This past weekend, Amusement industry professionals from across the nation and beyond gathered at in Austin, Texas at COTALand and Kalahari Resorts for the 29th annual Golden Ticket Awards. Started in ...

Lagoon has been teasing an attraction for 2027 on social media - and we now know a few details. According to Utah television ...

Are you an introvert who loves theme parks? You’re not alone, and it is doable! Our team here at Coaster101 can definitely relate. Today, Rebecca shares her top 10 tips for surviving (and enjoying) ...

When one door closes, another door opens - and this week's news saw the announcement of a new roller coaster and the closure ...

Munich-based roller coaster manufacturer Maurer Rides is extending its Spike Coaster family with two new products: Spike Train and Spike Tandem. Both bring the interactive, software-defined Spike ride ...

X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain has permanently closed, the park announced today. Following severe injury lawsuits and claims from more than 100 riders who reported traumatic brain injuries, Six Flags ...

Move over Spider-Man. Move over Forbidden Journey. There’s a new contender for most immersive theme park ride ever built. Shanghai Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure ...

In the last edition of Coasters-101 we discussed how roller coasters are raised to their highest point via lift hills. Today we’re going to examine a more thrilling alternative to the traditionally ...

The next stop in our 20 in 2020 series takes us to the Ohio peninsula of America’s Rockin’ Roller Coast. High above the shores of Lake Erie sits what might be the most popular roller coaster of the ...

Welcome to Coasters-101: Roller Coaster Wheel Design! A typical wheel used on a roller coaster is constructed by taking an aluminum hub and bonding a polyurethane tire to the hub’s outside diameter.

The Halloween season takes over Central Florida from August to November, and it’s thanks in large part to Universal Orlando’s legendary haunt event, Halloween Horror Nights. This is the 35th ...