Review: GaleForce Bobbie November 3, 2020 News, Roller Coaster Reviews OVERVIEW Boardwalk roller coasters, such as Thunderbolt at Luna Park, can be a treat and GaleForce is no exception. Located at Playland’s Castaway Cove in Ocean City, NJ, it’s a multiple launch steel coaster ... Read More...
Rumored Coasters and USA Park Plans for 2020 Eric April 24, 2019 News, Theme Park News 1 With the current thrill ride season already underway for many parks in the lower half of the US, it's time to look ahead to next year. Quite a few places are receiving major developments, and in some cases tho... Read More...
Volcano: The Blast Coaster to be removed from Kings Dominion Bobbie February 10, 2019 News 3 Kings Dominion has announced the imminent departure of Volcano:The Blast Coaster. The link to the official statement from the park is as follows:https://www.kingsdominion.com/blog/2019/park-update Photo by... Read More...
“West Coast Racers” Coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2019 Jon August 30, 2018 News, Roller Coaster News 5 Six Flags Magic Mountain has announced the latest record-breaking coaster to add to their collection! West Coast Racers--which will give Magic Mountain the distinction of being the first park with 20 roller coa... Read More...
Project 412 Revealed: 9 Inversion S&S Coaster Coming to Kennywood in 2019 Jon July 19, 2018 News, Roller Coaster News 6 Kennywood's 'Project 412' teasing game has come to a conclusion with the unveiling of their new for 2019 attraction -- a massive and record-breaking coaster from S&S Worldwide. The coaster, dubbed 'The Stee... Read More...
Great American Scream Machine To Run Backwards Bobbie February 13, 2018 News 1 Yesterday Six Flags Over Georgia announced that their classic wooden coaster, The Great American Scream Machine, will run backwards as of March 10. It will be a limited run. A national landmark, the coaster p... Read More...
Showdown: New Texas Giant vs. Wicked Cyclone Bobbie February 2, 2018 News 2 Overview What these two have in common is that they’re former wooden coasters transformed into steel/hybrid coasters featuring modifications to the layout while retaining a wooden structure by RMC (Rocky Mou... Read More...
Skyrush: But What About The Restraints? Bobbie October 17, 2017 Editorials and Rants, News 12 Celestial Coaster As celestial a coaster as Intamin has ever produced, Skyrush holds the number 2 position on my list of the 10 most intense coasters I’ve ridden. (See my post of July 7, 2017). Riders star... Read More...
Twisted Cylcone Coming to Six Flags Over Georgia Joel August 31, 2017 News, Roller Coaster News 3 Six Flags Over Georgia just announced Twisted Cyclone, a new roller coaster for 2018. The new attraction will replace the park's wooden roller coaster, Georgia Cyclone. Rather than a full demolition or removal ... Read More...
RailBlazer Roller Coaster Coming to California’s Great America Joel August 17, 2017 News, Roller Coaster News 2 Yesterday, California's Great America (Santa Clara, CA) announced their new 2018 roller coaster in RailBlazer. It'll be a very rare single rail roller coaster with a 90-degree drop and three loops (dive loop, c... Read More...