Augmented Reality Preview of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Joel January 21, 2010 Theme Park News 8 Augmented Reality Preview of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter USA Today & Universal have teamed up to provide a pretty interesting preview of the highly anticipated Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Set t... Read More...
Dueling Dragons – Fire Dragon | Coaster Reviews Joel November 1, 2009 Inverted Coasters, Roller Coaster Reviews, Steel Roller Coaster Reviews 5 Dueling Dragons | Fire Dragon @ Islands of Adventure The Dueling Dragons is a popular dueling roller coaster at Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. It consists of a red (Fire) track and a blue (Ice) track... Read More...
Dueling Dragons – Ice Dragon | Coaster Reviews Joel October 25, 2009 Inverted Coasters, Roller Coaster Reviews, Steel Roller Coaster Reviews 10 Dueling Dragons | Ice Dragon @ Islands of Adventure The Dueling Dragons is a popular dueling roller coaster at Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. It consists of a red (Fire) track and a blue (Ice) track.... Read More...
The Disney-Marvel Purchase & Islands of Adventure Joel September 1, 2009 Theme Park News 19 Will Spidey Be Climbing Disney's Castle? Are the Heroes Leaving IOA? File this one under: "No one saw it coming". Yesterday, Disney announced that they were planning to buy Marvel for $4 billion. In case you're... Read More...
Robocoaster Coming to Harry Potter’s Wizarding World Joel July 11, 2009 Roller Coaster News, Theme Park News 18 Next year, Universal Studios Islands of Adventure is set to open The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It's taking over a portion of the Lost Continent section of the park as well as a plot of land that was prev... Read More...
SeaWorld & Universal Orlando Trip Joel May 16, 2009 Trip Reports 1 Next week I'm headed down to Orlando for SeaWorld's grand opening of Manta. It's been open for over a week, but the Media Day will include the 'Manta Cam'. It will basically be a personal camera pointed at me w... Read More...
Incredible Hulk Coaster @ Islands of Adventure Joel February 19, 2008 Roller Coaster Reviews, Steel Roller Coaster Reviews 24 Islands of Adventure's Hulk Coaster is IncredibleIslands of Adventure's Incredible Hulk is one of the best looking coasters you'll find anywhere. The twisted mess of bright green track is built partially over t... Read More...
Harry Potter’s Magic is Coming to Islands of Adventure Joel June 10, 2007 Theme Park News Harry Potter Attraction Planned for Universal's Islands of AdventureWarner Brothers and Universal will be teaming up for a new Harry Potter attraction at Orlando's Universal Islands of Adventure. It has been de... Read More...
Top 3 Inverted Coasters Joel October 26, 2006 Top 3 Thursdays 11 The Best Inverted CoastersFor my final Top 3 Thursday of the '06 season I'll be counting down the best inverted coasters. Over the past decade these looping steel creations have found a permanent place in the ... Read More...
Top 3 Coaster Movie Appearences Joel October 12, 2006 Pop Culture, Top 3 Thursdays Roller Coasters in HollywoodThis Thursday I'm counting down my top three coaster movie appearances. Coincidently, all three happen to be in horror/thrillers. A few honorable mentions go to: Fatal Attraction, Bi... Read More...
