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Tuesday, February 12, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Disneyland Paris Removing Rock 'n' Roller Coaster » Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster is one of only a handful of high thrill roller coasters in any of the Disney parks, but it’s goin...
Sunday, February 10, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Joyland Removing Mad Mouse » Mad Mouse roller coaster, a staple at Joyland Amusement Park, Lubbock, Texas, for the past 44 years, is being dismantled...
Saturday, February 9, 2019 (3 Comments - view/add) Volcano: The Blast Coaster Closed » Kings Dominion, Doswell, Virginia, has announced the removal of Volcano: The Blast Coaster . According to the park'...
Friday, February 8, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Four Coasters for American Dream Mega-mall » Two rollercoasters we’ve already heard about -- and two we haven’t -- were revealed at Eastcoaster, held at Hersheypark on...
Sunday, January 20, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Carowinds Announces Preview Night For Copperhead Strike » Carowinds, Charlotte, North Carolina, announced Copperhead Strike is set to open for a season passholder preview the nig...
Saturday, January 12, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) New Family Coaster Coming To Morey’s Piers » Morey’s Piers, Wildwood, NJ, formally announced plans to open Runaway Tram , a new family coaster, in the summer of 2019....
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) SeaWorld San Diego Announces New Coaster for 2020 » Photo: SeaWorld San Diego. View full-sized image . SeaWorld San Diego has announced a dive coaster as its new...
Friday, January 4, 2019 (3 Comments - view/add) Kings Island Racer Re-Tracking Underway » Racer , the classic, 1972 racing roller coaster at Kings Island, Mason, Ohio, should be much smoother when the park opens...
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) IAAPA Expo First Day Unveils New Cars » Opening day on the trade show floor at the annual International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Att...
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) ACE Announces 2019 Preservation Conference » Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky, and Camden Park in Huntington, West Virginia, will co-host the 2019 ACE Preserva...
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Launched Coaster Next for SeaWorld Orlando? » It may have been only an unintended note of "FYI" in a company presentation, but a little leak from SeaWorld Orlando has t...
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) At Last, a Look at the Future of Lakemont Park » Lakemont Park (Altoona, Pennsylvania) has revealed its plan for park revitalization, which will be complete when the park...
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Final Fadeout for Firehawk » Kings Island (Mason, Ohio) has announced it will close and remove Firehawk , the park's Vekoma Flying Dutchman coaster, w...
Thursday, September 13, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Europa-Park Opens Eurosat Coastiality » Europa-Park, Rust, Germany, has opened the world's first Roam & Ride virtual reality (VR) coaster, Eurosat Coastiality ....
Thursday, September 13, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Announces Tigris » Busch Gardens Tampa Bay announced Tigris , a new triple-launch steel coaster and Florida's tallest launch coaster, roarin...
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Morey's Piers' Flitzer Is Closing » The surfer-themed Flitzer roller coaster on Morey's Surfside Pier at the Wildwood (New Jersey) Boardwalk has thrilled ri...
Friday, August 31, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Discovery Kingdom to Unveil Batman: The Ride » Beaming from Vallejo and calling out for the mighty Dark Knight, it's the Bat Signal. The Caped Crusader will be hea...
Friday, August 31, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Firebird to Replace Apocalypse at Six Flags America » A new floorless roller coaster will replace the stand-up roller coaster at Six Flags America, Upper Marlboro, Maryland....
Friday, August 31, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Carowinds Presents Copperhead Strike » Carowinds, in Charlotte, North Carolina, has announced the installation of the first double launch roller coaster in the C...
Thursday, August 30, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Record-Breaking Launch Coaster to Debut at Six Flags Great America » Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois, has announced its newest addition for the 2019 season: a triple-record-breaking...
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) World's First Racing Launch Coaster to Debut at Six Flags Magic Mountain » West Coast Racers , the world's first racing launch coaster, is slated to open in 2019 at Six Flags Magic Mountain, in Val...
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Yukon Striker Dives Into Canada's Wonderland » .iframe-container { overflow: hidden; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative; } .iframe-container iframe {...
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Busch Gardens Tampa Bay to Offer Behind-the-Scenes Roller Coaster Tours » Coming soon! Get a behind-the-scenes look at three popular roller coasters at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Private tours...
Thursday, August 2, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) 2018 ACE Election Results » The results of the 2018 election are official. There were 1,450 votes cast in this year's ACE Election: only 6 (0.4%) were...
Friday, July 20, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Steel Curtain to Break Records in 2019 at Kennywood » Coming to Kennywood in 2019 will be a record-breaking roller coaster, Steel Curtain . The towering coaster will rule...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Waterville USA Removing Cannonball Run » Waterville USA, Gulf Shores, Alabama, announced on June 26 that it will permanently remove the park's roller coaster, Can...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Cedar Point Limits Steel Vengeance Availability for Early Morning Riders » Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, has announced temporary changes to the operations involving Steel Vengeance . In orde...
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) RailBlazer Debuts at California's Great America » The wait will soon be over for guests who are ready to ride the groundbreaking new single-rail steel coaster, RailBlazer...
Sunday, May 27, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Incredicoaster to Open June 23 » The new Incredicoaster at Disney's California Adventure Park in Anaheim is scheduled to open to the public on June 23, 2...
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Twisted Cyclone Update » Twisted Cyclone is set to open in late May, around Memorial Day weekend, at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell. Guests wil...
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Sneak Peek of Slinky Dog Dash » A sneak peek inside Toy Story Land, the new land set to open at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida, on June 30...
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