Coaster Radio: The Original Theme Park Podcast

Halloween Horror Nights is one of the most anticipated haunt events of the season. This week, we're joined by Brian and Tim from  The Civil Gore  podcast to talk about their recent trip to Universal Orlando and their experience at houses like "Stranger Things" and "Poltergeist." The guys will also give their picks for the best Horror Films set inside theme parks! During our Quick Hits segment, the...

English Composer Nick Hutson  has been a long-time friend of the show. His career is on the rise! He composed much of the music currently running at  Thorpe Park's Fright Nights.  We'll talk to Nick about the process of  creating themed environments using music . We'll also hear how he used EB and Mike's voices in many of the scarezones and  the launch announcement for Stealth! During our Quick Hi...

"Lucky" Season 13 begins! This week, we'll pull back the curtain of the podcast to give you a behind-the-scenes look at what listeners had to say in our 2018 Survey. What parts of the podcast were hits and what parts bombed? We'll also take some time to give some commentary on some of the big new stories in the amusement industry that happened while we are on break. Finally, we'll talk with Ed Hil...

As we get ready for Episode 500 next week, Mike and EB are back with another Coaster Commentary.  They are taking a look at animations for Maxx Force at Six Flags Great America and Steel Curtain at Kennywood! 

Mike and EB debut their first "Coaster Commentary" and talk about Copperhead Strike at Carowinds and West Coast Racers at Six Flags Magic Mountain...while watching animation of the new rides!

August 30, 2018 was "Announcement Day" for the Six Flags chain and Carowinds. When you combine all of the news of their 2019 additions with what we have already heard from Canada's Wonderland and Kennywood... there is A LOT to talk about. As we close out the 12th season of CoasterRadio.com, we take a look at what is in store for these parks in 2019!

Then, they shocked everyone again with the announcement of a new Star Wars themed land coming to both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Universal had a gigantic hit of their own with "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter," and rumors abound about what they might choose to do at their 4th Gate in Orlando. What would happen if Universal created a "Star Trek" land to rival "Star Wars" land? On this we...

The 2018 CoasterRadio.com Listener Meet-Up is in the books! Over the past two weeks, we've had live shows from two of the best attractions in Branson, MO. This week, we'll tell you what happened when the microphones weren't on! We'll have behind-the-stories, ride reviews and other fun stuff that happened during the 2018 CoasterRadio.com Meet-up!

It's Day Two of the 2018 CoasterRadio.com Listener Meet-up in Branson, MO! This week, Mike and EB are on stage at the Dockside Theater inside  Silver Dollar City  in front of a LIVE audience of CoasterRadio.com Listeners! The guys will review the park and all of its major attractions...including  Outlaw Run ,  Wildfire ,  Powderkeg  and the all-new, recording breaking attraction for 2018:  Time Tr...

It's Day One of the 2018 CoasterRadio.com Listener Meet-up in Branson, MO! Mike and EB kick-off the first of two on-location shows at Bigfoot Fun Park on the famous strip in Branson. They'll learn all about the many attractions at the park, including the infamous Bigfoot Action Tower and the Bigfoot Discovery Expedition! Then, you'll come along as Mike and EB brave the Gravity Bomb ... a 200-foot...

EB and his family continue their EPIC road trip across the country. This week, they are podcasting from  Kennywood  in West Mifflin, PA! They're joined by the gang from  "Theme Park Families"  and tell us all about the rides, attractions (and food) that make this such a special and historical park. During our Quick Hits segment, the guys talk about several of this week's most interesting stories i...

EB was at Kings Island this week and is making his way across the country to get to Kennywood for next week's show. So, instead of taking the week off, we decided that we would play a few segments from our Exclusive "Off-Topic" Podcasts that we do for subscribers at  Patreon.com/CoasterRadio. The guys will talk dozens of topics... but not one of them will be about theme parks or roller coasters!

This week, EB is at Kings Island in Ohio! He's there with his whole family and they not only review the park itself, but also all of the major rides and attractions. During our Quick Hits segment, the guys talk about several of this week's most interesting stories in the amusement industry, including:   Is the  Expedition Everest's Yeti  about to be fixed? Our original 2006 interview with  Imagine...

Kennywood had been releasing numeric clues related to their 2019 attraction. Mike and EB take a look at nine of the numbers and attempt to decipher the code! During our Quick Hits segment, the guys talk about several of this week's most interesting stories in the amusement industry, including:   Dorney Park's Rumored 2019 Coaster Six Flags Magic Mountain's Rumored 2019 Coaster Carowinds' Rumored 2...

USA Today 10Best released their Top 10 Parks and Top 10 Roller Coasters list. We'll take a look at both and see if they are based in reality. Plus, is there a better way to decide what are the top parks and attractions? During our Quick Hits segment, the guys talk about several of this week's most interesting stories in the amusement industry, including:   The "Incredicoaster" is getting Mixed Rev...

A  roller coaster derailment  at a park in Daytona Beach, FL was the talk of the amusement industry this week. We'll take a look at the details and talk about what might happen next. During our Quick Hits segment, the guys talk about several of this week's most interesting stories in the amusement industry, including:   Fights at Six Flags Great America at Coasters After Dark Kings Dominion's Volc...

The team over at BGW Fans might have unveiled what the park is planning for 2019. We'll take a look and give our opinion! During our Quick Hits segment, the guys talk about several of this week's most interesting stories in the amusement industry, including:   Americas Fun Park in Branson is opening Pirates of the Caribbean has new additions Six Flags Great America's Giant Drop will now become DC...

The summer of 2018 seems to be the summer of recurring news stories.... fires and trains bumping. This week's first drop focuses on a train bump on T3 at Kentucky Kingdom. During our Quick Hits segment, the guys talk about several of this week's most interesting stories in the amusement industry, including:   A new coaster for Magic Mountain in 2019? The Vincent Price narration is returning to Pha...

Europa Park in Germany had a  MAJOR fire this past weekend  that engulfed an entire section of their park. We'll talk about what happened and hear from a German listener who was there. During our Quick Hits segment, the guys talk about several of this week's most interesting stories in the amusement industry, including:   Twisted Cyclone  at Six Flags Over Georgia is OPEN Tantrum  at Darien Lake i...

Six Flags made a somewhat surprise announcement this week by signaling an agreement to add  five more parks to its US Portfolio . We'll talk about what that means for the company. During our Quick Hits segment, the guys talk about several of this week's most interesting stories in the amusement industry, including:   Hangtime at Knotts Berry Farm  has opened Kennywood  has installed footers in the...

Odds are, you are planning your summertime theme park trips. But how much will it actually cost you to visit parks across the country? We'll talk about it in our First Drop segment. During our Quick Hits segment, the guys talk about several of this week's most interesting stories in the amusement industry, including:  Universal Studios Hollywood closing Jurassic Park RIver Adventure to do a Jurass...

Cedar Point opened "Steel Vengeance" to the public this week, but opening day didn't go as they had hoped. We'll talk all about it. During our Quick Hits segment, the guys talk about several of this week's most interesting stories in the amusement industry, including:   The opening of "Merlin's Mayhem" at Dutch Wonderland A review of "Battle for Eire at Busch Gardens Williamsburg Changes at Carowi...

Six Flags made some news this week by announcing that  they are interested in buying existing parks.  Which ones could they be talking about? During our Quick Hits segment, the guys talk about several of this week's most interesting stories in the amusement industry, including:   There's news about the  "Hagrid Roller Coaster."  Is this the best thing that could have happened to our podcast? Screa...

It's a special episode of CoasterRadio.com this week! We drop our regular format to bring you coverage from Media Day for Cedar Point's Steel Vengeance! Kevin and Cincinnati Jon were on-hand at Cedar Point as the park unveiled the most anticipated ride of 2018. They'll tell us if it lives up to the hype! They will also have TONS of interviews with Park Officials, Fred Grubb from RMC and other dign...

After a "TWO WEEK" Spring Break... Mike and EB are back and ready for new episodes of The Original Theme Park Podcast. First up, our First Drop segment takes a look at how  Universal Orlando has bought up more land  for a rumored 4th Gate. But there's a really interesting story behind the land itself. During our Quick Hits segment, the guys talk about several of this week's most interesting storie...