Which Theme Parks Should I Visit in 2013? Joel February 17, 2013 Coaster Critic Updates 23 Last year, my plans changed from "Going for the Giga" up in Toronto, to a return trip to Chi-town for X-Flight plus a first time trip to Six Flags St. Louis. This year, there are three long distance trips that ... Read More...
10 Most Beautiful Theme Parks on The Seasoned Pros List Show Joel February 8, 2013 Coaster Critic Updates, Editorials and Rants, Theme Park Reviews 7 Recently I re-joined Doug Barnes from The Season Pass Podcast and Arthur Levine from the About.com Theme Parks Guide for another edition of the Seasoned Pros List Show. Each episode we list our top 10's on a pa... Read More...
Now Hiring for Hype Joel October 26, 2012 Coaster Critic Updates, Theme Park Website Spotlights 4 Theme Park Hype - Social Link & News Sharing Site I could use some help running Theme Park Hype. It's a social link and news sharing site that I launched last year. At Hype, people can submit theme park-re... Read More...
Coaster Crew’s Haunt Event Weekend Joel October 15, 2012 Coaster Critic Updates I'll be attending a Coaster Crew event this weekend. This Friday, October 17th through Sunday, October 19th Coaster Crew will be having their Haunt Event Weekend of Fright. Events differ by park, but they inclu... Read More...
Joining The Season Pass Podcast at Dollywood Joel August 8, 2012 Coaster Critic Updates, Trip Reports 2 My last trip to Dollywood was back in 2006. I enjoyed GCI twister Thunderhead, terrain Arrow looper Tennesee Tornado, and the amphibious indoor coaster Blazing Fury. Since then, the park has added Gerstlauer lo... Read More...
Six Flags Great America & St. Louis Trip Joel July 14, 2012 Coaster Critic Updates 13 Countdown to Chi-Town & St. Louis Next week, I'll be riding my most anticipated new ride of 2012 in Six Flags Great America's X-Flight. Early reviews have been very positive. The ride appears to take advant... Read More...
Busch Gardens Trip & A Google Street View Tour Joel June 29, 2012 Coaster Critic Updates 12 Next week I'll be returning to Busch Gardens Williamsburg for my first rides on Verbolten. I've been able to keep from reading too much about the event building, so I'm really looking forward to the effects and... Read More...
Two New Projects Coming in June Joel June 1, 2012 Coaster Critic Updates 8 I've been posting a little less often in the past couple of weeks because I've been working feverishly in the lab on a few new projects. I'm excited to say that they're both nearing completion. I won't give exa... Read More...
Insane Coaster Wars Coming to the Travel Channel Joel May 5, 2012 (You)Reports, Coaster Critic Updates, Theme Park News 11 Insane Coaster Wars to Debut this Summer on the Travel Channel Summer is almost here, so we can expect to see more theme parks on cable TV again. This year, the Travel Channel is debuting Insane Coaster Wars. T... Read More...
Talking Wing Coasters with Popular Mechanics Joel April 28, 2012 Coaster Critic Updates, Theme Park News 3 Popular Mechanics wrote an article about the wing rider revolution that's reaching our shores this summer. Okay, so two roller coasters doesn't really count as a revolution, but it's definitely a trend. The art... Read More...
