Storm Surge prepares for it's opening this weekend at Thorpe Park. Image Source: Thorpe Park Mania
While lots of attention has been on Thorpe Park’s upcoming LC12 Bolliger & Mabillard ‘Wing Rider’ coaster set to debut in 2012, the park is also preparing to open it’s new for 2011 addition, Storm Surge. Built by popular water slide manufacturer, White Water West, the...
The inverted coaster is a trend that began in the mid 90’s and has grown to become one of the most popular coaster styles of the world. Riders are situated below the track with the chasis located directly above their heads, leaving nothing. Feet dangle over nothing but air as a train disembarks from the catwalks of the lift hill...
Mild flooding near the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel after an 8.9 earthquake struck Japan Thursday. Image Source: Deep Disney
A magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck Japan on March 11, 2011 at 2:46 pm. Although the epicenter was located off of the easter coast of the city of Sendai, the earthquake was very powerful in Tokyo as well. Tokyo Disney Resort, one of the...
After a very positive response from the earlier post, I’ve decided to make these ‘Construction Updates’ a continous series wrapping up construction from around the world. If anyone thinks of a better name, feel free to share it with a comment below!
At Disney California Adventure, the park is gearing up for the rapidly approaching June 3 opening of The Little Mermaid ~...
Big International Group of Entertainment, Inc. is looking to build a theme park complex in Spring Hill Tennessee. With hopes to ‘soft open’ the complex by Thanksgiving of next year, CEO Dennis Peterson described a water park, movie studio, 4,000 room resort hotels, and much more all boosting the economy by creating 15,000 to 20,000 jobs. ‘Festival Tennessee’ is also...
These past two weeks we wanted to know what Park Thoughts readers thought of stand-up coasters. The topic is a bit controversial as some coaster enthusiast find them to be an instrumental element in a roller coaster’s success. The stand-up places riders in a unique position that completely changes a ride experiences. Others however find stand-ups to be nothing more...
So you think you can be a roller coaster designer? A Park Thoughts reader sent me an interesting survey today about The Pennsylvania State University’s upcoming Theme Park Engineering Club. The survey really takes into account your priorities in what you think makes a good coaster, and in several ways makes you look at a certain roller coaster in a whole different light....