The 5 best Coasters in California Under 100 Feet Tall.

DSC_0154 (Large)The saying goes that numbers don’t lie, but they don’t always tell the whole truth. Although a towering giant of a coaster can deliver an unforgettable ride experience, sometimes big things come in small packages.That’s exactly what we’re looking at today. Height is just a number, a ride should speak for itself, and that’s exactly what these five coasters under the height of a hundred feet do. Continue reading “The 5 best Coasters in California Under 100 Feet Tall.”

Ferrari Land – Construction Update – February 8th 2016

Welcome to europeancoasterkings.com everyone! We’re incredibly excited to offer our new audience, and our previous CCK established audience, updates, trip reports, and lots of information from EUROPE!

What better way to start off our European coverage than with the construction of Europe’s tallest and fastest coaster coming to Ferrari Land at PortAventura in 2017? Continue reading “Ferrari Land – Construction Update – February 8th 2016”

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Update – February 6th 2016

image5Six 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”

The New Revolution Update – February 6th

20160206_132705 (Large)This is the second update from Six Flags Magic Mountain today. With a lot change around the park, and even more around The New Revolution and Six Flags Plaza, I created two updates. This right here is The New Revolution one. We’ve got many angles of a lot of repainted parts as well as more upgrades to the station and the start of landscaping!  Continue reading “The New Revolution Update – February 6th”

Six Flags Magic Mountain Update – February 6th 2016

20160206_131055 (Large)It seems to be absolutely gorgeous weather out in Southern California this weekend! After the wonderful sun-filled day at Universal Studios Hollywood yesterday, I woke up early to visit Six Flags Magic Mountain today! There are lots of things going on around the park. So many even that this update is separate from today’s New Revolution Update! The New Revolution Update is now LIVE on our site as well. A link is located below this update. Continue reading “Six Flags Magic Mountain Update – February 6th 2016”

Universal Studios Hollywood Update – February 5th 2016

20160205_124231 (Large)Another week, another Universal Studios Hollywood Update. And another big one while we’re at it. With the final Wizarding World of Harry Potter touches and the Chinese Lunar New Year that Universal Studios Hollywood is celebrating, there’s plenty to update on. Not to forget the countless construction and changes around the park!  Continue reading “Universal Studios Hollywood Update – February 5th 2016”

EZ Rez – Universal Studios Hollywood

Starting today and for the first time ever, Universal Studios Hollywood is introducing EZ Rez™, an innovative, easy-to-use online ticket purchasing system featuring an array of new consumer benefits designed to enhance visits to The Entertainment Capital of L.A. as the world-class destination continues its unparalleled investment in an ambitious epic transformation. Continue reading “EZ Rez – Universal Studios Hollywood”

Legacy of Arrow Documentary – Review

day-six-of-arrow (1)On Saturday January 23rd, several ACE Members/ Film makers premiered their newest work, a wonderful documentary telling the story of one of the most influential theme-park ride and rollercoaster manufacturers the world has ever seen, Arrow. On January 30th, a week later, the crew came down south to Six Flags Magic Mountain to show coaster-fans their work. I was there and must say it was wonderful! Continue reading “Legacy of Arrow Documentary – Review”

Universal Studios Hollywood Update – January 29th 2016

20160129_142058 (Large)I was craving a ride on the Studio Tour and couldn’t wait to take another look at the magical new expansion called the Wizarding World of Harry Potter… So here was I again, back at Universal Studios Hollywood! In this update we’ll be looking at the progress made on Jurassic Park- The Ride, Wizarding World of Harry Potter and the new dining/retail complex. In addition there are some other noteworthy things going on at Universal Studios Hollywood, I made sure to include some more ‘trip-report’-ness in this update as well. Continue reading “Universal Studios Hollywood Update – January 29th 2016”

Q&A with California Coaster Kings on Tuesday January 26th!

Skype-logoCalifornia 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!”

Six Flags Magic Mountain and New Revolution Update – January 23rd 2016

20160123_150239 (Large)After being at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom for a Joker Tour yesterday, I drove back down for a Six Flags Magic Mountain trip today. To my surprise there was quite a bit to update on, so in this Six Flags Magic Mountain and New Revolution Update we’ll start off with some general park stuff, then we’ll take an extensive look at the rapid process being made with the upgrades The New Revolution is receiving, and then we’ll have some cool Twisted Colossus news for you!  Continue reading “Six Flags Magic Mountain and New Revolution Update – January 23rd 2016”

Backstage Joker Construction Tour at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

20160122_094648 (Large)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”

Six Flags Magic Mountain and NEW Revolution Update – January 16th 2016

20160116_135406 (Large)We were back at Six Flags Magic Mountain today for some quick rides and of course an update including some New Revolution changes. Well quite a few changes actually! The park was surprisingly empty for a Saturday, so I got some rides in, the update in, and was in and out in under 2 hours. Let’s take a look around the park and at The New Revolution! Continue reading “Six Flags Magic Mountain and NEW Revolution Update – January 16th 2016”

Universal Studios Hollywood Update – January 13th 2016

20160113_143250 (Large)It’s been a week since our last Universal Studios Hollywood Update. Which was a rain-update with quite some interesting content, this update is the follow-up update thereof with lots of interesting progress! Here’s a more sunny Universal Studios Hollywood Update including Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Jurassic Park The Ride progress! Continue reading “Universal Studios Hollywood Update – January 13th 2016”

The 5 Best Coasters in California That Opened In The ’90s

20140726_171437 (Large)The theme-park industry is always changing, every decade again record-breaking coasters push the limits of technology and that of riders in new innovative ways. Coasters become more massive, taller, faster, and longer by the years. A very important transition period in the coaster manufacturing industry was the 90’s, the usual coaster was well-established and the usual coasters were increased in size, new ways of designing them were invented, and new kinds of coasters made the rounds. For example Bolliger and Mabillard seperated from Intamin and created some coaster kinds the world hadn’t seen before, such as the Inverted Coaster. Let’s take a quick look around the state and see what the 5 Best Coasters in California That Opened in the ’90s are!  Continue reading “The 5 Best Coasters in California That Opened In The ’90s”

Pacific Rim 5D – New at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom!

unnamed (7)From acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ sci-fi action adventure “Pacific Rim” is now a pulse-pounding new 5D ride experience at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Presented in Six Flags Discovery Kingdom’s Iwerks 5D Theater, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment, “Pacific Rim 5-D” opens with special limited sneak previews in January, with an official opening in the coming weeks. Continue reading “Pacific Rim 5D – New at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom!”

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – Return of the 4D theater?

unnamed (6)With The Joker on the horizon, one would think Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is set as far as additions to their already diverse lineup, but this seems as though it may not be the case.The park has strongly hinted at the return of the old 4D Theater. We think this could balance out their lineup in a few ways which we will talk about, as well as the specifics of the theater’s return and what the new attraction could have in store. 
Continue reading “Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – Return of the 4D theater?”