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• 11 Rumored Roller Coasters & Attractions for 2011

  Written by The Coaster Critic 35 Comments
  Last Updated: July 31, 2010
  

  It’s the time of the year when theme park fans turn into detectives. We scour the Web for documents from public hearings, take pictures of pavement and dirt and proudly upload them, and we bite our nails as we countdown to August and September announcements. Here are 11 confirmed and rumored projects for 2011: Confirmed 2011 Roller Coasters Mr. Six’s DanceCoaster at Six Flags Magic Mou...

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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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• Chang Could Replace Great American Scream Machine at Great Adventure

  Written by The Coaster Critic 37 Comments
  Last Updated: June 22, 2010
  

  Chang may not be opening at Six Flags Great America (near Chicago) as everyone had thought. Rumors have the stand-up roller coaster moving to Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, NJ), arguably the company’s flagship theme park. The rumor also has Chang replacing the Arrow looper, Great American Scream Machine. Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom’s Chang started coming down last winter only to re...

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• Clash of the Titans Coaster Edition: Medusa vs. Kraken

  Written by The Coaster Critic 10 Comments
  Last Updated: April 13, 2010
  

  Roller Coasters & Greek Mythology I saw the new Clash of the Titans remake over the weekend. Even a special effects laden action adventure movie couldn’t take me out of my roller coaster geekdom. Throughout the movie I was constantly reminded of the roller coasters that were named after these classical Greek gods and mythical creatures. A struggle between brothers Zeus and Hades was a c...

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• Top 3 Roughest Steel Coasters | Top 3 Thursdays

  Written by The Coaster Critic 24 Comments
  Last Updated: December 10, 2009
  

  If you’ve read my blog for a while you’ve noticed how often I point out the rougher wooden coasters. Rides like the Cyclone at Six Flags New England and Wildcat at Hershey Park are abusive and terribly uncomfortable. This week, we’ll look at some of the roughest steel roller coasters around. This is a tough Top 3 to pull together. There are rides that have some pretty rough mom...

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• The End of the Record Breaking Roller Coaster Era

  Written by The Coaster Critic 36 Comments
  Last Updated: November 12, 2009
  

  Have We Seen the Last of the True Record Breaking Roller Coasters? The recent announcement that Ferrari Experience’s F1 Coaster will be capable of 150 mph had me thinking. While this would be a record setting roller coaster, officials from the park said that they might actually operate it at lower speeds. This begs the question: Are we reaching the limits of roller coaster thrills? As part o...

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• Top 3 Smoothest Wooden Roller Coasters

  Written by The Coaster Critic 12 Comments
  Last Updated: November 6, 2009
  

  Top 3 Thursdays is back by popular demand! Everyone knows that wooden roller coasters have a reputation of throwing riders around like rag dolls. But what about those few exceptions. Wooden roller coasters that are buttery smooth? Believe it or not they DO exist. In this late edition of T3T, I’m going to countdown the Top 3 Smoothest Wooden Roller Coasters that I’ve ridden. #3 Raging...

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• Six Flags: Bankrupt & Better Than Ever?

  Written by The Coaster Critic 1 Comment
  Last Updated: June 12, 2009
  The writing’s been on the wall for quite some time, but Six Flags finally filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy on Friday. The bankruptcy comes as $2.4 billion in debt is being carried on the park’s books. Current CEO Mark Shapiro explains that the bankruptcy is a measure that’s being taken due to the hole that the previous management put the company in. I don’t think that this is ...

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• Bizarro @ Six Flags Great Adventure

  Written by The Coaster Critic 16 Comments
  Last Updated: June 8, 2009
  From Medusa to Bizarro at Six Flags Great Adventure: The World’s First Floorless Roller Coaster Takes a Bizarre Twist Back when new CEO Mark Shapiro took over Six Flags he was interviewed at Six Flags Over Georgia. He pointed at the brand new 20-story hyper coaster Goliath and stated “No more of those.” Now, after 2008’s X2 at Magic Mountainand this year’s Bizarro-the...

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• Great Adventure’s Medusa Gets an Upgrade

  Written by The Coaster Critic 2 Comments
  Last Updated: October 28, 2008
  Six Flags Great Adventure’s Medusa Gets the X2 TreatmentMedusa opened in 1999 as the world’s first floorless roller coaster. Read more about floorless coasters. Now, Six Flags Great Adventure has announced that it will get the makeover treatment in the off season. This is a growing trend with Six Flags these days after this year’s X2 re-launch and next year’s (risky) Superm...

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• Top Thrill Dragster vs. Kingda Ka | Roller Coaster Showdown

  Written by The Coaster Critic 87 Comments
  Last Updated: July 18, 2007
  

  Twin Peaks: Kingda Ka vs. Top Thrill Dragster One of the most common comparisons in enthusiastland involves the two tallest and fastest roller coasters on Earth. It’s like Everest and K2. They are very similar strata coasters that launch riders from 0 to 100+ miles per hour in a matter of seconds. They both take riders over 400 feet into the air only to send them spiraling back down to Eart...

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• Nitro vs. Apollo’s Chariot | Roller Coaster Showdown

  Written by The Coaster Critic 8 Comments
  Last Updated: July 10, 2007
  

  Two B&M Hyper Coasters Go Head-to-Head in the First Edition of Roller Coaster Showdown Bolliger & Mabillard’s critically acclaimed hyper coasters are tall, airtime-packed, modern thrill rides. This week, I’ll be pitting Busch Gardens Europe’s Apollo’s Chariot against Six Flags Great Adventure’s Nitro. Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure-Nitro boasts a taller f...

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• Great American Scream Machine | Coaster Reviews

  Written by The Coaster Critic 28 Comments
  Last Updated: June 13, 2007
  Great American Scream Machine @ Six Flags Great AdventureGreat American Scream Machine is an aging, old steel coaster at the New Jersey Six Flags. Not to be confused with the wooden coaster by the same name at Six Flags Over Georgia. Don’t get me started on how bad of a name ‘Great American Scream Machine’ is or how dumb Six Flags is using it for two different roller coasters. I ...

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• Nitro @ Six Flags Great Adventure | Coaster Reviews

  Written by The Coaster Critic 15 Comments
  Last Updated: June 6, 2007
  Take a Spin on Six Flag’s Most Acclaimed Roller Coaster Nitro is a popular hyper coaster that completes Six Flags Great Adventure’s trinity of top-notch roller coasters. Kingda Ka, El Toro, and Nitro make Great Adventure a must visit destination for coaster enthusiasts. Nitro has received the most praise of just about any roller coaster Six Flags has in their arsenal. In 2006, Nitro wa...

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• Top 3 Extreme Airtime Roller Coasters

  Written by The Coaster Critic 11 Comments
  Last Updated: May 10, 2007
  Ever get lifted out of your seat on a roller coaster? This is a result of the negative g-forces that are experienced on roller coasters. It’s a large part of the perceived danger that makes roller coasters fun and thrilling. This Thursday I’m listing my Top 3 Airtime Roller Coasters. Cyclops at Mt. Olympus Wisconsin Dells, WI You have to be 18 or older to ride in the back seat of the ...

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• El Toro @ Six Flags Great Adventure | Coaster Reviews

  Written by The Coaster Critic 30 Comments
  Last Updated: September 27, 2006
  El Toro: A Landmark Roller Coaster Is Born Ladies and gentlemen, the future is here! Riding El Toro is something any coaster enthusiast, heck, any person with a pulse should do. Especially if you think you know what wooden coasters have to offer. El Toro is going to turn your world upside down. The Plaza Del Carnival section is appropriately themed with a Spanish flare. The look and feel is defini...

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• Kingda Ka @ Six Flags Great Adventure | Coaster Reviews

  Written by The Coaster Critic 16 Comments
  Last Updated: September 18, 2006
  The Coaster Critic v.s. The World Champ After my rainy trip to Cedar Point and the subsequent closing of Top Thrill Dragster, I was looking forward to getting to Six Flags Great Adventure. Not only does Great Adventure have the only other Strata Coaster on the planet, they boast the world record holder for height (456′) and speed (128 mph) in Kingda Ka. Loading was very slow going and the pa...

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