Our Most Unusual Roller Coaster Experiences Joel April 1, 2018 Editorials 3 With hundreds of roller coaster rides under our collective belts, we thought it'd be fun to share our most unusual roller coaster experiences. We figured since we've visited as many parks and strapped in to rid... Read More...
Defunct Coasters We Wish We Could Have Ridden Joel December 1, 2017 Defunct Roller Coasters 5 Defunct Roller Coasters That Were Gone Too Soon Over the years there have been some great-looking roller coasters that we just never got a chance to ride. Some of them have become legendary within the coaster ... Read More...
CoasterCritics’ Picks: Our 15 Worst Roller Coaster Experiences Joel November 22, 2017 Coaster Critics Picks 15 Our Most Regrettable Roller Coaster Experiences Like other hobbies, riding roller coasters has its mountaintop experiences. Those unforgettable, glorious, mind-blowing rides that make other rides pale in compa... Read More...
What’s the Best Defunct Coaster You’ve Ridden? Joel August 23, 2012 Coaster Questions, Editorials and Rants 26 Roller coasters like Wildcat, Disaster Transport, and Son of Beast will be or have already given their final rides this year. With all of these roller coasters retiring in 2012, it got me thinking about the bes... Read More...
What Roller Coaster Would You Ride in a Coaster Marathon? Joel August 7, 2012 Coaster Questions, Editorials and Rants 56 While I make it a goal to try to ride new roller coasters as much as possible, there are other enthusiasts that pride themselves in having 100 or even 1,000 rides on a single roller coaster. Last month, Kings I... Read More...
Top 3 All-Time Favorite Roller Coaster Rides Joel July 7, 2011 Top 3 Thursdays 25 Reader DC suggested I write the antithesis of Top 3 Worst Roller Coaster Experiences, my all-time favorite roller coaster rides. I've ridden over 200 roller coasters and had probably over a thousand actual ride... Read More...
Roller Coaster For Sale: Still No Buyers for the Big Dipper Joel July 16, 2010 Roller Coaster News, Theme Park News 24 Big Dipper is the sole survivor of the now defunct Geauga Lake Amusement Park in North Eastern Ohio. In 2007, Cedar Fair closed the amusement park while keeping the adjacent water park, Wildwater Kingdom, open.... Read More...
Top 3 Smoothest Wooden Roller Coasters Joel November 6, 2009 Top 3 Thursdays 15 Top 3 Thursdays is back by popular demand! Everyone knows that wooden roller coasters have a reputation of throwing riders around like rag dolls. But what about those few exceptions. Wooden roller coasters th... Read More...
Kings Dominion’s Two New Rides for 2009 Joel January 12, 2009 Theme Park News 10 Kings Dominion Gets Two New Flat Rides for 2009 Last year, Kings Dominion received the B&M floorless coaster Dominator from the defunct Ohio park Geauga Lake. Now, Kings Dominion will get two new-ish flat ... Read More...
Boomerang Coaster Coming to Carowinds Joel July 6, 2008 Uncategorized 6 Relocated Boomerang Coaster Coming to Carowinds in 2009ScreamScape has pretty much confirmed the rumors that Carowinds will be getting a relocated Vekoma Boomerng next year. The coaster is shuttle coaster that ... Read More...
