Coaster Kings

August 21, 2021June 26, 2022

The Missouri Triangle: Part 1 – Silver Dollar City

There is lots of debate over what state in the US has the best coaster collection. Most conversation centers on California, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, but there’s one state that usually overlooked. With three major theme parks and a significant collection of World class coasters, Missouri is one of the most underrated coaster destinations in America. With the end of seasonal park season on the horizon, my friend Pete and I decided to make the trek from Ohio to visit these three major parks which I’m dubbing “The Missouri Triangle.”

August 18, 2021August 17, 2021

California’s Great America – Crown Rating

Santa Clara’s California’s Great America has a fascinating history: from having some of the coolest prototype coasters ever made, to one of the most impressive coaster lineups, to neglect, and now an impressive glow-up. Let’s see what has become from the park.

August 14, 2021August 14, 2021

Paris’ Regional Destination: Parc Astérix!

Just outside of Paris is one of Europe’s biggest regional parks: Parc Astérix! While the destination comes from an ambition to build a major park in Paris before Disney could come in and do it, the 1989 theme park is very much different than Disney and offers some fun alternative themes and experiences. Do you still want to go for a resort visit? Parc Astérix has you covered with several onsite resort hotels!

August 11, 2021August 10, 2021

China Dinosaurland – Crown Rating

Often referred to as the Jurassic Park of the East, China Dinosaurland is home to the Eastern world’s largest collection of dinosaur fossils. The park is entirely dedicated to the theme of dinosaurs, and we mean in every single way possible. Let’s take a moment to rate this park!

August 9, 2021August 13, 2021

Plopsaland De Panne and The Ride to Happiness by Tomorrowland!

Located near the dunes of the North Sea in Belgium is Plopsaland De Panne, a theme park resort that’s home to an indoor water park, a resort hotel, a theme park, and as of 2021: one of the World’s most notable coasters. Let’s take a closer look at all that this resort has to offer!

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August 4, 2021August 5, 2021

Bobbejaanland

Last week we visited Bobbejaanland in Belgium, a park with a fun collection of classics and modern thrill rides. Like many European parks, Bobbejaanland has a well-rounded lineup offering standout attractions in each category. Let’s take a look at what this charming Belgian park has to offer!

August 4, 2021August 3, 2021

Efteling – Crown Rating

This week’s Crown Rating discusses our first European park of the series – none other than a World of Wonders (Wereld Vol Wonderen in Dutch): Efteling! Efteling is known for its dedication to storytelling in their fairytale forest, which has since extended to the park’s notable dark rides and coasters.

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021

Carowinds – Crown Rating

Our second-ever Crown Rating is for the only park in the United States to be located in two states. Carowinds, located near Charlotte, NC, has the unique claim to fame that their coasters cross from one state to another. However, what does the park offer beyond that exciting idea? Let’s give them a rating.

July 21, 2021August 1, 2021

Six Flags Magic Mountain – Crown Rating

We’re inaugurating our new ranking series with Coaster Kings’ original home park! Our first Crown Rating will rank Six Flags Magic Mountain based on five categories: Roller Coasters, Non-Coasters, Other Attractions, Food and Beverage, and Atmosphere. What will Magic Mountain’s Crown Rating be?

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021

Throwback Series: Lihpao Land, Home of Gravity Max

We’re back with the 3rd installment of our Throwback series, featuring our third and final Taiwanese park: Lihpao Land! Though the smallest of Taiwan parks we visited, their signature ride, the Vekoma Tilt Coaster Gravity Max, was the most our most sought-after credit of the trip.

July 17, 2021July 17, 2021

For the Love of Wing Coasters

While certainly a crowd pleaser, enthusiasts don’t seem to talk about these coaster as much as I’d like. What was once a product I had lukewarm interest in has turned into one of my favorite coaster types out there: the B&M Wing Coaster. Today, I am putting the Wing Coaster in the spotlight.

July 14, 2021August 13, 2021

Six Flags Great America: Expectations vs Reality

It’s Sean’s first time to Six Flags Great America and my first time in about a decade – needless to say the well overdue! How will Sean, a well-traveled enthusiast who’s ridden nearly 700 unique coasters, react to this US regional park icon? How have their coasters held up since my last visit? Join us and find out!

July 7, 2021August 7, 2021

Six Flags Parks – Ranked

After a much-needed recent visit to Six Flags Great America (one of the strongest regional parks in the country), we finally felt that we had enough experience with the Six Flags chain of parks to gather a comprehensive ranking.

July 5, 2021July 5, 2021

The Ride To Happiness by Tomorrowland – July 2021

The second major new coaster in Belgium soft-opened last week: The Ride to Happiness by Tomorrowland. This Xtreme Spinning coaster by Mack now accepts riders for the first time in Europe. What can you expect from this Tomorrowland coaster?

June 8, 2021June 7, 2021

Kennywood – 2021

While Alex had been before, it was my first time finally getting to Pittsburgh’s legacy theme park: Kennywood. Home to a strong collection of classic woodies and modern steel beasts, this had been on my bucket list for a while. Let’s check out what Kennywood has to offer and why you should plan a trip there soon!

June 5, 2021June 6, 2021

Bites & Pints Food Festival at Kennywood

As the trend of food festivals at regional parks continues to swell, we found ourselves in the right place at the right time for a preview of Kennywood’s first annual Bites & Pints Food Festival!

June 4, 2021June 4, 2021

Jurassic World VelociCoaster Against the World

Jurassic World VelociCoaster is just a few days away from officially opening, but lucky annual passholders and parkgoers have had the chance to experience the new thrill ride during passholder previews and technical rehearsals since the beginning of May. We too have gotten our fair share of rides in on the Intamin launch coaster and thought it was time to compare Jurassic World VelociCoaster on a global scale. How does this fierce new coaster compare to similar coasters around the World? Let’s find out.

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021

Mythica- Legoland Windsor: A first look

It’s safe to say that 2021 is a huge year for the UK theme park industry. There have been new additions across the UK such as The World of David Walliams, Croc Drop and of course Tornado Springs (read our article here). However, one of the most exciting additions will open this Saturday (29th May) at Legoland Windsor Resort. We were so lucky to be able to explore LEGO Mythica before it opened to the public and would love to share a first look with you. Warning: this article contains spoilers!

May 23, 2021May 22, 2021

Spanish Theme Park History – Part 7: Parque Warner

Today we’ll continue our series about the Spanish Theme Park History with the seventh article. Every two weeks we’re publishing one of eight articles about the history of thirteen Spanish amusement and theme parks. Some of them no longer exist, but some others are still operating and receiving guests nowadays. In this series, we travel in time through 168 years in theme park history, starting in 1853, to our days in 2021. In this article we’ll focus on Parque Warner, the second-largest Spanish theme park.

May 22, 2021May 19, 2021

Universal Rides Top 10

With Velocicoaster now hypnotizing the entire community, we figured now would be the perfect time to launch a Top 10 across all of Universal’s parks, like our Disney Rides Top 20 . There’s just one small problem: we haven’t made it to Universal Studios Singapore yet.