Six Flags Engineer & New Texas Giant Creator Featured in Wall Street Journal Joel November 2, 2011 Coaster Critic Updates, Roller Coaster News 3 Six Flags Chief Engineer, Larry Chickola was recently featured in an article on the Wall Street Journal's website. The article gives us a look into Mr. Chickola's education and career which might be of interest... Read More...
Theme Park Geekly Launches with Lance from Screamscape & the Best Halloween Haunts Joel October 26, 2011 Coaster Critic Updates, Theme Park Website Spotlights 15 I'm sure that you've noticed that I haven't been posted on the blog in quite some time. Tonight, you can finally see what I've been up to. My new theme park community magazine, Theme Park Geekly, is now live! I... Read More...
Six Flags Over Georgia Trip – Pick My Next Reviews Joel October 11, 2011 Coaster Critic Updates 20 I'm headed down to Atlanta this weekend. As part of the trip we'll be hitting up Six Flags Over Georgia. So, I'll finally get to ride and eventually review the new Gerstlauer coaster, Dare Devil Dive. I'll als... Read More...
This Fall, The Geeks Cometh…. Joel September 12, 2011 Coaster Critic Updates, Theme Park News, Theme Park Website Spotlights 6 Coming This Fall - Theme Park Geekly: Community Magazine Site As I was developing the idea for Theme Park Hype earlier this year, another idea was born during a Twitter discussion with Jake from Coasterdom. In ... Read More...
And The T-Shirt Winner Is… Joel August 29, 2011 Coaster Critic Updates 7 It's time to announce the winner of the "Eat Sleep Ride" T-shirt. My daughter was happy to do the honors. She picked the winner using a random drawing software. The winner is Trent. While it was random, it was ... Read More...
Carowinds Announces WindSeeker for 2012 Joel August 24, 2011 Coaster Critic Updates, Theme Park News 7 Carowinds Announces WindSeeker Yesterday, Carowinds made their 2012 announcement as they unveiled WindSeeker. It will basically be a super-sized version of the old school amusement park swing rides. With a heig... Read More...
Check Me Out in Newsweek’s “The Scariest Summer” Joel August 4, 2011 Coaster Critic Updates 2 The Daily Beast/Newsweek Cover "The Scariest Summer" - New Theme Park Rides Debuting This Year In Newsweek's current issue, writer Chris Lee covers a handful of new attractions that debuted this year. They in... Read More...
Theme Park Hype is Live! Joel July 14, 2011 Coaster Critic Updates, Theme Park Website Spotlights 11 Theme Park Hype - Social Link & News Sharing for Theme Park Fans My new website Theme Park Hype has officially launched. If you've missed all of the hype that I've created around the project here's a synops... Read More...
Theme Park Hype Is Coming to a Browser Near You Joel June 24, 2011 Coaster Critic Updates, Theme Park Website Spotlights 9 Theme Park Hype - Social Link & News Sharing for Theme Park Fans Today I'm announcing the details of my new site, Theme Park Hype. When it launches next month it will be a social link sharing site (known as... Read More...
Mega Announcement Next Week! Joel June 17, 2011 Coaster Critic Updates 9 UPDATE - The announcement has been made. Read all about Theme Park Hype Next week, look out for a massive announcement that I'm going to share on the blog. Like I said back in my 5 Year post, my upcoming pro... Read More...
