Joel | The Coaster Critic's Blog

April 20, 2013 2 Comments

Mascots & Logos Battled It Out in Coaster101′s Attraction Awards

Coaster101 recently posted the results of their 2013 Attraction Awards. The categories were refreshingly different covering topics like amusement park

Coaster Critic Updates

April 19, 2013 12 Comments

Worlds of Fun & Silver Dollar City Trip

Soon, I’ll be heading out to Missouri for my next theme park trip. I’ve got my sights set on Worlds

Coaster Questions

April 16, 2013 31 Comments

What’s Your Favorite Non-Roller Coaster Ride?

This might seem like an unusual topic for an edition of Coaster Questions, but I probably don’t give flat rides

Roller Coaster Reviews

Ninja - Six Flags St Louis - Roller Coaster - Helix

April 14, 2013 6 Comments

Ninja at Six Flags St. Louis

Ninja is a steel looping roller coaster that opened in 1989 at Six Flags St. Louis. I was hoping that

Roller Coaster News

Cedar Point GateKeeper Video - 2013 New Wing Roller Coaster

April 11, 2013 9 Comments

Video – GateKeeper Takes Flight Above Cedar Point

Cedar Point’s GateKeeper is now taking test flights. Cedar Point posted a video that includes footage of the new wing

Trip Reports

April 6, 2013 0 Comments

Dinosaurs Alive! at Carowinds | Media Day

Carowinds Opens Dinosaurs Alive! Last week, Carowinds opened their new attraction for 2013, Dinosaurs Alive!. It’s a new section within the

News

April 5, 2013 5 Comments

The Smiler’s Coming Alton Towers

Alton Towers is at it again. The UK park based in Staffordshire, England is about to unleash another “secret weapon”

Roller Coaster Reviews

March 26, 2013 6 Comments

Early Outlaw Run Reviews

Silver Dollar City opened Outlaw Run opened recently and some early reviews are popping up all over the web. I’ve

New Roller Coaster Lists

March 24, 2013 17 Comments

Top 8 New Roller Coasters of 2013 – Part 2

5th Annual List of the Most Anticipated New Roller Coasters of the Year Here’s the conclusion of this year’s top

New Roller Coaster Lists

Gold Striker Coming to California's Great America

March 20, 2013 8 Comments

Top 8 New Roller Coasters of 2013 – Part 1

5th Annual List of the Most Anticipated New Roller Coasters of the Year Each year I rank the new roller

Mascots & Logos Battled It Out in Coaster101′s Attraction Awards

Worlds of Fun & Silver Dollar City Trip

What’s Your Favorite Non-Roller Coaster Ride?

Ninja at Six Flags St. Louis

Video – GateKeeper Takes Flight Above Cedar Point

Dinosaurs Alive! at Carowinds | Media Day

The Smiler’s Coming Alton Towers

Early Outlaw Run Reviews

Top 8 New Roller Coasters of 2013 – Part 2

Top 8 New Roller Coasters of 2013 – Part 1

Early Reviews of GateKeeper at Cedar Point

Wealthy Hire Disabled to Skip Lines at Disney Worl ...

Fox Business Interview, Study on Childhood Injurie ...

Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City | Full Review

Prowler at Worlds of Fun | Roller Coaster Review

Thanks. I was wondering if they were going to go t ...

Thanks for the kinds words. I didn't have much tim ...

Thanks Marco. I'm glad that I didn't seem as nervo ...

Good points CoDAce. I think the smaller rides are ...

That's the park that had that crazy water slide wi ...