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Quassy Amusement Park in Milbury, Connecticut just opened up their first wooden coaster. Designed by the increasingly famous Gravity Group, Wooden Warrior is small but certainly packs a punch. Topping out at just 45′, the designers created something that was appealing to all members of the family.
In a POV just released by the Gravity Group, it’s actually surprising the amount of...
After an 8 day trip to Florida, and life getting in the way, we’ve had to slow down posts for a while. Here is a round up of the major construction happenings for the past couple of weeks.
Yesterday marked the opening of the New Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas. After closing in 2009, Rocky Mountain Construction company introduced...
Shanghai Disneyland is official! Disney has officially broken ground on their latest vacation destination, Shanghai Disney Resort. Shanghai Disney Resort marks the first time Disney has ventured into the main land China, and with a new audience will bring a distinct new park with Disney executive describing the park as “authentically Disney, yet distinctly Chinese.”
With a predicted 2015/2016 opening, Shanghai...
Workers install the final sections of track on Cheetah Hunt at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.
With a May 27, 2011 opening fast approaching Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is rapidly working on their giant new Cheetah Hunt LSM launch coaster. After a short hiatus of visible track installation, work resumed last week with the final sections of the drop installed. And finally,...
Kings Island announced yet another new addition in 2011 in addition to their upcoming Windseeker swinging attraction. Dinosaurs Alive! at Kings Island will debut as the “world’s largest animatronic Dinosaur park”. Featuring over 60 life like dinosaurs, the new 12.5 acre addition will bring guests back millions of years and into the age of the dinos.
Among the 60 creatures will...
For the past two weeks, we’ve wanted to know which wooden roller coaster manufacturer was your favorite. Great Coasters International, is known for their twisted, overlapping layouts where the coaster crosses over itself numerous times, including rides like Thunderhead (Dollywood), Prowler (Worlds of Fun), and Troy (Toverland). The Gravity Group on the other hand is a much new wooden coaster manufacturer that gears their layouts...
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast begins limited operating hours April 1, and officially closes August 18, 2011.
Universal Studios Florida announced today that Jimmy Neutron’s Nicktoon Blast has begun it’s fade into park history with the park beginning a temporary closure of the ride in just a few weeks on April 1, 2011. While the ‘temporary’ closure has no official end date,...