Will Great America's Racing Wooden Coaster Get a Steel Upgrade? Joel August 7, 2013 Coaster Questions 14 Will Six Flags Great America's 2014 Attraction Involve a Rocky Mountain Conversion I came across a really interesting rumor for Six Flags Great America's next new ride. According to Screamscape, there's a rumor... Read More...
Backyard Roller Coasters – What Would You Build? Joel May 22, 2013 Coaster Questions, Theme Park Fun 15 It's been a while since I've written about backyard roller coasters. There are tons of videos of short, incomplete home-made rides on YouTube, but I'm most impressed by the few rides that complete a full circui... Read More...
What's Your Most Wanted Theme Park? Joel April 25, 2013 Coaster Questions 41 Which Theme Park Do You Want to Visit the Most? Is there a theme park that you've been wanting to visit for years, but still haven't made it to? For me, there are a pair of European parks that I've been eyeing ... Read More...
What's Your Favorite Non-Roller Coaster Ride? Joel April 16, 2013 Coaster Questions, Theme Park Fun 43 This might seem like an unusual topic for an edition of Coaster Questions, but I probably don't give flat rides and other non-roller coasters enough attention. Let's face it, a theme park that had nothing but r... Read More...
What’s Your First Ride of 2013 Going to Be? Joel March 17, 2013 Coaster Questions 30 There it is. You've been waiting all winter for this. An empty seat. Your seat. To kick off another year of theme park riding. For many of us, it's been a long cold winter, but the beautiful sound of a chain ... Read More...
2013 Theme Park Trips – Where Are You Going? Joel February 1, 2013 Coaster Questions 47 The 2013 theme park season is almost here. I'm sure that many of you already have plans. Or you're starting to draw red circles around theme parks on your huge wall map of the U.S. Or maybe that's just me? Jus... Read More...
Have You Ever Been Hit By Something on a Roller Coaster? Joel November 26, 2012 Coaster Questions 33 This might sound like a strange edition of Coaster Questions, but after some comments I read about evening rides on Millennium Force, it's not as weird as you may think. Leave it to the Pros & Those with Perm... Read More...
What Are Your Favorite Theme Park Websites? Joel November 6, 2012 Coaster Questions, Theme Park Website Spotlights 18 For this addition of Coaster Questions, I thought I'd ask which theme park websites are your favorite. Below, I'll list the sites that I frequent most often (in no particular order). There are a lot of good sit... Read More...
What Are the Best & Worst Defunct Amusement Parks? Joel October 21, 2012 Coaster Questions, Defunct Roller Coasters 22 A while back I asked you about your worst defunct and best defunct coasters were. A reader suggested a similar post about defunct amusement parks. And after my last post about Freestyle Music Park appearing on ... Read More...
Halloween-Themed Events: Gory Goodness or Gone Too Far Joel October 4, 2012 Coaster Questions 16 It's October and amusement parks across the country have been transformed into spooky night time playgrounds. From the Center for Disease Control's Zombie Preparedness 101 to zombies riding Six Flags America's ... Read More...
