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• Harry Potter’s Wizarding World & Forbidden Journey Update

  Written by The Coaster Critic 12 Comments
  Last Updated: April 14, 2010
  

  Universal has been promoting the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter like crazy. A few months ago there was the augmented reality map that went out in an issue of a USA Today. I thought it was the coolest marketing idea I’d heard of in a long time. Unfortunately, the execution left something to be desired. Augmented Reality Map After holding the map in front of my web cam for tens of minutes...

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• Augmented Reality Preview of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

  Written by The Coaster Critic 8 Comments
  Last Updated: January 21, 2010
  

  Augmented Reality Preview of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter USA Today & Universal have teamed up to provide a pretty interesting preview of the highly anticipated Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Set to open in Spring 2010, the multi-million dollar section of Islands of Adventure has Potter fans and theme park fans anxious to see details of this new ‘theme park within a theme park&#...

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• Dueling Dragons – Fire Dragon | Coaster Reviews

  Written by The Coaster Critic 3 Comments
  Last Updated: November 1, 2009
  

  Dueling Dragons | Fire Dragon @ Islands of Adventure The Dueling Dragons is a popular dueling roller coaster at Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. It consists of a red (Fire) track and a blue (Ice) track. The inverted tracks share a lift hill, but after that their layouts are unique. They boast three duels or near-misses where the trains pass within feet of each other. An Amazing Medieval C...

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• Dueling Dragons – Ice Dragon | Coaster Reviews

  Written by The Coaster Critic 9 Comments
  Last Updated: October 25, 2009
  

  Dueling Dragons | Ice Dragon @ Islands of Adventure The Dueling Dragons is a popular dueling roller coaster at Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. It consists of a red (Fire) track and a blue (Ice) track. The inverted tracks share a lift hill, but after that their layouts are unique. They boast three duels or near-misses where the trains pass within feet of each other. An Amazing Medieval Ca...

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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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• Robocoaster Coming to Harry Potter’s Wizarding World

  Written by The Coaster Critic 15 Comments
  Last Updated: July 11, 2009
  Next year, Universal Studios Islands of Adventure is set to open The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It’s taking over a portion of the Lost Continent section of the park as well as a plot of land that was previously unused. It will include locations from the books and films including Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forrest, and Hogwarts Castle. It is being described as a “$200 million-plus t...

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• SeaWorld & Universal Orlando Trip

  Written by The Coaster Critic 1 Comment
  Last Updated: May 16, 2009
  Next week I’m headed down to Orlando for SeaWorld’s grand opening of Manta. It’s been open for over a week, but the Media Day will include the ‘Manta Cam’. It will basically be a personal camera pointed at me while I ride. It’s also supposed to include other point of view shots and angles. Now that I think of it, it sounds a lot like the on-board video feature o...

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• Incredible Hulk Coaster @ Islands of Adventure

  Written by The Coaster Critic 21 Comments
  Last Updated: February 19, 2008
  Islands of Adventure’s Hulk Coaster is IncredibleIslands of Adventure’s Incredible Hulk is one of the best looking coasters you’ll find anywhere. The twisted mess of bright green track is built partially over the park’s lake. Hulk’s enclosed lift hill and massive cobra roll and vertical loops dominate the skyline at Islands of Adventure. The layout is right on top of ...

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• Harry Potter’s Magic is Coming to Islands of Adventure

  Written by The Coaster Critic No Comments
  Last Updated: June 10, 2007
  Harry Potter Attraction Planned for Universal’s Islands of AdventureWarner Brothers and Universal will be teaming up for a new Harry Potter attraction at Orlando’s Universal Islands of Adventure. It has been described as the world’s first fully immersive Harry Potter themed environment. Also, as a theme park within a theme park. Guests will be able to visit the village of Hogsmeade, ...

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• Top 3 Inverted Coasters

  Written by The Coaster Critic 9 Comments
  Last Updated: October 26, 2006
  The Best Inverted CoastersFor my final Top 3 Thursday of the ‘06 season I’ll be counting down the best inverted coasters. Over the past decade these looping steel creations have found a permanent place in the theme park landscape. 3 – Volcano: The Blast Coaster at Kings DominionTo call Volcano a custom inverted coaster is an understatement. It features a ‘live’ volc...

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• Top 3 Coaster Movie Appearences

  Written by The Coaster Critic No Comments
  Last Updated: October 12, 2006
  Roller Coasters in HollywoodThis Thursday I’m counting down my top three coaster movie appearances. Coincidently, all three happen to be in horror/thrillers. A few honorable mentions go to: Fatal Attraction, Big, and Titanic. Coaster @ Playland ParkFear (1996)Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William L. Petersen, Alyssa MilanoThis must have been a break out role for Wahlberg. He sh...

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• Hulk Saves Woman & Chances of Dying on a Roller Coaster

  Written by The Coaster Critic No Comments
  Last Updated: May 5, 2006
  The Flipside of Roller Coaster Accidents There’s been a lot of news lately about coaster accidents. You’re still a lot safer on a roller coaster than pretty much all other moving vehicles. It’s the percieved danger that makes it fun. In a car chances of death are 1 in 18,000 and in a plane chances of death are 1 in 350,000. You even have a better chance of dying from parts fallin...

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