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• MSNBC’s 10 Gut-Churning Attractions

  Written by The Coaster Critic 2 Comments
  Last Updated: July 26, 2010
  

  MSNBC.com’s 10 Gut-Churning Attractions – Amusement Park Rides For the Emetically Immune Recently, I was interviewed by MSNBC.com for an article about extreme thrill rides and roller coasters. I came up with a list, but the writer only chose a few of them. He also chose a few rides from Robb Alvey of Theme Park Review and Robert Niles of Theme Park Insider That’s some great comp...

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• Space Mountain @ Disney World | Roller Coaster Reviews

  Written by The Coaster Critic 14 Comments
  Last Updated: June 6, 2010
  

  Aric Davis is a working writer, body piercer, and the author of From Ashes Rise. He rarely updates his website, www.aricdavis.com, but plans to someday. When not writing, Aric can be found riding rollercoasters, playing hockey, listening to punk rock and knocking holes in people. If you’re at a park in the Midwest and see a guy covered in tattoos with really big ear piercings, it’s pro...

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• Top 3 Amusement Park Resorts

  Written by The Coaster Critic 3 Comments
  Last Updated: June 3, 2010
  

  This Thursday I’m going to take a look at the best amusement park resorts in the U.S. I’ve been to quite a few parks over the years, but I’ve only stayed a one resort; Walt Disney World when I was 8. So, how could I do a top 3 list? I can’t, but the travel experts over at the Hospitality Management Schools Blog can. They recently sent me their list of the 10 Best Amusement ...

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• California Screamin’ @ Disney’s California Adventure | Coaster Reviews

  Written by The Coaster Critic 9 Comments
  Last Updated: May 24, 2010
  

  Jacob Sundstrom is the chief editor of Coasterdom, a theme park blog site that specializes in editorials from his unique perspective. When Jacob is not writing about theme parks and roller coasters, he can be found sipping kahlua on the beach, studying for a test, or watching a baseball game. You drift out over the water, into the mist cooling the super magnets that power the ride through over a m...

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• Nara Dreamland | Abandoned Amusement Parks

  Written by The Coaster Critic 13 Comments
  Last Updated: February 12, 2010
  

  Nara Dreamland: Former Disneyland Knock-Off, Now Creepy Abandoned Amusement Park As I was doing research for The Final Project! (insert Europe’s “Final Countdown” music here), I came across the enigma that was Nara Dreamland. It was a Disneyland clone in Japan that closed a few years ago. From looking at a photo trip report from Theme Park Review, I’m not surprised that it ...

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• The Disney-Marvel Purchase & Islands of Adventure

  Written by The Coaster Critic 16 Comments
  Last Updated: September 1, 2009
  Will Spidey Be Climbing Disney’s Castle? Are the Heroes Leaving IOA? File this one under: “No one saw it coming”. Yesterday, Disney announced that they were planning to buy Marvel for $4 billion. In case you’re not into comics or haven’t been in a theater for the last decade or so, the Marvel brand includes popular super heroes like: Spider-Man, the X-Men, Wolverine, ...

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• Monorail Crash at Walt Disney World

  Written by The Coaster Critic 9 Comments
  Last Updated: July 5, 2009
  A monorail crashed into another stationary monorail around 2 A.M. Sunday morning at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The crash killed one of the train operators. More from the Associated Press: Two monorail trains crashed early Sunday morning in the Magic Kingdom section of Walt Disney World, killing one train’s operator, emergency officials said. The monorail operator died at the scen...

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• Top 3 Disney Roller Coasters

  Written by The Coaster Critic 13 Comments
  Last Updated: August 16, 2007
  Top 3 Disney Roller Coasters Disney’s not known for its roller coasters. Disney theme parks are more centered around the atmosphere, theming, and the whole “Disney experience.” They’re packed with flat rides, kiddie rides, family attractions, shows, but they’re not so well-known for their roller coasters. At least not among hardcore enthusiasts. This is why I write v...

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