Editorials and Rants

August 3, 2011 35 Comments

Reactions to Holiday World’s Mammoth & the Minivan Effect

Holiday World Announces World’s Longest Water Coaster for 2012 As Some Coaster Fans Groan Today, Holiday World announced Mammoth their

Theme Park News

July 22, 2011 17 Comments

Survey Markers for Carowinds Rumored 2012 Ride

Today Screamscape reported a survey marker sighting at Carowinds for a rumored 2012 ride near Intimidator, but no one had

Theme Park News

July 9, 2011 26 Comments

Man Dies on Darien Lake’s Ride of Steel Roller Coaster

There was sad news out of the Buffalo, New York area yesterday as an Iraq war veteran died while riding

(You)Reports

July 2, 2011 16 Comments

Takabisha at Fuji-Q Highland – Test Video

Takabisha is a new Euro-Fighter opening at Fuji-Q Highland in Yamanashi, Japan. This is the largest Gerstlauer coaster ever. It

Theme Park News

June 9, 2011 24 Comments

Six Flags America Removes Skull Mountain for 2012 Attraction

As I reported today on Gadling, Six Flags America (near Washington D.C.) is removing their unique Intamin water ride known

Roller Coaster News

May 2, 2011 4 Comments

Enthusiasts Mourn the Closing of the Dania Beach Hurricane

I remember landing for a connecting flight at the Ft. Lauderdale airport once. I looked out of the window and

(You)Reports

April 28, 2011 7 Comments

Bon Temps Theme Park Proposed for Louisiana

A reader submitted a story about a new proposed theme park for Louisiana. Developers are hoping to open Bon Temps

Theme Park News

April 6, 2011 11 Comments

Donate to Theme Park Change

CoasterRadio Launches a Charity for Theme Park Fans Mike Collins from the popular CoasterRadio podcast sent me some information about

(You)Reports

March 28, 2011 18 Comments

Intamin’s 12 Inversion Roller Coaster

It looks like Intamin has made a design for a roller coaster with 12 inversions. It appears to have some elements

(You)Reports

March 23, 2011 10 Comments

Kings Island’s New Dinosaurs Alive! Attraction

Other than Windseeker, Kings Island is opening their own version of Jurrassic Park in 2011! It will be all animatronic dinos