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Thursday, September 12, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas Stingray Coming to SeaWorld San Antonio » SeaWorld officials announced its new wooden coaster will be the tallest, longest and fastest ride of its kind in Texas. T...
Thursday, September 12, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Announce 2020 Coasters » For the first time in four years, both of these Florida parks will launch new coasters in the same year. Busch Garde...
Thursday, September 12, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Temporary Closure for Thunderbolt at Kennywood » Kennywood will start off-season track work on Thunderbolt earlier than usual, and the roller coaster won't be running wh...
Thursday, September 12, 2019 (2 Comments - view/add) Quick Stats For 2020 Coasters » Texas Stingray – SeaWorld San Antonio 96 feet tall 100-foot drop 55 mph 100-foot tunnel 3,379 feet of track...
Thursday, August 29, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor To Debut World's Tallest Water Coaster » Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, announced a record-breaking new water coaster coming to the park’s Hurricane...
Thursday, August 29, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Six Flags Great Adventure Installing World’s Tallest, Fastest and Longest Single-Rail Coaster » Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, has announced what will be the tallest, fastest and longest single-rail...
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Six Flags Park Planned For Saudi Arabia » On August 26, 2019, Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) unveiled the design for Six Flags Qiddiya, one of the key entertainme...
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Top Thrill Dragster Reopens » Top Thrill Dragster had been shut down since the second week of August, awaiting a replacement part from the manufacturer...
Monday, August 26, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Copperhead Strike Reopened » Carowinds' newest roller coaster, Copperhead Strike , was closed after a guest injured their hand on the ride. The rol...
Friday, August 23, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Tallest, Fastest Wooden Coaster in Texas Coming To SeaWorld San Antonio » SeaWorld San Antonio offered a sneak peak at an unnamed roller coaster that the park claims will be the tallest and fastes...
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Gwazi First Track Installed » Busch Gardens Tampa just posted its first image of the new track that it has installed on its upcoming RMC steel track mak...
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Copperhead Strike Closed at Carowinds » The newest roller coaster at Carowinds, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been shut down for an investigation after a rider w...
Friday, August 16, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) New Coaster at Michigan’s Adventure in 2020 » Michigan’s Adventure, Muskegon, Michigan, will debut Camp Snoopy in the spring of 2020. Its “Peanuts-themed” children’s a...
Thursday, August 15, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) El Loco Reopens » El Loco , the roller coaster inside Adventuredome at Circus Circus hotel-casino in Las Vegas that shut down in March after...
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) La Ronde’s Super Manège to Close » Six Flags has announced the upcoming closure of Super Manège at La Ronde in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The opportunity fo...
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pantheon to Launch at Busch Gardens Williamsburg » On July 30, 2019, Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia announced the details about Pantheon , a record-breaking multila...
Friday, July 5, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Phoenix Opens at Adventureland » Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa, is giving people something extra to celebrate this holiday week. The park announced its...
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 (2 Comments - view/add) Maxx Force Debuts » Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois, officially unveiled its new roller coaster to the world. Maxx Force is an air...
Monday, June 10, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Tidal Twister Reopens » On Friday, June 7, SeaWorld San Diego reopened Tidal twister to the public after repairs, and according to the park, has "...
Thursday, June 6, 2019 (3 Comments - view/add) Wildwood's Tram Car Inspired Coaster » What's yellow, has a big grin with huge white teeth and will reach a top speed of approximately 29 mph? No, it's not a sc...
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Tidal Twister Closed With Mechanical Issues » SeaWorld San Diego’s newest ride is shut down for maintenance. Tidal Twister was shut down June 1, roughly two weeks after...
Monday, June 3, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) New SeaWorld Orlando Coaster For 2020 » Without specifics other than it will have “predatory“ heights and “plunging” thrills, SeaWorld Orlando announced that it’s...
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 (3 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...
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