Steel Roller Coaster Reviews 5 Overview Advertised as “a revolutionary coaster ahead of our time,” Time Traveler at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO is indeed a groundbreaking/trailblazing phenomenon. The new coaster from Germany’s Mack R... Read More...
Showdown: Gatekeeper vs. X-Flight Bobbie May 2, 2018 Roller Coaster Showdowns 4 Overview There are only four wing coasters currently operating in the USA. X-Flight at Six Flags Great America was the second one to open and Gatekeeper at Cedar Point was the third. (The first was Wild Eag... Read More...
Review: Twisted Timbers at Kings Dominion Bobbie April 19, 2018 Hybrid Roller Coaster Reviews, Roller Coaster Reviews, Steel Roller Coaster Reviews 6 Overview Twisted Timbers at Kings Dominion in Doswell, VA is the reincarnation of The Hurler, a lumbering wooden coaster well past its prime. It’s the latest RMC (Rocky Mountain Construction) makeover to open... Read More...
Showdown: Iron Rattler vs. Outlaw Run Bobbie April 2, 2018 Roller Coaster Showdowns 2 Overview What Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City have in common is that both are RMC (Rocky Mountain Construction) terrain coasters. What they don’t have in common i... Read More...
Why Not Take A Free Spin in 4D? Bobbie March 28, 2018 Featured Photos 8 4D coasters are nothing new. X2 from Arrow Dynamics opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2002 and operates with a controlled spin. Then came Intamin’s ZacSpin, on which the seats spin freely. This was impro... Read More...
Why Not Be Impulsive? Bobbie March 21, 2018 Featured Photos 5 Why Not Be Impulsive? The impulse coaster is a model manufactured by Intamin, inverted and featuring multiple launches. There are currently five installations in the USA: Vertical Velocity at Six Flags Great... Read More...
Showdown: Kumba vs. Bizarro Bobbie March 2, 2018 Roller Coaster Showdowns 7 Overview Although I hesitate to compare a traditional “sitting coaster” to a floorless coaster, in this case the reason for doing so is a compelling one. After riding Kumba at Busch Gardens Tampa within the... Read More...
Adrenaline Peak To Open At Oaks Amusement Park Bobbie February 22, 2018 Roller Coaster News 3 Adrenaline Peak to Open at Oaks Amusement Park Oaks Amusement Park in Portland, OR has announced that their new for 2018 attraction, Adrenaline Peak, will open on March 24. The 72-foot tall Gerstlauer Euro-... Read More...
