Traveling the Globe for the Best Coasters and Theme Parks
So there’s two parks left to talk about from our Korea trip. Both are located in fascinating topographical locations, requiring sky rides to access certain parts of the parks. One park was a delightful surprise, while the other turned out to be a disappointment. Can you guess which is which?
Sean and Alex discuss global 2025 theme park performance based on the annual Themed Entertainment Association Global Experience Index!
Lotte is one of Korea’s most recognizable brands, but how does this retail/hospitality/manufacturing giant run its theme parks? The two Lotte parks are more unique than you think!
One Week, Two Episodes! Part 1 of our 5-park day in Changsha, featuring Jungle Mice, the Burger King Beluga, and a looping coaster you can order from TEMU. Part 2 of our 5-park day in Changsha, featuring two of the nicest Fantawild parks we’ve visited, especially considering the older-generation park concepts of Fantawild Dreamland and Fantawild Adventure.
We’re Choosing Texas this week with a visit to San Antonio and Austin. Weather wasn’t on our side, but it’s always a good time celebrating Fall Festivities like Howl-O-Scream, Oktoberfest, and night rides on Texas Stingray (which isn’t technically its own event, but it should be).
The pressure’s off at our three most low-key park experiences in Korea: Seoul Land, Robotland, and Children’s Grand Park. We kept it so casual that the latter two parks weren’t even on our itinerary. As for Seoul Land: it may not be as flashy as the other major parks in Seoul, but it’s almost certainly the most pleasant.
Continue reading “Heart and Seoul Land”Wuhu was a spontaneous addition to the last tour through China, but it ended up being one of the best days of the trip: Fantawild Adventure Wuhu, Oriental Heritage Wuhu, and Squirrels Town kept the surprises comin’ and the good times rollin’.
We hit the ground running with the biggest coaster park in our Korean podcast miniseries: Gyeongju World. Home to the country’s most impressive coaster lineup, Gyeongju World is full of surprises and expectation-exceeding experiences.
Continue reading “Gyeongju World: Korea’s Coaster Capital”Glorious Orient Jining is the 4th and final iteration of Fantawild’s 20th-century wartime theme parks. Despite its solemn subject matter, Jining’s Glorious Orient might be the perfected theme park.
Continue reading “A Concept Park Perfected: Fantawild Glorious Orient Jining”Sean and Alex revisit two Six Flags parks sitting on polar opposites of the profile spectrum – Six Flags Great America and Frontier City. Pleasant and unpleasant surprises await.
Continue reading “Racing Season’s Over: From Frontier City to Six Flags Great America”It’s last call for Weerwolf/Loup-Garou at Walibi Belgium, the last operating purebred Vekoma Wooden Coaster. Take a tour with us around Belgium’s premier park and explore new classics and old favorites – a few of whom are on borrowed time!
Continue reading “Adieu, Loup-Garou: A Visit to Walibi Belgium”Join us as we explore the recent visit to Six Flags Over Texas, highlighting the new Tormenta (Giga Dive Coaster), vintage rides, park layout, and the overall improvements that make this park a must-visit. Perfect for coaster enthusiasts and theme park fans alike.
Continue reading “Trek to Tormenta: A Day at Six Flags Over Texas”Universal Kids Resort has been a lightning rod of controversy since it opened. We at Coaster Kings couldn’t wait to visit the park and see for ourselves, and now it’s time to weigh in on Universal’s peculiar new Texas kiddie park.
Continue reading “Is Universal Kids Resort Really THAT Bad?”Come for the Vekomas, stay for the dark rides: the more we visit Fantawild parks, the more this rings true. Even when we’re low on time, Fantawild’s newest parks impress us in unexpected new ways.
Continue reading “The Vekoma Hyper Space Warp: Headlining Fantawild’s 2nd Generation of Oriental Heritage Parks “A lot has changed at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom – or at least, around it: a new resort name, a new 2nd gate – but is the flagship park still up to snuff despite Chimelong Spaceship’s shortcomings? We’ll discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of China’s premier multi-gate complex, the newly-christened Chimelong Hengqin Resort.
Continue reading “Chimelong Rendezvous: Return to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom”Sean and Alex discuss their recent visits to Southern California theme parks, focusing on coaster updates, park conditions, and their experiences at Disneyland, Six Flags Magic Mountain, SeaWorld San Diego and Knott’s Berry Farm. Join us as we explore the latest updates and insights from these four beloved SoCal parks!
Continue reading “SoCal Summer Round-Up”After years of waiting (procrastinating) we finally visited the last of the legacy Six Flags parks that we hadn’t experienced: La Ronde! We went in with an open mind and were pleasantly surprised by La Ronde’s ride lineup and charm! There was one major aspect of our visit that really stole the show, however: fireworks!
Continue reading “Emmène-nous à la Ronde”Six Flags St. Louis has one of the richest and most fascinating histories of any US regional park. With updated branding from new management on the horizon, we can expect another memorable chapter for the park. This episode will cover the state of the park as it transitions into “Mid America by Enchanted Parks” – both what we already love and what we hope to see in the coming years
Continue reading “Enchanted Six Flags St. Louis”Jinan and Tai’an are easy to visit on the same trip and the region is home to lots of great theme parks. Join us as we discuss Jinan Sunac Land, Fantawild Oriental Heritage Jinan, Fantawild Adventure Tai’an, and Taishan!
Continue reading “Is this China’s Best Woodie? A look at the Jinan and Tai’an theme parks!”Our first Universal Studios Beijing visit in 2024 was anything but ideal. We’re happy to report our 2026 visit was a lot more pleasant. Let’s discuss the improvements and our most recent experience at the Chinese Universal resort!
Continue reading “Revisiting Universal Studios Beijing – A Difference Two Years Can Make!”