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Gimmicky Coasters: Strata Coasters

This is the premier post in a new series called Gimmicky Coasters, where I feature coasters that gain their popularity, based on gimmicks, and tricks. One of the most gimmicky coaster classes that com… more →

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An American Original

Brice Croskey wrote 6 months ago: An American Original: A Brief Thematic History of Kings Island and the Mythology of “The Beast … more →

Tags: King's Island, Themed Entertainment, hanna barbera land, Dinn Corporation, Diamondback, The Beast, Son Of Beast, Taft Broadcasting Company, John Allen

Gimmicky Coasters: Strata Coasters — 1 comment

Andrew wrote 7 months ago: This is the premier post in a new series called Gimmicky Coasters, where I feature coasters that gai … more →

Tags: Editorials, Launch, Strata Coaster, 400ft, Top Thrill Dragster, Kingda Ka, Gimmicky

Roller Coaster of the Day: Atlantis Adventure - Lotte World

MountainMadman wrote 7 months ago: Name: Atlantis Adventure Location: Lotte World, Seoul, South Korea Operating Year: 2003 – Present Bu … more →

Tags: roller coasters, roller coaster, South Korea, Seoul, Lotte World, Atlantis Adventure, Intamin AG, aquatrax

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - V2: Vertical Velocity

corkystclaire wrote 8 months ago: Above: A front seat POV on V2: Vertical Velocity at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA. Manu … more →

Tags: Steel, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, inverted, Twisted Impulse, 2001, intamin, inverted, Six Flag's Discovery Kingdom, Six Flags Marine World

Where roller coasters come from

Andrew wrote 8 months ago: Now, if you’re reading this post, there’s no doubt you love roller coasters. But, have y … more →

Tags: Coasterpolls, Editorials, BM, Bolliger and Mabillard, Maurer Söhne, Theme Park, vote, coaster, roller coaster

Compact Thrills

Andrew wrote 9 months ago: As theme parks develop, parks become more and more pressed for space. So, manufacturers are adapting … more →

Tags: Coasterpolls, vote, Poll, roller coaster, Six Flag's Discovery Kingdom, Superman: Ultimate Flight, compact thrills, SkyLoop, impulse coaster

Storm Runner — 2 comments

coasterguy wrote 10 months ago: Storm Runner is an Intamin rocket coaster at Hersheypark. It was the first rocket coaster to include … more →

Tags: Reviews, roller coaster, hersheypark, Storm Runner, Launched roller coaster, rocket coaster

Fahrenheit — 1 comment

coasterguy wrote 10 months ago: Fahrenheit is an Intamin coaster at Hersheypark. It was my first coaster with a vertical lift hill. … more →

Tags: Reviews, roller coaster, hersheypark, cobra roll, fahrenheit

Skyrush — 7 comments

coasterguy wrote 11 months ago: Skyrush is an Intamin megacoaster at Hersheypark. The ride opened this year to mixed reviews. Some p … more →

Tags: Reviews, roller coaster, hersheypark, SkyRush, Airtime, lift hill

Intamin's Prefab Woodies — 6 comments

coasterguy wrote 11 months ago: Since the beginning of roller coasters, woodies have been built on site. The pieces of track and sup … more →

Tags: features, roller coaster, El Toro, prefab, T Express, Balder, collosos

2012 Mega Coasters

Andrew wrote 11 months ago: Now that they’re all had the chance to open, I think it’s about time that we put 2012 … more →

Tags: Coasterpolls, BM, Bolliger and Mabillard, Theme Park, vote, SkyRush, Mega, Leviathan, 2012

UFO Adventures: The Tallest Free-fall Ride in Taiwan — 2 comments

Jan Shim wrote 1 year ago: The Caribbean Adventure water roller coaster ride in the picture below is back dropped by UFO Advent … more →

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Travel, Photography, Tourism, Taiwan, Attractions, Formosa Aboriginal Culture Village, UFO Adventures, tallest free-fall ride

Best Intamin Launch CoasterPoll — 2 comments

Andrew wrote 1 year ago: Intamin LSM Launch coasters have been around for a bit, but the newest generation of LIMs has create … more →

Tags: Coasterpolls, Theme Park, vote, Poll, Fun, roller coaster, Maverick, iSpeed, Cheetah hunt

Best "Top Coaster"

Andrew wrote 1 year ago: The GTA Top Four Steel Coasters are made up of Millennium Force, Bizarro, (SFNE,) and two B&M Hy … more →

Tags: Coasterpolls, BM, Bolliger and Mabillard, vote, Poll, coaster, Bizarro, Goliath, best

The Most Intense Short Coasters — 4 comments

coasterguy wrote 1 year ago: There are long coasters that are intense, some that come to mind are rides like Millennium Force and … more →

Tags: features, roller coaster, Mr. Freeze, Top Thrill Dragster, Roller coaster elements, Shuttle Loop, Kingda Ka

Best Intamin Mega CoasterPoll

Andrew wrote 1 year ago: With Skyrush making it’s debut next year, there will be another Intamin Mega Coaster fighting … more →

Tags: Coasterpolls, vote, Poll, coaster, ROLLER, Theme, park, Bizarro, expedition geforce

What should the next CoasterPoll be?

Andrew wrote 1 year ago: Lots has been going on this week, and I think it’s about time for another CoasterPoll, but ins … more →

Tags: Coasterpolls, BM, vote, Poll, coaster, ROLLER, maufacturer, Theme, park

Best Vertical Drop Coaster Manufacturer

Andrew wrote 1 year ago: From 96ft to 418ft, 90 degrees to 121 degrees. Vertical drop coasters are all different. From layout … more →

Tags: Coasterpolls, Vertical, Farenheit, BM, Bolliger and Mabillard, Griffon, Oblivion, Shiekra, Krake

The 5 Best Ride Manufacturers

coasterguy wrote 1 year ago: For this post I will be listing my top 5 favorite ride manufacturers. In descending order: 5: Gravit … more →

Tags: features, roller coaster, Gerstlauer, Bolliger, s and s power, Gravity Group


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