A Preview of Wildebeest

Posted on August 22, 2009 in Uncategorized by

For those of you who wanted a preview of  Holiday Worlds upcoming water coaster Wildebeest take a look at a video that Proslide has created of their Rockets model.

Notice how smooth the ride is as it goes downhill it essientally goes uphill at nearly the same speed.  This provides for a consistant ride with minimal jerking and terrific speed.  So even...

Spotlight: The Ten Inversion Coaster

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The first ever ten inversion roller coaster opened on the 22nd of March 2002 at Thorpe Park, England. The initial reception of Colossus was great, being the most inverted roller coaster in the world was a real challenge for rides and wasn’t for the faint hearted. Four years later Chime-Long Paradise opened a replica of Colossus the only difference being...

New for 2010 Planet Snoopy

Posted on August 21, 2009 in News by

All new for 2010, Planet Snoopy.  That is correct, Snoopy and Friends will be joining the Canada’s Wonderland family by taking over two children s areas to create one mega area.  Included will be 3 new rides, a new ice show, and the retheming of several rides and structures.  This comes as no surprise and expect too see a similar...

A Trip to the Wild Side Part 3

Posted on August 20, 2009 in Uncategorized by

So after we saw the terrific Elephant show we just kind of strolled through that side of the park, checking out the animals, scenery, and the food.

Photobucket This is one of the animals, with an odd name, that the employees took out on a leash for a walk. I think this is great for the animals and the people as it...

Kings Dominion Announces Intimidator 305

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Today King’s Dominion announced there new 2010 coaster: Intimidator 305.  At 305 feet tall, this nearly mile long coaster, will wind, jump, and maneuver through several turns and drops as it goes through.  Set to open in April 2010, this is sure to be one heck of a thrill.

Intimidator 305 will begin with a 45 degree, cable lift hill as...

A Trip to the Wild Side Part 2

Posted on August 19, 2009 in Uncategorized by

Photobucket So my journey continued at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and after already doing a fair chunk of the park I caught the Sea Lion Show which I had never seen before. I was sort of confused by the stage at first because it looked like the apocalypse while in paradise, but apparently it is a sunset/hurricane/wild fire on a tropical...