A Look Back at 2009: The Losers

Posted on December 29, 2009 in Reviews by

2009: A Look BackWith every year there has to be winners, and losers. Today, we’ll be taking a look at the losers for 2009. It’s unfortunate we have to write this, but not everything is perfect.

Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit, Universal Studios Orlando

Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit, Universal Studios Orlando

Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit, Universal Studios Orlando

Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit was one of the biggest letdowns of 2009. The ride was supposed...

A Look Back at 2009: The Winners

Posted on December 28, 2009 in Reviews by

2009: A Look Back

As we wrap up another great year, there’s a bunch of things to look back on. Today, we’ll be looking at the winners of 2009. These rides won the public’s opinion, and turned out to be success. Not every ride that was built this year was a winner, but here are a few to note.

Diamondback, King’s Island

Diamondback, Kings Island

Diamondback, Kings Island

Diamondback turned...

Intimidator… Check!

Posted on December 21, 2009 in News by

After what was probably the shortest construction of a coaster of this magnitude, Intimidator, Carowinds’ 13th roller coaster, was finished today around 2:00. Lucky for the Charlotte area, barely missing the huge snowstorms that has hit the east coast over the last week, which allowed for a great, dry sunny day today to get the final few pieces in place and...

Poll Results: Favorite Hyper/Mega Coaster Manufacturer

Posted on December 18, 2009 in Polls by

What’s the favorite Hyper/Mega Coaster Manufacturer out there? It seems B&M is the winner, with Intamin in a close 2nd.

What's your favorite Hyper/Mega Coaster Manufacturer?

  • Arrow (8%, 3 Votes)
  • B&M (50%, 19 Votes)
  • Intamin (42%, 16 Votes)
  • Morgan (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 38

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Behemoth, Canadas Wonderland

Behemoth, Canada's Wonderland

B&M is known for building giant Mega coasters over 200 feet tall. Their Mega coasters feature long and tall...

“Thirteen” revealed as Alton Tower’s 2010 SW6 project

Posted on December 11, 2009 in News by

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Alton Tower’s has finally released more information about their Secret Weapon 6 (SW6) project and it really shows how fun and unique this ride is going to be

First off, the biggest news is that “Thirteen” has been announced as the ride’s name. In my opinion doesn’t sound like a roller coaster name, but it’s certainly better than the rumored “Surrender”...

World of Fun launches new website

Posted on December 8, 2009 in News by

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World’s of Fun launched their new website recently, it takes on the same design that originated on Cedar Point’s website and was implemented for Knott’s Berry Farm several months ago. It’s overall a good redesign as the old site was becoming out-dated and was pretty hard to navigate.

Back in August, Justice posted about Knott’s Berry Farm’s website switch to this current design, he wondered if this will become...

Comparing Entertainment at the Disney Parks

Posted on December 5, 2009 in Uncategorized by

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If you think that the Disney Parks around the globe all offer the same entertainment, you are wrong, very wrong. Below, is a list of each of the park’s entertainment line ups and the frequency at which they are shown. It gives you a very unique look when you see not only the amount of entertainment at each park, but...