For entirely too long, we’ve asked our readers what was their favorite roller coaster named ‘Goliath’. At Six Flags Magic Mountain, the original Goliath is one of the tallest and fastest coasters on the planet reaching speeds of 85 mph, and a height of 235 feet. Trains dive under ground and over huge elements in the first half, before a twisted...
The great Halloween event on the planet is back this year and with a vengeance to celebrate it’s 21st anniversary. Universal Orlando has just launched the preview website for Halloween Horror Nights 21. The slogan in the preview is “Be Careful What You Wager, Because Nobody Beats the House.” With a severed hand appearing to hold a pair of devilish cards. The...
Europa Park has announced they will be adding a new Great Coasters International wooden coaster for 2012. Of the park’s 11 coasters, the new for 2012 GCI will be the Europa Park’s first wooden coaster. The new mythology themed coaster will top out at 35 meters (114 feet), reach speeds of about 100 km/h (62 mph), will be 1050 meters in...
Recently, Universal Orlando celebrated the 1 year anniversary of the grand opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. After years of planning and heavy involvement with author J.K. Rowling herself, on June 18, 2010 Hogsmeade opened it’s gates to muggles for the very first time. Crowds swelled to Islands of Adventure, with at one point on opening day the line...
Although the 2011 summer season is just getting started, several parks are have already begun construction on their 2012 coasters. Typically, projects that begin so early are certainly no small feat, and are often some of the most expensive coasters of the year. Hershey Park has long been hinting at their 2012 addition with their self-created Ride Institue of Technology website,...
Although the ride is still not open, today Knoebel’s fans and coaster fanatics got a glimpse of the Flying Turns roller coaster. The park released a POV video of a GoPro camera mounted on one of the coaster’s chasis going down the track. From first glance, I have to say I am very impressed with the speed and pacing of the...
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Star Tours is now open at Disneyland!