New for 2016
Playland’s Castaway Cove Announces New Gale Force Roller Coaster!
Today, Playland’s Castaway Cove, a small park in New Jersey, announced big thrills for 2016 with a new launched roller coaster. The roller coaster will be the world’s first launched S&S El Loco.
The ride will stand at 125 feet …
Cedar Fair
Andy’s 2016 Park Predictions Part 2 – Cedar Fair Parks
The eleven Cedar Fair parks are home to some of the best coasters and thrill rides in the world. Every year, they build a wide array of new attractions for their parks, and there are always some great rides built. …
New for 2016
Andy’s 2016 Predictions Part 1- Six Flags Parks
Every year, Six Flags adds a wide number of attractions throughout its parks. The attractions, which will be announced in early September this year, are almost always great and thrilling rides. Since it’s always fun to make predictions on what …
Construction Update
Kings Dominion Update and the Latest Rumors – Could Kings Dominion be clearing land behind I-305?
Recently, Kings Dominion announced that they will be closing Shockwave. For those who don’t know, Shockwave is the park’s stand-up roller coaster. The ride opened in 1986 and is currently the world’s oldest operating stand-up roller coaster. It is one …
Amusement Parks
Coasters on the Coast – Jolly Roger Park, Trimper’s Rides, and Jolly Roger at the Pier!
Last week, we were in Ocean City for an event. Although there were long days at the event, we also had some time to visit some of Ocean City’s attractions, which include three amusement parks along the peninsula. In our …
Kentucky Kingdom
Kentucky Kingdom Announces New 2016 RMC Roller Coaster!
A few weeks ago, Rocky Mountain Construction posted an online job listing which revealed that three Rocky Mountain Construction roller coasters will be built in 2016 in three separate states. One of the listed states was Kentucky, and rumors immediately …
Lake Compounce
Lake Compounce Announces New 2016 Roller Coaster!
Today, Lake Compounce announced their 2016 plans to build “Phobia,” a Premier Rides launched roller coaster.
The roller coaster will feature three launches. One forwards launch, one backwards launch, and another forwards launch. The maximum speed will be 65mph. The …