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Wednesday, April 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Soft Opening for Tigris at Busch Gardens Tampa » Tigris , Busch Gardens' latest triple-launch steel coaster, officially opens April 19 at the Tampa theme park. Ph...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Turning Out the Light Of Green Lantern » Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California, has confirmed that it will remove Green Lantern: First Flight , which ha...
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) New Coaster for Jenkinson’s Boardwalk » This season, families will be able to enjoy a brand new coaster at Jenkinson's Boardwalk in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jers...
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) York’s Wild Kingdom For Sale » York’s Wild Kingdom, the iconic wildlife and amusement park in York Beach, Maine, is for sale for $14.2 million, although...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 (2 Comments - view/add) Mad Mouse Being Relocated » Arnolds Park Amusement Park in northern Iowa has purchased the Allan Herschell Mad Mouse from Joyland Amusement Park in...
Monday, March 18, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Top Section of The Steel Curtain Installed » The tallest piece of Kennywood’s newest roller coaster, The Steel Curtain , has been bolted into place 220 feet above the...
Monday, March 4, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Gwazi to Reopen in 2020 » The theme park with the most roller coasters in Florida is about to get two more. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay previously anno...
Saturday, February 23, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Opening Date for New Islands of Adventure Coaster » Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida, has announced the official opening date for the new Harry Potter thrill ride d...
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 (2 Comments - 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 » Canada's Wonderland (Vaughn, Ontario) will debut the world's newest dive coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard – Yukon Strike...
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...
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