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Roller Coaster News
Outlaw Run - Silver Dollar City 2013
August 10, 2012 23 Comments

Outlaw Run – Silver Dollar City’s 2013 Roller Coaster

It looks like roller coaster enthusiasts from all over will be converging on Branson, MO next year. Yesterday, Silver Dollar

Roller Coaster News
Outlaw - New Roller Coaster - Silver Dollar City
July 18, 2012 9 Comments

An Exciting Element for Silver Dollar City’s ‘Outlaw’ – (You)Report

I’m having a bit of deja vu. I seem to remember construction photos of another Rocky Mountain coaster causing my

Coaster Questions
Son of Beast Kings Island
June 11, 2012 30 Comments

Should Wooden Roller Coasters Have Loops?

Wooden roller coasters haven’t evolved and spawned off as many sub-genres and types as steel coasters have in the past

Roller Coaster News
Silver Dollar City's Building a 2013 Roller Coaster
April 26, 2012 8 Comments

Silver Dollar City’s 2013 RMC Wooden Roller Coaster

As I reported last December, Rocky Mountain Construction, the people who brought us the New Texas Giant, have a few new

Roller Coaster News
New Texas Giant - Six Flags Over Texas
December 24, 2011 11 Comments

Rocky Mountain Coasters to Build 2 New Roller Coasters

As I was working on the latest issue of Theme Park Geekly (Issue 4 is live by the way, check

Editorials and Rants
Son of Beast at Kings Island
April 26, 2011 42 Comments

POLL – Pick the Next Coaster to Get the Texas Giant Treatment

As soon as Texas Giant’s redesign was announced I, like many, wondered two things. First, I wondered if it would

Roller Coaster Reviews
New Texas Giant Returns to the Station
April 24, 2011 29 Comments

New Texas Giant @ Six Flags Over Texas | Roller Coaster Reviews

For my first ever theme park trip to Texas, I had my sights set on the newly reborn Texas Giant.

(You)Reports
Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas
March 10, 2011 25 Comments

Early Texas Giant Reviews & a POV Video

UPDATE 4/24 – The New Texas Giant has arrived! I rode it on opening day and I have to say

Editorials and Rants
New Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas
February 11, 2011 16 Comments

Top 10 New Roller Coasters of 2011 – Part 2

A Preview of the Most Anticipated New Roller Coasters of 2011 Here’s the conclusion of my annual Top 10 New

Roller Coaster News
March 9, 2010 14 Comments

Texas Giant Goes Steel: Abomination or Giant Improvement?

Six Flags’ Texas Giant Gets a Steel Makeover for 2011 For months we’ve known that Texas Giant was closed and

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