This year’s IAAPA Expo has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The annual event held at the Orange County Convention Center each November, features hundreds of ride manufacturer and industry supplier booths, informational symposiums and who’s who of the theme park world. Click the headline for more information
Read More...Happy Roller Coaster Day! We recently asked our followers to complete a survey about what they like about roller coasters and how they enhance their hobby. Over 200 people responded so we’ve been able to collect some really interesting results! Click the headline to see all the results analyzed and graphically displayed
Read More...The IAAPA Virtual Expo: Asia opened with over 3000 registered attendees and 131 exhibitors. The three-day online event puts attraction owners, operators, and buyers on the virtual exhibit hall floor to see all that’s new in the attractions industry – all from the comfort and safety of their home or office. Click the headline for more information
Read More...IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, announced the cancellation of their Expo Europe 2020 due to the uncertainty surrounding the global Coronavirus pandemic. The annual IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Florida is scheduled to go ahead as planned this November. Click the headline for more information
Read More...Texas Stingray, the tallest, fastest and longest wooden coaster in the Lone Star State, is the first new coaster for 2020 to open to the public. Riders across the board praised the ride, with many claiming it to be the best GCI (Great Coasters International) in America. Click the headline for more information
Read More...For the second straight year CoasterForce put together an “official” Top 25 list compiled from each our members’ favorite roller coaster rankings. The number you see next to each coaster is this final calculation based on each members ranking and the number of times it was ridden by members; the lower a number, the more highly rated it was among all members. Click the headline to see the results
Read More...For a week in November, over 40,000 people converged on the Orange County Convention Center for the largest amusement park and attractions gathering in the world. We attended the annual event to bring you the all the major thrill ride news from the 10 miles of trade show floor! Click the headline for more information
Read More...CoasterForce’s Ben recently returned from a week long visit to the theme parks of the United Arab Emirates. So, as a few people have asked us for our hints and tips for visiting the area, Ben thought he’d compile this handy little guide for you! After all everybody wants to ride the World’s fastest Roller Coaster, right?! Click the headline to read more…
Read More...We were recently invited to spend a day with Pontus – Liseberg’s Attractions Guide. He’s the guy that gets to look after VIPs at the park, including royalty (hence taking us round, obviously). He takes guests to see all sorts of nifty behind the scenes areas and helps them ride the rides! Click the headline for more information…
Read More...The CoasterForce YouTube channel has reached 1,000,000 subscribers on National Roller Coaster Day of all days! To everybody who has subscribed, watched, shared or liked one, or many, of our videos, we want to say a big THANK YOU for helping us reach this incredible milestone! Click the headline for more information…
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