On Friday Disney announced a series of new attractions related to Frozen that are coming to California Adventure starting January 7, 2015, although there will be a “sneak peek” of some of the live show attractions beginning December 20. The biggest...
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Christmas Coastering in California
While large swaths of the country are already getting dumped on by snow, out here in California most of our amusement parks are lighting their Christmas trees and busting out the snow machines. In order to help convince those of...
Continue reading...Twisted Colossus construction photos from RMC
Rocky Mountain Construction, the coaster company famous for it’s re-works of classic wooden coasters into awesome hybrids, posted an album early this morning with some construction photos from their work on Twisted Colossus at Six Flags Magic Mountain. There are...
Continue reading...Knott’s Berry Farm Announces New Dark Ride
Today Knott’s Berry Farm announced their new attraction for 2015, an interactive shooter dark ride called Voyage to the Iron Reef. It appears the ride will have a sort of Jules Verneian/steam punk theme, as riders will try to stop...
Continue reading...Cedar Fair Parks get in on the World Series
I promise I’m not just posting this because my home team is in the World Series, it actually is park related. The heads of Worlds of Fun in Kansas City and California’s Great America in the San Francisco Bay Area...
Continue reading...Disneyland Announces Holiday Season
Didn’t I just write about Halloween? Oh well, Disneyland has announced their various makeovers for Christmas season coming up, running from mid November to early January. Most of the updates are about the holiday season shows and parades, including the...
Continue reading...Halloween Season in California
With amusement park Halloween season almost (or already) upon us, I figured I’d provide a summary of the various Halloween special attractions and events at California’s major parks, and some links for more information on them. I’ll admit that I...
Continue reading...Hello from California(‘s Great America)!
Hi there Coaster101 readers, I wanted to thank John for his introduction last week, and also take an opportunity to say hello myself. I figure the easiest way to do that is with a quick trip report from one of...
Continue reading...Six Flags Magic Mountain Announces Twisted Colossus
It didn’t take long to find out what will happen to the recently closed Colossus at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Just 11 days after closing the 36 year old wooden racing/dueling coaster, Magic Mountain announced today that they will be...
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