Traveling the Globe for the Best Coasters and Theme Parks
In the Midwest and eastern U.S. we are always excited for the reopening of our seasonal parks and the start of another coaster season. Among the parks with the earliest season opening is Carowinds. So on March 11th my friend Pete and I made the trek from central Ohio to this unique Cedar Fair Park. We arrived very late on Friday night and went to bed with visions of Fury 325 in our dreams.
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Rising from the ashes, Fønix at Fårup Sommerland spread its wings for the first-time last week. We kindly got invited by the park to experience the ride and have a look behind the scenes. What a new addition for the park and Europe! Read more about our experience and discover the whole park and its cute atmosphere, including the other major coaster: Orkanen and Lynet.
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Happy 30th anniversary for Disneyland Paris! The celebration started at Europe’s biggest theme park resort. We go through some of the festivities, including a review of the 30th anniversary Passholder Night. Plus, we also give you an update on Avengers Campus at the Walt Disney Studios!
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2022 is so far proving to be a pretty strong year across Europe, with some major new hardware opening up in the coming months. Above all, Denmark is opening up a major new Vekoma coaster as well as a Mack family coaster, both of which we will we be heading to check out next month. Furthermore, UK has got plans for two major rollercoasters coming at Thorpe Park and Chessington over the coming years. However, for this year, a brand new family rollercoaster, called The Farmyard Flyer, will be opening on the 1st April at Paultons Park.
Continue reading “Flying into 2022 with the Farmyard Flyer”
Let’s face it, the UK dark ride scene is nothing to scream about in comparison to countries such as the Netherlands or Germany, but I want to take a peek in our dark ride collection here in the UK!
Continue reading “Dark Rides – What you can find in the UK!”
With Spring around the corner, it’s time for Knott’s Berry Farm’s annual Boysenberry Festival! Coaster Kings were invited to the media preview night where we got to sample tons of Boysenberry inspired food and drinks and you can read all our thoughts below!
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This past summer Alex, Sean, and Sven recorded an episode of Coaster Kings Radio discussing attractions they consider the weakest link at many major theme parks. Inspired by this episode we’ve decided to expand the concept to more parks starting with the Cedar Fair chain. Do note that we’ve decided to exclude kiddie coasters/rides while they might not be the best attractions, they do serve an important role at most parks.
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After some lengthy off season maintenance for two of Central Florida’s most beloved coasters, SheiKra and Montu are back online and looking good as new! We also enjoyed some quality time with some of the park’s other coaster favorites!
Continue reading “Montu and SheiKra Reopened! Busch Gardens Tampa Trip Report”
After a long wait, SeaWorld San Diego has finally unveiled their new dive machine in Emperor! Coaster Kings was present at Emperor’s media day and we are excited to dive in on this thrilling new coaster!
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It’s February, and that means cooler temperatures and some clouds in the sky! We flew in from Florida for another two glorious days at one of our favorite parks: Six Flags Magic Mountain! Let’s take a look at some of the work being done around the park and feature some new photography!
Continue reading “Six Flags Magic Mountain Park Update – Trip Report”
Things are starting to take shape over at the construction site for Wonder Woman: Flight of Courage at Six Flags Magic Mountain! Let’s take a closer look:
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In the wake of the highly-anticipated opening of Iron Gwazi we decided it was time to finally do a ranking of North America’s RMC Iron Horse coasters. We’ve wanted to do it for a while – but of course we had to wait until our local purple crocodile was ready to perform!
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After two years of waiting, the day has finally come to ride Iron Gwazi, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s latest addition to their globally renowned coaster lineup. Would the impressive Rocky Mountain Construction coaster live up to the immense hype and high anticipation?
Continue reading “Iron Gwazi Media Day at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay”
That the Six Flags chain as a whole is going thru plenty of changes currently isn’t news, but Six Flags Magic Mountain itself has plenty of work being done as well! Let’s track the progress on some of the big projects such as Tatsu‘s repaint, the remodeling of DC Universe, and the construction of Wonder Woman: Flight of Courage!
Continue reading “Six Flags Magic Mountain Update – Late January, 2022”
This past weekend, Busch Gardens Tampa invited us out to check out their family-friendly Mardi Gras event. Featuring live music, festive entertainment, and Cajun cuisine, this event brings all the essentials from the “Big Easy” down to Tampa Bay. Read on to find out our thoughts below, and be sure to check out the event which runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday now – March 6th!
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Here’s the hottest take we’ve got:
We think Rougarou is the best Floorless coaster in the USA and possibly the World.
Is it? That’s irrelevant – there’s no true way to measure that figure. This article, like all “best/worst” statements, is subjective and merely an opinion. But to say we enjoy Rougarou more than any other Floorless coaster is a fact – and here’s why:
Continue reading “In Defense of Rougarou”
It’s been quite some time since we performed a proper TRON Lightcycle Run update, so for our first update of 2022 we decided to brave the Magic Kingdom holiday hysteria for some photos.
Continue reading “Magic Kingdom / TRON Update – January 2022”
It’s our second year presenting a fresh-take on award categories for the theme park and coaster world. With a few returning categories, and a variety of new categories, this is Crystal Crown Awards 2021 – Recognizing Unusual Theme Park Highlights.
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At the start of this week I embarked on a very exciting trip. I headed to Cranger Weihnachtszauber, located in Herne, Germany. I thought it would be great to share my experience with all of you!
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It’s repaint city over at SeaWorld Orlando! Manta’s getting a fresh coast, the Sky Tower is getting a new color, and 21-year old Kraken is getting a brand new color scheme! Let’s take a look!
Continue reading “SeaWorld Orlando Repaint Update – Mid-December 2021”