Top 6 New Roller Coaster Classes Joel February 24, 2012 Editorials, Editorials and Rants, Issue 5, Lists, Theme Park Geekly 2 Last fall I joined thousands of other theme park fans as exciting new rides and roller coasters were announced one after another and also in large waves like Six Flags big announcement day. Our jaws dropped as ... Read More...
Fun With Roller Coaster Data Nick February 24, 2012 Editorials, Editorials and Rants, Issue 5, Theme Park Geekly 5 We're still in the off-season here in the Midwestern United States (though spring is thankfully right around the corner) and I have to keep myself entertained somehow. I wrote a post awhile ago on Coaster101 ab... Read More...
Cedar Fair’s 2012 Infrastructure Upgrades Matt February 24, 2012 Editorials, Editorials and Rants, Issue 5, Theme Park Geekly 2 Leviathan, Dinosaurs Alive, and a few Windseekers are the more thrilling additions coming to Cedar Fair parks across North America. 2012 will be a relatively quiet year for Cedar Fair parks, with Leviathan bein... Read More...
How to Handle the Off-Season Blues ThrillNetwork February 24, 2012 Editorials, Editorials and Rants, Issue 5, Theme Park Geekly 4 The winter blues have us all in a funk. Well, at least those of us who don’t live in a warm climate year round. Up here in Ohio, winter can be brutal and leave you feeling depressed and blah. From November to M... Read More...
The Themed Entertainment Association’s Thea Awards Kurt February 24, 2012 Editorials, Editorials and Rants, Issue 5, Theme Park Geekly It's that time of year again. Time to buy your wife a new dress, put on the tuxedo, rent the limousine, and head on over to…Disneyland! No, I'm not talking about the park, but rather the Disneyland Hotel. On Ma... Read More...
Ride Sims Game Review Trent February 24, 2012 Editorials, Editorials and Rants, Issue 5, Theme Park Geekly 2 Ride Sims is a new website created by Theme Park Nerd where you can be the operator of virtual rides. Moving people through the ride is a bit tricky sometimes because, in many of the simulations, you also cont... Read More...
Does Coaster Count Define You As An Enthusiast? ThrillNetwork December 22, 2011 Editorials, Editorials and Rants, Issue 4, Theme Park Geekly 5 Do your roller coaster and theme park counts define you as an enthusiast? Before the 2011 coaster season I had set two goals for myself. Those goals for me were to get to at least one new park and get to a tot... Read More...
Why Aren’t There More Parking Garages at Theme Parks? Kurt December 22, 2011 Editorials, Editorials and Rants, Issue 4, Theme Park Geekly 8 Parking garage or parking lot? When I moved my family to Southern California in 2005, we spent a lot of time at Disneyland, with a couple of side trips to Universal Studios Hollywood. At both locations, we alw... Read More...
Where Have All the Log Flumes Gone? Matt December 22, 2011 Editorials, Editorials and Rants, Issue 4, Theme Park Geekly 2 In the past decade, an unfortunate trend has begun in the amusement industry. Log rides have been a long time staple to many amusement parks, originating in the 1960’s with Arrow’s El Aserradero log ride at Si... Read More...
A First-Timer’s Adventures at IAAPA 2011 Rick December 22, 2011 Editorials, Editorials and Rants, Issue 4, Theme Park Geekly 1 IAAPA 2011: A World-Class Gathering of Peeps, Geeks, and Inflatables! This year, I attended IAAPA (which took place this November in Orlando at the Convention Center) with my girlfriend and co-owner of Theme P... Read More...
