Premier Rides finally revealed the layout for Kennywood’s upcoming Premier LSM launch coaster at the Euro Attractions Show in Amsterdam. I was actually really surprised when I saw the layout, not only is it much longer than I expected, but also contains some really unique elements.
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The ride begins with an 50 mph launch up a hill to the ride’s highest...
Christmas events are quickly gaining popularity throughout the amusement industry, these events show parks in a whole new form, lit up and decorated for the holidays, and if done properly, can be one of the best times to visit a park, despite the cold weather.
So, in this week’s poll we asked you if you were planning on attending a Christmas or Holiday...
Last night, while most of us were sleeping, the construction crews at Kings Dominion were working harder than ever to top off Intimidator 305 before they break for Thanksgiving. At around 1 AM EST the final piece of the lift hill was bolted into place and the ride had finally reached its peak, 305 feet above Kings Dominion.
The view from the...
Ride manufacturer Chance Morgan, probably most famous for their hyper coasters, has just completed and begun testing a prototype for a very unique flat ride called “Unicoaster” at their factory in Kansas. The ride’s purpose is the simulate a looping roller coaster experience, giving riders control of the intensity through controlling the car’s spinning, while using a smaller area (about the size...
Beech Bend, an amusement park and racing complex in Bowling Green, Kentucky has announced a pretty long list of new additions in both the amusement and water park for 2010, it seems like the water park is the main focus this year, but they threw in a few new attractions for the amusement park as well:
For the water park:
We’ve known for a while that Alton Towers new ‘Secret Weapon 6’ would include a feature that would be the first of its kind in the world, however will still don’t know exactly what it is, and it appears that we won’t until the ride opens.
The park has posted several photos and a video of this piece arriving at the construction site...
Holiday World’s Voyage, a Gravity Group hybrid wooden coaster, considered by many to be one of the best wooden coasters in the world will be doing away with its standard PTC trains, and replacing them with the new prototype ‘Timberliner’ trains that were introduced by Gravity Group at last year’s IAPPA Expo. These trains are extremely similar to the famous ‘Millennium Flyer‘ trains...