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How to Handle the Off-Season Blues
The winter blues have us all in a funk. Well, at least those of us who don’t live in a warm climate year round. Up here in Ohio, winter can be brutal and leave you feeling depressed and blah. From November to May, unless you live near an indoor family fun center, y...
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The Themed Entertainment Association’s Thea Awards
It’s that time of year again. Time to buy your wife a new dress, put on the tuxedo, rent the limousine, and head on over to…Disneyland! No, I’m not talking about the park, but rather the Disneyland Hotel. On March 17, the Themed Entertainment Associatio...
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Joel from Coaster Gallery Talks Photos & Flying
[intro-paragraph]Boasting one of the largest collections of roller coaster photography on the web, CoasterGallery.com has long been a valuable resource. I interviewed Joel Rogers, the man behind the site, to learn more about his fun hobby and his interesting day job....
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Britain’s 5 Worst Theme Park Rides
Despite the British Isles being very small in the grand scheme of countries, we are proud to be the home of many fantastic parks and roller coasters. Names such as Nemesis and Megafobia are thrown around frequently on top 10 lists, and it seems we will be welcoming e...
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The Classics: 4 Essential Flat Rides
In the past few years there have been numerous developments in the flat ride world, but some flat rides remain classic. In some cases, they have remained unchanged for hundreds of years. There are few things that are more iconic to an amusement park than a roller coa...
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Seasoned Pros List Show – Our Top Ten Dark Rides
Episode 2 of the Seasoned Pros List Show Podcast – Our Top Ten Favorite Dark Rides For Episode 2, Doug, Arthur, & Joel are joined by Robert Niles the man behind Theme Park Insider as they discuss their ten favorite da...
Top 6 New Roller Coaster Classes
Last fall I joined thousands of other theme park fans as exciting new rides and roller coasters were announced one after another and also in large waves like Six Flags big announcement day. Our jaws dropped as some rumors prove...
Fun With Roller Coaster Data
We’re still in the off-season here in the Midwestern United States (though spring is thankfully right around the corner) and I have to keep myself entertained somehow. I wrote a post awhile ago on Coaster101 about how I h...
Cedar Fair’s 2012 Infrastructure Upgrades
Leviathan, Dinosaurs Alive, and a few Windseekers are the more thrilling additions coming to Cedar Fair parks across North America. 2012 will be a relatively quiet year for Cedar Fair parks, with Leviathan being the only brand ...
How to Handle the Off-Season Blues
The winter blues have us all in a funk. Well, at least those of us who don’t live in a warm climate year round. Up here in Ohio, winter can be brutal and leave you feeling depressed and blah. From November to May, unless you ...
The Themed Entertainment Association’s Thea Awards
It’s that time of year again. Time to buy your wife a new dress, put on the tuxedo, rent the limousine, and head on over to…Disneyland! No, I’m not talking about the park, but rather the Disneyland Hotel. On March...
Ride Sims Game Review
Ride Sims is a new website created by Theme Park Nerd where you can be the operator of virtual rides. Moving people through the ride is a bit tricky sometimes because, in many of the simulations, you also control the preshow al...
Geek Speak: IAAPA 2011 Coverage
[boxparagraph]Geek Speak is a special feature that will present the opinions of theme park fans on a specific topic or news story. Every issue we’ll highlight the buzz and reactions (both positive & negative) to give ...
