Traveling the Globe for the Best Coasters and Theme Parks
After a bit of a break, we took another visit to the wonderful Six Flags Discovery Kingdom on a crowded Sunday afternoon. There’s quite a lot going on during the busy summer season, including, Joker operations, V2 reopening, and various other park news, so please enjoy the following update! Continue reading “Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Update – July 24th 2016”
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has just come off the back of a big investment, and even better hit with The Joker. With that, we understand another coaster is most likely not coming in the next year or two. Despite all this, we had a chance to check out Batman: The Ride, the S&S 4D Free Spin model at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, and boy were we big fans. We loved the ride as a whole, but more than anything we noticed just how well such a ride would fit at our very own Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
Continue reading “S&S 4D Free Spin perfect for Six Flags Discovery Kingdom”
California is home to so many fantastic coasters, we are lucky to live in a state with such a wide variety of high quality attractions. Having the great collection that we do, there are bound to be a few elements or moments that strike a chord with each individual, and that is what we are here to talk about. Not necessarily the best coaster elements in the state, but rather those that Sean and Byron have the most affinity for personally. These elements deliver memorable and unique experiences for us, and thus are our personal favorite elements in the state. Continue reading “5 of Our Personal Favorite Elements on Coasters in California”
It’s been awhile since we’ve delivered a park update up here at the wonderful Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. There’s been a lot of change taking place at the park to kick off the summer season, and in addition, The Joker has been opened… but not without technical issues. We’ve sure got an opinion on that so let’s get right into it. Continue reading “Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Update – June 3rd 2016”
We just launched our review of Northern California’s newest coaster, The Joker. But with two RMCs in the state, an inevitable question was raised…The question has been asked by many readers and followers on our Social Media platforms and around the state. Which Californian Rocky Mountain Construction Hybrid Coaster is better? The longest Hybrid Coaster on earth, or the newest? Twisted Colossus or The Joker? Let us dive into that… Continue reading “Twisted Colossus vs. The Joker”
Let’s talk Joker at Six flags Discovery Kingdom, shall we? To the surprise of some, Roar closed mid-August of 2015 to be turned into California’s second Rocky Mountain Construction Iron Horse coaster. The moment the word officially came out of this conversion, most instantly noted that RMC had never worked with a track layout, or structural layout, of a twisty GCI wooden coaster before, which promised a unique Hybrid Coaster experience. Did it live up to that promise? We’ll discuss that right here in our The Joker Ride Review! Continue reading “The Joker at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – Ride Review”
After months of updates and closely following along with construction of California’s newest and highly anticipated roller-coaster, The Joker, it was finally time to experience it for ourselves during the Media Day! This report looks mainly at the Media Day, we’re currently also working on a very detailed Ride Review, which will launch soon! – For those with Six Flags Season Passes, you may ride the Joker May 27th and 28th, more details below! Continue reading “The Joker Media Day at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom”
Here we are folks, in the final stretch. Track has been completed, systems have been tested, and the opening date of May 27th has been announced. It’s amazing to think just a few months ago I was overjoyed to find track sitting in the parking lot, and now it has all been put into place on this absolute jaw dropper of roller coaster. Let’s see exactly how far we’ve come in our final The Joker update before the media day just a week or so away. Continue reading “The Joker Construction Update #11”
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom invited multiple websites and media outlets to a Joker construction tour at the park. Of course we were there. After the many construction updates we’ve brought you guys over the past few months, it was great to take another behind-the-scenes look at California’s newest coaster. Below you’ll find a multitude of awesome shots and exclusive information regarding this new RMC masterpiece! Continue reading “The Joker Construction Tour – April 2016”
It’s been some time since our last Six Flags Discovery Kingdom update, but we are happy to be back providing coverage from such a wonderful park besides our Joker Updates. It was a beautiful day, with quite crowded as a result. A lot of change has occurred during our brief hiatus, so here we are to tell you all about it. Continue reading “Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Update – April 16th 2016”
We’re in the home stretch ladies in gentlemen, we really are. The Joker’s construction process has been accelerated dramatically, and there are only one or two elements left to install on the entire ride. As the physical construction becomes closer and closer to being finished, it’s hard not to begin anticipating what is sure to be one of the best in our lovely state, The Joker. Continue reading “The Joker Construction Update #10”
As The Joker’s construction progresses, it is becoming more and more clear what the final product will look like. Our last update was a tad spoiled by rain, so we have lots more shots from all angles this time around. More track has been placed, hardware has been installed, and there have been changes to the surrounding area. With all that in mind, let’s get started. Continue reading “The Joker Construction Update #9”
California is home to a wide variety of different coasters, including about a dozen that feature some form of backwards motion. In the tradition of this series, we will be ranking the top five coasters with excellent backwards sections and elements, not just the coaster as a whole. As a result coasters with a brief or uneventful backwards section may not be included. With that in mind, let’s begin. Continue reading “The 5 Best Coasters in California to go Backwards”
Northern California has been subjected to some crazy and unfortunate weather over the past few weeks, and as a result, making trips out to the wonderful Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has proved a bit tricky. After checking the park’s website this morning and seeing it wasn’t closed despite the weather I made the hour and a half drive out to once again capture the speedy construction of what is sure to be a legendary coaster, The Joker. Continue reading “The Joker Construction Update #8”
There isn’t such thing as loving Six Flags Discovery Kingdom too much, so of course we were back this weekend. Not just for the Joker, but for some all around fun around the park as well! We published our Joker Update a few days back, here’s our regular park update, taking a look around the park seeing the changes from last week, and of course including some coaster-shots. Continue reading “Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Update – February 13th 2016”
We continue our frequent Joker coverage with yet another update! It’s only been a week since our last update, but an entire element has been finished, and half a new element has already been placed. As well as some other noteworthy changes to the ride’s construction. It sure was a wonderful day for Joker pics, here’s our wonderful Joker update! Continue reading “The Joker Update #7”
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is a park ever changing this year. Even while ignoring The Joker (since we published that update yesterday), we’ve seen rides open from and close for maintenance, the construction of new restaurants, and a brand new attraction make its soft debut. With all that in mind, can we really call Discovery Kingdom less than ever changing? Continue reading “Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Update – February 6th 2016”
After the recent behind the scenes construction tour, we had to come back as soon as we could to see the progress on this world class coaster in the making. There has been much track work done since our last visit, including the completion of the world’s first step up under flip , and the pace really seems to be picking up as we inch closer to opening day. Continue reading “The Joker Update #6”
California Coaster Kings is hosting a Q&A session on Tuesday January 26th through a public Skype session. In this Q&A session, we’ll be discussing The Joker (of which we just took a tour) and The New Revolution (on which heavy work has started), as well as any questions our readers may have related to other topics! Below you’ll find more details. Continue reading “Q&A with California Coaster Kings on Tuesday January 26th!”
A magical day it was as we were invited by Six Flags Discovery Kingdom to take an exclusive backstage look at the brand new JOKER! Already a true RMC masterpiece! We collected quite some exclusive RMC information as well as the best shots taken of Joker so far, welcome to our extensive report on the first ever Joker Construction Tour! Continue reading “Backstage Joker Construction Tour at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom”