Roller Coaster Tycoon Movie On the Way Joel May 20, 2010 Editorials and Rants, Pop Culture 22 This news is just big enough for me to briefly pause my hiatus. Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to make a Roller Coaster Tycoon movie. More from Reuters: Sony Pictures Animation has pre-emptively picked ... Read More...
Kennywood Couldn’t Save Adventureland Movie Joel April 20, 2010 Editorials and Rants, Pop Culture 17 When I saw trailers for Adventureland last year I was interested as soon as I saw that it was filmed at Kennywood. The amusement park in the movie is referred to by the fictional name "Adventureland", but long ... Read More...
Harry Potter’s Wizarding World & Forbidden Journey Update Joel April 14, 2010 Pop Culture, Theme Park News 14 Universal has been promoting the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter like crazy. A few months ago there was the augmented reality map that went out in an issue of a USA Today. I thought it was the coolest marke... Read More...
The Best Roller Coaster Commercial Ever Joel March 23, 2010 Pop Culture 10 Recently, I stumbled across what may be... No, what IS the best commercial featuring a roller coaster ever. If you're a roller coaster fanatic like myself then you likely imagine how a roller coaster would look... Read More...
Thirteen’s Creepy Blipvert TV Ads Joel March 11, 2010 Pop Culture, Roller Coaster News, Theme Park News 24 Alton Towers has the hype machine going at full speed as the opening for their much anticipated new roller coaster draws near. Not much is known about Thirteen other than that it's supposed to be so scary that ... Read More...
Spongebob vs Snoopy – What’s Your Take? Joel October 22, 2009 Pop Culture, Theme Park News 47 Several Cedar Fair Theme Parks Are Switching from Nickelodeon to Peanuts Themed Areas in 2010 In 2010, the former Paramount Parks now run by Cedar Fair, will be getting re-branded kids areas and attractions. Ca... Read More...
Wild Adventures Stars in Zombieland & 2010 Plans Joel October 10, 2009 Pop Culture, Roller Coaster News, Theme Park News 3 Wild Adventures 2010 Roller Coaster & Plans Recently, Wild Adventures announced their plans for 2010 which include 3 new rides. Wild Adventures will be recieving Scrambler, a flying scooter attraction, and... Read More...
BrainRush: Game Show on a Roller Coaster Joel June 28, 2009 Pop Culture, Theme Park News 15 BrainRush: Game Show on a Roller Coaster This Summer on Cartoon Network you can watch unsuspecting park guests get thrown into an impromptu game show while riding a roller coaster. The concept is a lot like Dis... Read More...
Questionable Alltel Roller Coaster Commercial Joel March 23, 2009 Pop Culture, Theme Park News 29 Alltel might want to rethink their new commercial. It features the typical cell phone using family struggling with their current cell phone plan. This time the poor customers are waiting under a roller coaster ... Read More...
Saw Ride Opens at Thorpe Park Joel March 17, 2009 Pop Culture, Roller Coaster News 7 Brits Brace for a Horrifically Steep New Roller Coaster SAW - The Ride opened at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England last week. It opened appropriately on Friday the 13th. Apparently, the country is in quite a buzz.... Read More...
