SeaWorld San Diego topped off Emperor, the park’s 153 feet (46.6m) tall B&M (Bolliger & Mabillard) dive coaster scheduled to open in 2020. With a top speed of 60 mph (96.5 km/h), the coaster features a vertical 143 foot (43.5m) drop and three inversions along 2,411 feet (735m) of track. Click the headline for more information
Read More...Busch Gardens Tampa has topped off Iron Gwazi’s 206 foot (63m) tall lift hill. The tallest RMC coaster in North America is scheduled to open for the 2020 season. The 91° first drop and 76 mph (122 km/h) top speed, will also make it the world’s steepest and fastest hybrid coaster. Click the headline for more information
Read More...We knew it was coming ever since the construction site sprang up near the parking lots, but Erlebnispark Tripsdrill still managed to surprise us by announcing that not one, but two new roller coasters will be opening at the park in 2020. Click the headline for more information
Read More...SeaWorld San Antonio held a press conference for Texas Stingray, a GCI (Great Coasters International) traditional wooden roller coaster opening in the park next Spring. The park’s first wooden coaster will be the tallest, fastest and longest wooden coaster in the Lone Star state. It will also be GCI’s first new coaster built in North America since 2017. Click the headline for more information
Read More...At the same time that Busch Gardens Tampa held their press conference, SeaWorld Orlando announced details of their new for 2020 Premier Rides quadruple launch roller coaster called Ice Breaker. Not only is this the park’s first launched coaster, it’s also the first custom variation of the popular Premier Rides Sky Rocket II models. Click the headline for more information
Read More...Busch Gardens Tampa confirmed that their new for 2020 RMC hybrid conversion of the Gwazi wooden coasters will no longer duel and be named Iron Gwazi. The coaster will be North America’s tallest as well as the world’s fastest and steepest hybrid coaster. The records include a 206 feet tall (63m) lift hill with a 91° drop and a top speed of 76 mph (122 km/h). Click the headline for more information
Read More...Six Flags announced all the new attractions coming to their parks in 2020, including the roller coasters Jersey Devil Coaster for Six Flags Great Adventure, Aquaman Power Wave for Six Flags Over Texas and Sidewinder Safari at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom along with a ton of flat rides and lots of new slides for their water parks. Click the headline for more information
Read More...Kings Island confirmed the long rumored giga coaster for 2020 with the announcement of Orion. Standing 287 feet (87.5m) tall with a top speed of 91 mph (146.5 km/h), the B&M (Bolliger & Mabillard) built ride qualifies as a giga coaster due to its 300 foot (91.5m) drop. Click the headline for more information
Read More...In 2020, riders will be able to make a splash on the “tallest river raft drop in the Western hemisphere” when they take on Silver Dollar City’s new $23m mega attraction, Mystic River Falls at Silver Dollar City! The rapids ride will be the centerpiece of a new area called Rivertown. Click the headline for more information.
Read More...Busch Gardens Williamsburg announced that Pantheon, an Intamin multi LSM launch coaster, will be coming to their park in 2020. Featuring four launches, including a swing and backwards launch and reaching speeds up to 72.5 mph (116.5 km/h), it will be the fastest multi-launch coaster in the Americas. Click the headline for more information
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