Real Rides & Roller Coasters of Katy Perry’s Chained to the Rhythm Joel February 25, 2017 Pop Culture 8 This week pop star Katy Perry released the music video for her new single, "Chained to the Rhythm" featuring Skip Marley. It features a 1950's-inspired futuristic theme park and some great special effects. The ... Read More...
UPDATED – From Dreams to Screams Documentary: Fury 325 at Carowinds Joel August 16, 2015 Roller Coaster Videos 2 Devin Olson, creator of Coaster-Net has created another From Dreams to Screams documentary. A few years ago, I was blown away by his work on an excellent Outlaw Run documentary. This time Olson focused on the ... Read More...
2013 Theme Park Year in Review Joel December 22, 2013 Theme Park News 6 Here's a wrap up of 2013 including the state of roller coasters and some of the biggest news stories of the year. The Year of the Wooden Coaster Comeback If 2012 was the year of the wing roller coasters, then... 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...
Hobbit-Themed Area Could be Coming to Islands of Adventure Joel January 5, 2013 Theme Park News 17 I came across an interesting rumor on Screamscape recently. Apparently there may be plans for a Hobbit-themed area at Islands of Adventure. And according to this article, Universal even used the success of the ... Read More...
Abandoned Freestyle/Hard Rock Amusement Park on NBC’s Revolution Joel October 19, 2012 Editorials and Rants 6 People are fascinated by abandoned amusement parks. It must be the juxtaposition of a normally happy place looking sad, abandoned and creepy. One of the most recently abandoned parks in the country was the bac... 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...
Insane Coaster Wars Coming to the Travel Channel Joel May 5, 2012 (You)Reports, Coaster Critic Updates, Theme Park News 11 Insane Coaster Wars to Debut this Summer on the Travel Channel Summer is almost here, so we can expect to see more theme parks on cable TV again. This year, the Travel Channel is debuting Insane Coaster Wars. T... Read More...
Harry Potter & The Forbidden Journey Review Joel May 1, 2012 Ride Reviews, Theme Park Reviews 10 On my recent trip to Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure, my family's focus was on Seuss Landing. My oldest daughter is a Dr. Seuss fan and loves The Cat in the Hat TV show. We enjoyed rides like the Caro-... Read More...
