Category Archives: Roller Coasters

New Roller Coasters For 2013

Posted on 01/14/2013 by The Coaster Guy

The new roller coasters for the upcoming 2013 season have pretty much all been announced, and many of them are already well under construction. I thought this would be a good time to do an overview of all the major … Continue reading →

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Ride Profile: Gold Rusher

Posted on 08/11/2011 by The Coaster Guy

Ride Type: Roller Coaster Manufacturer: Arrow Dynamics Model/Style: Mine Train Year Built: 1971

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1977′s Rollercoaster Now Available Via Instant Streaming On Netflix

Posted on 12/24/2010 by The Coaster Guy

Rollercoaster is an action-adventure movie that was released by Universal in 1977. Timothy Bottoms plays a disturbed young man who, after causing fatal accidents at multiple theme parks, tries to extort the owners of the theme parks for $1,000,000. George … Continue reading →

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Green Lantern v. Green Lantern

Posted on 12/09/2010 by The Coaster Guy

Six Flags Great Adventure just posted some new photos (here) of the construction of their Green Lantern ride being built. However, as a regular at Six Flags Magic Mountain, all I see is The Riddler’s Revenge (here). It’s basically the … Continue reading →

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Superman is Showing His True Colors

Posted on 12/08/2010 by The Coaster Guy

I was driving by Six Flags Magic Mountain today and noticed some new colors on the Superman tower. They have started painting the rails yellow. It looks pretty good. Much better than that drab grey color it previously had. It … Continue reading →

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