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Son of Beast Deconstruction - Kings Island
November 24, 2012 25 Comments

Poll – Kings Island’s Next Roller Coaster Should Be…

Now that the final piece of Son of Beast has been removed, more than ever, Kings Island fans must be

Coaster Questions
Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans Feature
October 21, 2012 18 Comments

What Are the Best & Worst Defunct Amusement Parks?

A while back I asked you about your worst defunct and best defunct coasters were. A reader suggested a similar

Coasterology
Loop-the-Loop - Coney Island
August 16, 2012 13 Comments

Happy Roller Coaster Day 2012

It’s August 16th, National Roller Coaster Day. On this day 114 years ago, Edwin Prescott patented a looping roller coaster,

Defunct Roller Coasters
Zydeco Scream - Six Flags New Orleans
November 12, 2010 23 Comments

Creepy Images & Video of Six Flags New Orleans | Abandoned Amusement Parks

Six Flags New Orleans | Abandoned Amusement Parks It’s always sad to see abandoned amusement parks. And other times it’s

Defunct Roller Coasters
A Good Cry Might Help
August 11, 2010 43 Comments

5 Most Missed Defunct Roller Coasters

I hope that you have some tissues nearby. This post could be a real tear jerker if you’re still missing

Defunct Roller Coasters
February 12, 2010 16 Comments

Nara Dreamland | Abandoned Amusement Parks

Nara Dreamland: Former Disneyland Knock-Off, Now Creepy Abandoned Amusement Park As I was doing research for The Final Project! (insert

Defunct Roller Coasters
February 4, 2010 17 Comments

Six Flags Closes Kentucky Kingdom

Six Flags announced today that they will close their Louisville, Kentucky park known as Kentucky Kingdom due to a disagreement

Defunct Roller Coasters
January 2, 2010 6 Comments

Roller Coaster Museum Comes to Texas

Plainview, Texas is Home to the Roller Coaster Museum On a recent edition of the Season Pass Podcast I learned

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Proposed Fish Hook Roller Coaster on the Las Vegas Stratosphere
November 14, 2009 26 Comments

Arrow’s 700-Foot-Tall Fish-Hook Roller Coaster

Arrow’s 700-Foot-Tall Fish-Hook Roller Coaster I was recently contacted by a television production company doing research on roller coasters. They

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R.I.P. - Big Bad Wolf Logo
September 8, 2009 44 Comments

Big Bad Wolf: A Legend Reaches Its Expiration Date

More Insight Into Big Bad Wolf’s Closing: “Service Life” Defined Yesterday, the Big Bad Wolf made its final run. While

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