We are in the throes of the Spooky Season, which means trips to Haunts! Andrew is joined this week by Halloween aficionado ...

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

Galacticoaster and LEGO Galaxy land is now open at both LEGOLAND Florida and LEGOLAND California! At the media preview for the Florida’s Galacticoaster I had a chance to speak with Blake Boyter, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last week Universal Studios Hollywood quietly started technical rehearsals for their highly anticipated new roller coaster, Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift. We were lucky enough to be visiting ...

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 ...

With the recent addition of The Funplex’s Fun in the Sun, the newest roller coaster in Myrtle Beach, we got to thinking about the history of roller coasters in the area. While amusement parks have ...

What is a lift hill? A lift hill is a mechanism used to transport a roller coaster car or train up a hill to an elevated point. As the train is pulled to the top, it is gaining potential energy, or ...