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With this update the main photo gallery on this site now features 8000 photos. That’s almost stupid in it’s enormity if you think about it. After 10 years and 8000 photos, it’s still just me pumping this visual madness out to the masses. You know where you need to be for the best roller coaster and amusement park media. You’re cool like that.
So what is it that takes us to this milestone? Let me tell you what it is. It’s 93 new Busch Gardens pictures. There’s some really nice stuff in there too. Tons of Griffon photos. Some new ride photos. ...
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Poll: What Six Flags park needs a coaster?

There has been a significant amount of talk lately about which Six Flags parks will receive coasters (new or used) in 2012. My question to you is: what Six Flags U.S. park do you think is most deserving of a “new” coaster?
View This PollFeel free to elaborate using the comment system below.
Posted in america, discovery kingdom, Features, great adventure, great america, magic mountain, six flags
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CoasterBuzz Podcast #208 posted
C4K for GKTW, Ouimet, Windseeker, Markey, Darien Lake lawsuit, Harry Potter, Kennywood, California Adventure, Geauga Lake, discrimination, stuck slingshot, bad cop, Six Flags results, "gay" shirt.
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Hackemer family files wrongful death suit against Darien Lake
The family of an amputee veteran who died after flying out of a roller coaster at the Darien Lake amusement park has decided to file a wrongful death lawsuit.
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Out of the Loop: Cedar Fair goes ‘Coasting for Kids’ plus Holiday World speculation
By Andy Guinigundo On July 24, all 11 Cedar Fair parks participated in the charity fundraiser called Coasting for Kids. This event has direct ties to Central Florida in that it benefits Give Kids the World. Give Kids the World provides children with life-threatening illnesses and their families free weeklong vacations. The Give Kids the [...]
Posted in charity, Coasting for Kids, fundraiser, Give Kids The World, Out of the Loop, Theme Parks, Travel
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2011 Photo Contest Results
The results are in for the 2011 Coaster101 Photo Contest! See below for this year’s winners and honorable mentions:
Original Category
First Place, Brian B.
Honorable Mention, Donald W.
Edited Category
First Place, Steven B.
Honorable Mention, Brian B.
Humor Category
First Place, Jake G.
Honorable Mention, Zach B.
First place winners will receive an email with information regarding their Coaster101 Prize Pack.
Posted in featured, Features, photo contest
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Stars in the Parks: Selena Gomez visits a different Wizarding World
Selena Gomez, singer and actress on the Disney Channel show, The Wizards of Wavery Place visited a different Wizarding World today – The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. Selena (second from left) and her backup singers (from left) Ashley Cook, Lindsey Harper and Katelyn Clampett stopped at the Hogwarts Express [...] Remembering Jennings Osborne, creator of Disney’s holiday dancing lights
You may not have known the man, but if you’ve been to Disney’s Hollywood Studios during Christmas time, you’ve enjoyed one of his creations. Jennings Osborne, creator of the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, passed away this past Wednesday. Banks Lee, one of our new reporters for Orlando Attractions Magazine - The Show, had [...]
Posted in Christmas, creator, died, Disney, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Holiday, Jennings Osborne, lights, Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights, passed away
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Theme park coming to Poland in 2014
Poland will finally receive a reputable theme park in 2014 by the name of Adventure World Warsaw, to be located outside the city of Warsaw. The resort will include the theme park, a waterpark, two hotels, and an entertainment area. Read more below:
“After a long wait Poland will finally have a theme park offering a standard comparable to Alton Towers, Efteling or Europa Park. Adventure World Warsaw will be opened in spring 2014. This magic spot is going to be developed within mere 30-minute travelling distance from Warsaw, in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. The investment will cover the area of approximately 240 h. It will consist of the theme park, two hotels, an aquapark and the entertainment area with cinemas and restaurants.
Poland will be able to boast the largest year-round fun park in this part of Europe. Adventure World Warsaw is the first investment of its kind, combining the theme park with over 25 surprising attractions, 2 hotels offering jointly 800 rooms, Poland’s largest aquapark, as well as an entertainment area with cinemas, restaurants, shops and clubs. The fun park itself will comprise five theme islands, with the following working names at the design stage: the Adventure Harbour, the Creature Lagoon, the Castle Island, the Land of Legends and the “Polski” Plaza.
All kinds of attractions will be available on each island, including super coasters, water slides, wave pools, interactive fountains, boat cruises or carousels. The year-round part of the park will include indoor playgrounds for children, interactive shows and animations and a huge aquapark. All in an amazing scenery of fairy tales and legends.
The funding required to develop the Adventure World Warsaw will be provided by an international consortium of private and institutional investors having a registered seat in Luxembourg. Las Palm sp. z o.o. (an LLC) was established to coordinate the process of the Adventure World Warsaw theme park construction and management. The value of investments in the first phase of the project will amount to approximately EUR 400 mio.
The construction of the park will commence in spring 2012 – says Peter Jan Mulder, the President of the Board in Las Palm sp. z o.o. – We expect approximately 2 million visitors annually in the first phase of the Adventure World Warsaw project.
Owing to Adventure World Warsaw, approximately 1000 new jobs will be created in the Grodzisk Mazowiecki area. The Park is the first stage of the planned investment. Among other things, the second phase will provide for the construction of another theme park, an extensive entertainment village, conference and business centre and a luxurious wellness centre.
Over 100 experts from all over the world are involved in the development of the Adventure World Warsaw. The Adventure World Warsaw team comprises such companies as e.g.: AGS Architects, Jora Vision, Vekoma Rides Manufacturing, Hafema and International Destination Strategies having many years of experience in the field of theme fun parks.”
Posted in 2014, adventure world, concept art, News, poland, warsaw
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Santa Cruz carousel turns 100
The carousel made its debut in August 1911, built by Charles I.D. Looff, a master woodcarver from Denmark.
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