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  • Gravity Group’s Timberliner Trains Could Be a Game Changer

    Written by The Coaster Critic 21 Comments
    Last Updated: February 28, 2010
    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 is a wooden roller coaster design company. They’re a fairly young company, but they’ve churned out some amazing coasters in the past five years including Hades, Ravine Flyer II, Fireball (China’s first wooden coaster, and the top rated wooden roller coaster in the World,...
    • Ravine Flyer II @ Waldameer Park | Coaster Reviews

      Written by The Coaster Critic 5 Comments
      Last Updated: August 3, 2008
      Ravine Flyer II @ Waldameer Park | Coaster Reviews
      Ravine Flyer II: An Impressive World-Class Wooden CoasterI’d been excited for Ravine Flyer II since I learned about it last winter. It’s the product of 15 years of work, planning, and local politics. The Gravity Group designed hybrid woodie was my top pick for the new coasters opening in 2008. The New York Times even quoted me when I dubbed it the “Sleeper Hit of 2008″. So...
      • Kumba @ Busch Gardens Africa | Coaster Reviews

        Written by The Coaster Critic 21 Comments
        Last Updated: March 26, 2008
        Kumba @ Busch Gardens Africa | Coaster Reviews
        Kumba @ Busch Gardens Africa | World’s Best Looping Coaster? Strap in for a ride on the best steel looper on the planet. I’ve reviewed the rest of my top ten, for my 300th post I figured it’d be fitting if I reviewed my favorite roller coaster. These days there’s nothing special about a roller coaster with seven loops. The way Kumba at Busch Gardens Africa (Tampa, FL) integ...
        • Beast @ Kings Island | Roller Coaster Reviews

          Written by The Coaster Critic 22 Comments
          Last Updated: August 28, 2007
          Beast @ Kings Island | Roller Coaster Reviews
          Beast at Kings Island | Roller Coaster ReviewsOnce again, I traveled westward for another much hyped woodie. This time I was in search of the Beast at Kings Island. For nearly three decades it’s been the longest wooden roller coaster in the world. I’ve been looking forward to riding it for a decade. Between expensive Cincinnati airfare and that fateful April day in ‘05 when Kings...
          • Bizarro (Superman) @ Six Flags New England

            Written by The Coaster Critic 12 Comments
            Last Updated: April 28, 2007
            Bizarro (Superman) @ Six Flags New England
            Bizarro (Formerly Superman: Ride of Steel) at Six Flags New England A Heroic Hyper Coaster That Lives Up to Its Lofty Reputation I don’t give out a lot of 10’s. But this ladies and gentlemen, deserves a 10. It’s reputation was huge and I figured it would be better than the other coasters by the same name, I just didn’t know it was going to be THAT good. Thanks to the unimag...
            • Apollo’s Chariot @ Busch Gardens | Coaster Reviews

              Written by The Coaster Critic 26 Comments
              Last Updated: January 29, 2007
              Apollo’s Chariot @ Busch Gardens | Coaster Reviews
              Apollo Should Have Been the Roman God of Airtime After having not ridden one of my top coasters for over three years I was excited to see that it still shined. All of the pluses that had made it one of favorite roller coasters were still there. Apollo’s Chariot was designed by the legendary Bolliger & Mabillard, it offers one of the airtime-packed rides anywhere, and it’s located a...
              • El Toro @ Six Flags Great Adventure | Coaster Reviews

                Written by The Coaster Critic 25 Comments
                Last Updated: September 27, 2006
                El Toro @ Six Flags Great Adventure | Coaster Reviews
                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...
                • Voyage @ Holiday World | Coaster Reviews

                  Written by The Coaster Critic 12 Comments
                  Last Updated: August 5, 2006
                  Voyage @ Holiday World | Coaster Reviews
                  Voyage Lives Up to the Hype Another trip and another extremely hyped coaster. This time I traveled more than 700 miles for two parks, but mainly for one new beast of a wooden coaster, Voyage. Luckily, I wasn’t let down. It rained on and off all day at Holiday World which must have helped with the lines. At times, Voyage was nearly a walk-on! The Trip Out (Hills, Air, & Tunnels) My first...
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