» theme park web sites

• Stuff Coaster Enthusiasts Like | Theme Park Website Spotlight

  Written by The Coaster Critic 1 Comment
  Last Updated: March 3, 2010
  

  Normally I wouldn’t showcase a defunct website, but the eight posts on this short-lived blog are awesome. Stuff Coaster Enthusiasts Like is based on the popular blog Stuff White People Like that has inspired other sites and even books like Stuff Christians Like. They’re often written from a standpoint akin to a sociologist or someone studying the behavior of a group of people or a spe...

  More..

• Presenting The Roller Coaster Wiki

  Written by The Coaster Critic 30 Comments
  Last Updated: February 22, 2010
  

  In a World where roller coaster information was scattered throughout the Web, coaster enthusiasts had to do countless searches in order to do coaster research. Until, one day, a new website rose to the challenge with the help of an excellent group of resources. Now, there was hope. Now, there was the… Roller Coaster Wiki – The Roller Coaster Information Aggregator So what’s in t...

  More..

• Top Ten List-O-Rama!

  Written by The Coaster Critic 25 Comments
  Last Updated: February 9, 2010
  

  It seems like coaster enthusiasts stay sane in the off-season by doing polls, top tens, awards, and coaster/ride tournaments. Even I’m starting to get a little tired of them at this point. But, Brady over at the LA Time Funland Blog has done something a little different. He created his top tens based on a panel of coaster ‘experts’ (including me!). The panel includes such lumin...

  More..

• The Final Countdown

  Written by The Coaster Critic 12 Comments
  Last Updated: February 2, 2010
  

  So if you’ve been reading the blog for a while you know that I’m not one to shy away from shameless self-promotion. If you’re not going to talk up and promote your work, who will? You may remember the countdown to Eleven 99, the launch of Theme Park Syndicate (the Digg-like version & the current news feed version), mentions of Projects X & Y, the release of Coaster Portal...

  More..

• A Coaster Enthusiast’s Resolutions

  Written by The Coaster Critic 9 Comments
  Last Updated: January 16, 2010
  

  As represented by the sudden increase in attendance at my gym, January is the month to start New Year’s resolutions. It’s the chosen time to turn over a new leaf, start better habits, and end bad habits. I thought of a few ways that I could be a better roller coaster enthusiast in 2010. Learn About Coasters & Theme Parks of the World Of course many of us know and love our local par...

  More..

• Ride Op Tells Amusement Park Tales

  Written by The Coaster Critic 23 Comments
  Last Updated: January 14, 2010
  

  If you think you’ve seen or heard some stupid things at theme parks imagine what the employees have witnessed. The Amusement Park Tales is a blog that chronicles a ride operators experiences at an unnamed Ohio amusement park. Under the pen name MAL, the blogger shares her “most ridiculous stories”, from her time working in a park’s kiddie section last summer. Reading her st...

  More..

• Announcing Theme Park Syndicate

  Written by The Coaster Critic 15 Comments
  Last Updated: November 9, 2009
  

  The Theme Park News Aggregator Today, I’m unveiling Theme Park Syndicate, the Web’s first ever theme park news aggregator. Theme park enthusiasts can easily stay on top of the latest news and developments with just a quick visit as Theme Park Syndicate brings together headlines from all of the top theme park news sites, blogs, and podcasts in one place. Just bookmark the site’s ...

  More..

• The Coaster Critic Returns to Space

  Written by The Coaster Critic No Comments
  Last Updated: July 17, 2009
  I finally got around to refreshing my other site, Coaster Portal. It’s a new take on the old school link directory that includes web site profiles, user ratings and reviews, general theme park web site news, all in a space themed package. I really want the site to be more Web 2.0 and interactive than link sites of the past. There are several places for people to submit sites, submit news ...

  More..

• 3 Years of Airtime, G-Forces, & Blogging

  Written by The Coaster Critic 3 Comments
  Last Updated: April 18, 2009
  This week marks The Coaster Critic’s Blog’s third year in existence. It’s been fun traveling the country, riding great (and not so great) roller coasters and then sharing my experiences with you. Thanks to all of the readers out there around the World. Also a special thanks to those who’ve joined in on the discussions by leaving comments. I’ve never claimed to know i...

  More..

• Top 3 Official Theme Park Blogs

  Written by The Coaster Critic 4 Comments
  Last Updated: April 16, 2009
  

  It’s time to kick off the third season of Top 3 Thursdays.  This week I’ll countdown the Top 3 Official Theme Park Blogs. Since the increase in popularity of blogs, a number of theme parks have started utilizing them as a way to communicate to their hard core fans and potential visitors. Today, companies have to realize that they’re already a part of Web 2.0, it’s just...

  More..

• Vote in Coasterdom’s 2008 Coaster Web Awards

  Written by The Coaster Critic 1 Comment
  Last Updated: November 24, 2008
  Vote in the 2008 Coaster Web AwardsThe award and polling season continues as voting is now open for Coasterdom's 2008 Coaster Web Awards. Last year, The Coaster Critic's Blog recieved the Best Theme Park Blog award. It would be great to repeat, but as you can see from my blog roll there are some great theme park blogs out there. Also, my other web site Coaster Portal is up f...

  More..

• The Kevin & Nate Show Returns

  Written by The Coaster Critic No Comments
  Last Updated: November 10, 2008
  Coasterdom’s Podcast Returns & Brings the FunnyThe Kevin & Nate Show is one of my favorite podcasts. Kevin Toth and Nate Nagele from the long-running theme park blog Coasterdom recap the biggest stories in the amusement industry. They hadn’t had a show since May so it was great to hear the guys again. During the 58 minute show straight man Kevin and jokester Nate basically do a...

  More..

Advertisement
• «
• « Newer
• 1
• Older »
• »