Superman Ride of Steel Continues Dominance, Top Coaster in Mitch’s PollNot a lot of surprises at the very top of Mitch Hawker’s 2007 Steel Roller Coaster Poll. For the seventh year in a row Superman at Six Flags New England and Expedition GeForce at topped the poll. The rest of the top coasters shifted around a bit, except for the controversial inclusion of Everland’s Eagle̵...

Now that 2007’s in the history books, let’s take a look back at the biggest stories of the year. Six Flags Sold Seven ParksIn an attempt to reduce debt, Daniel Snyder (Washington Redskins owner and Chairman of the board at Six Flags) sold seven Six Flags theme parks. The seven parks were: Darien Lake (Buffalo, NY), Elitch Gardens (Denver, CO), Frontier City and White Water Bay (Oklahom...

New Coaster FahrenheitWill Heat Up Hersheypark in 2008The details of Hershey’s new roller coaster have been released. It will be called Fahrenheit. It’s claim to fame will be a 97-degree drop which is beyond straight down. Way to upstage Griffon, Hershey! Fahrenheit FeaturesFahrenheit will have a straight up, 90-degree lift. Followed by an ultra-steep, record setting 97-degree drop whi...

Maverick Survives Heart SurgeryCedar Point’s blog OnPoint! has reported that Maverick is finally open. The opening was delayed due to modifications that needed to be made to the track. Now it’s clear that one of the inversions was removed, much to the disappointment of enthusiasts. The heartline roll was replaced with an s-curve section of track. In my opinion the heartline roll appear...

Cedar Point Delays Maverick’s OpeningSad news came out of Sandusky this week for all of those CP Fanatics. Maverick, the park’s 17th rollercoaster won’t be opening on time. Based on the test runs, the ride’s designers have decided that three sections of steel track need to be replaced. As a result, Maverick’s opening has been pushed back to early June. Thousands of en...

The Most Anticipated Roller Coasters of 20072006 was all about Voyage and Expedition Everest, although later on El Toro and Goliath (Six Flags Over Georgia) got some attention too. This Thurday, I’m counting down the most anticipated coasters of the Class of 2007. 3 – Mystery Mine at DollywoodDolly’s new steel looper will help to solidify Dollywood as a must visit destination fo...

Magic Mountain to Lose Two From Its Mega LineupTwo roller coasters are scheduled to be removed from Six Flags Magic Mountain. Both Psyclone (a wooden coaster replica of the famous Coney Island Cyclone) and Flashback (the last remaining Intamin Space Diver) will both be dismantled in the coming weeks. Neither of these removals should come as a complete shock to coaster enthusiasts. RCDB reports tha...