Coming in 2020: Kodiak Canyon the Multi-Path Roller Coaster Joel January 11, 2014 Theme Park Fun 2 Kodiak Canyon: Roller Coasters Meet "Choose Your Own Adventure" Theme Park Tourist asked me what theme park rides might look like in the future. I remembered that I wrote about some ride futuristic ride conce... Read More...
Check Out These Christmas-Themed Amusement Parks & Rides Joel December 25, 2013 Theme Park Fun 1 Here's a quick tour of some Christmas-themed amusement parks. This is by no means an exhaustive list and was mostly just compiled by searching the Roller Coaster Database for "Christmas" and "Santa". It's proba... Read More...
The Loop Gap Roller Coaster: YouTube Geek Week Commercial Joel August 10, 2013 Pop Culture, Theme Park Fun 9 I was at a wedding recently and people were asking me about two things. The Texas Giant accident and the roller coaster with a gap in its loop from the YouTube commercial running on TV. In case you missed it, Y... Read More...
Insane Coaster Wars World Domination Teaser & Name That Coaster! Joel June 2, 2013 Pop Culture, Theme Park Fun 8 Season 2 of Insane Coaster Wars: World Domination This time it's international. Insane Coaster Wars is returning to The Travel Channel and this year, their really hitting the road. Or should I say the skies? Fo... 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...
Mascots & Logos Battled It Out in Coaster101's Attraction Awards Joel April 20, 2013 Theme Park Fun 3 Coaster101 recently posted the results of their 2013 Attraction Awards. The categories were refreshingly different covering topics like amusement park Twitter accounts, logos, mascots, and more. While the resul... 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...
Your First Roller Coaster Ride Joel February 28, 2009 Best Of, Coaster Questions, Theme Park Fun 56 Tomorrow it will be March, the month when theme parks across the country kick off their seasons. In honor of the start of the season I thought it'd be fun for everyone to share their first roller coaster ride. ... Read More...
