Roller Coaster Showdowns

May 22, 2012 13 Comments

The Voyage vs. El Toro | Roller Coaster Showdowns

They’ve been battling it out on roller coaster polls and enthusiast’s top coaster lists for years. Now Holiday World’s The

Theme Park News

May 21, 2012 1 Comment

Bluegrass Boardwalk Owners Tour Kentucky Kingdom (Video)

Recently, a reporter from a Louisville news show took a tour of Kentucky Kingdom. She toured the defunct park with

Theme Park News

January 18, 2012 4 Comments

Holiday World Owners Talking to Kentucky Kingdom

Holiday World Involved in Talks with Kentucky Kingdom Holiday World owners are in talks with Kentucky Kingdom officials. They’re apparently

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

Editorials and Rants

June 4, 2011 14 Comments

Featured Photo #20 – The Coaster with a Cult Following

Wikipedia describes a cult following as: a term used to refer to a group of fans who are highly dedicated to

Roller Coaster News

November 8, 2010 18 Comments

Video: Voyage’s Ground-Breaking New Timberliner Trains in Action

The future is here ladies and gentlemen! Well, almost. In May 2011, Holiday World (Santa Claus, IN) will re-open The

Editorials and Rants

July 26, 2010 2 Comments

MSNBC’s 10 Gut-Churning Attractions

MSNBC.com’s 10 Gut-Churning Attractions – Amusement Park Rides For the Emetically Immune Recently, I was interviewed by MSNBC.com for an

Theme Park News

June 18, 2010 14 Comments

Holiday World President Will Koch Passes Away

Sunday night, Holiday World President Will Koch passed away. While I don’t know him personally, I do know what Holiday

Top 3 Thursdays

April 22, 2010 21 Comments

Top 3 Most Underrated Wooden Roller Coasters

After my post last December on the most overrated roller coasters, a visitor asked me to write the opposite. A

Editorials and Rants

February 28, 2010 23 Comments

Gravity Group’s Timberliner Trains Could Be a Game Changer

I’ll start by admitting that this is not a breaking story, but it does deserve a post. The Gravity Group