Review: Wicker Man at Alton Towers Bobbie May 31, 2018 Roller Coaster Reviews, Wooden Roller Coaster Reviews 1 Overview Opened in March of 2018, Wicker Man is the first wooden coaster to be built in the UK in 21 years and the first ever wooden coaster to be built at Alton Towers. When SW8 (projects at Alton Towers a... Read More...
Alton Towers Announces Wicker Man Wooden Coaster Bobbie January 11, 2018 Roller Coaster News 1 It’s now official. Alton Towers has announced that their project named Secret Weapon 8 will be Wicker Man, a new ride from GCI (Great Coasters International) and the first wooden coaster to be built in the UK i... Read More...
Review: Lightning Racer at Hersheypark Jon January 5, 2018 Roller Coaster Reviews, Wooden Roller Coaster Reviews 3 When the new millennium rolled around, it seemed everyone was trying to capitalize on the big event. Hersheypark joined the fray by opening Lightning Racer. It's no Millennium Force, but this wooden dueling and... Read More...
Review: American Thunder at Six Flags St. Louis Jon December 30, 2017 Roller Coaster Reviews, Wooden Roller Coaster Reviews 4 American Thunder at Six Flags St. Louis is a Great Coasters International woodie that I feel flies under the radar for many enthusiasts. Originally, it opened back in 2008 as "Evel Knievel" after the American d... Read More...
9Excellent Review: Mystic Timbers at Kings Island John August 7, 2017 Roller Coaster Reviews, Wooden Roller Coaster Reviews 3 Mystic Timbers was my first modern wooden roller coaster. Prior to that, the most recently built wooden coaster I’d ridden was Cedar Point’s Mean Streak which, I can attest to, was never a great ride even when ... Read More...
Kings Island Trip Report & Future Speculation John August 2, 2017 Trip Reports 4 Visiting Kings Island had been a bucket list item of mine for many years. I can’t say whether it was effective advertising that I’d absorbed watching Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoons or whether it was du... Read More...
Should Hersheypark’s Wildcat Get an RMC Redesign? Jon May 16, 2017 Editorials, Editorials and Rants 12 Last year, the Wildcat at Hersheypark thrilled riders for its 20th season. Once the anchor attraction of the Midway America section of the park (yes, you read that correctly: it was an anchor), the very first w... Read More...
Top 9 New Roller Coasters for 2017 – Part 2 Joel March 31, 2017 New Roller Coaster Lists 3 Here are my top picks for the best new roller coasters opening in 2017. As I stated in Part 1, I decided to focus on North America. Again, let us know how you'd rank them in the comments. 5 - GaleForce at Play... Read More...
Mystic Timbers is Kings Island’s Mysterious New Roller Coaster Joel February 4, 2017 Roller Coaster News 4 Mystic Timbers Opening at Kings Island in 2017 This Spring, Kings Island will be opening a new roller coaster called Mystic Timbers. It'll be the park's 15th roller coaster and 4th wooden roller coaster. Mysti... Read More...
InvadR Roller Coaster Coming to Busch Gardens Joel February 3, 2017 Roller Coaster News 4 InvadR Opening in 2017 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg This Spring, Busch Gardens Williamsburg will be opening a new roller coaster called InvadR. It'll be the park's first ever wooden roller coaster. Guests wil... Read More...
