Interviews

December 28, 2011 13 Comments

A Question for The Gravity Group

Upcoming Interview with The Gravity Group The Gravity Group has been kind enough to agree to an interview for Theme

Roller Coaster News

December 24, 2011 11 Comments

Rocky Mountain Coasters to Build 2 New Roller Coasters

As I was working on the latest issue of Theme Park Geekly (Issue 4 is live by the way, check

Roller Coaster News

December 7, 2011 11 Comments

PortAventura’s Shambhala to be Europe’s Tallest Roller Coaster

Europe’s Tallest Roller Coaster to Open at PortAventura in 2012 PortAventura Park (An hour from Barcelona, Spain) is already home

Roller Coaster News

November 10, 2011 5 Comments

Wild Eagle Videos Released

We can now take a virtual ride on Dollywood’s highly-anticipated wing rider coaster, Wild Eagle. Last week, the park released

Coaster Critic Updates

November 2, 2011 3 Comments

Six Flags Engineer & New Texas Giant Creator Featured in Wall Street Journal

Six Flags Chief Engineer, Larry Chickola was recently featured in an article on the Wall Street Journal’s website. The article

Roller Coaster News

October 14, 2011 17 Comments

Verbolten’s Freefall Drop Track Revealed?

It’s Goin’ Down! – Verbolten Construction Photo Reveals Freefall Drop Track One of the elements inside Verbolten’s mysterious ‘event building’

Roller Coaster News

October 7, 2011 7 Comments

Wild Eagle Construction Photos | Dollywood’s 2012 Roller Coaster

Long time reader Judy, sent in a few shots from here recent trip to Dollywood. Specifically, they’re construction photos of

Roller Coaster News

October 6, 2011 24 Comments

Golden Ticket Awards – My Take on the Top Steel Coasters

Golden Ticket Awards – Top Steel Roller Coasters of 2011 In 2010, I noted that Bizarro was bumped out of

Roller Coaster News

October 4, 2011 23 Comments

Golden Ticket Awards – My Take on the Top Wooden Coasters

The 2011 Golden Ticket Awards were announced recently. The awards are based on votes received by Amusement Today. There are awards given

Roller Coaster News

September 17, 2011 20 Comments

Verbolten Announced for Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s 2012 Roller Coaster – Verbolten: Brave the Black Forest Today, Busch Gardens Williamsburg officially announced their highly anticipated